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Award-winning Puerto Rican documentarian turns her lens on the grid - starting with Culebra

Alana Mediavilla, whose 'Dirty Coin' took the island's top documentary prize, is working on 'Isla Solar' - energy independence in Culebra, where a DOE-financed solar buildout is underway.

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Filmmaker Alana Mediavilla is working on 'Isla Solar,' a documentary on energy independence in Culebra, announced by her media company ReCompute.tv on Oct 14.[1][2][3] Mediavilla's previous feature, 'Dirty Coin,' was filmed across four continents at bitcoin mining sites and won Best National Documentary at the Puerto Rico Film Festival, held Sept 21, 2025.[4][5][6] Her new subject is a community already building. Mujeres de Islas operates a solar-powered community kitchen in Culebra and has made the island's bid to become the first fully solar-powered island in the Americas a structural goal - a vision that took shape after Hurricane María exposed diesel dependence.[7] The Environmental Defense Fund has announced a new community-based solar project for the island municipality financed by the U.S. Department of Energy, following a pilot that served 45 families, with up to 150 additional solar and storage systems planned for low-income households alongside partners Foundation for a Better Puerto Rico and Mujeres de Islas.[8][9][10][11][12]
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  1. AlanaMediavilla is working on the Isla Solar documentary. · x.com
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  2. Isla Solar covers energy independence in Culebra. · x.com
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  3. ReCompute.tv is a media company run by AlanaMediavilla. · x.com
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  4. Dirty Coin won Best National Documentary at the Puerto Rico Film Festival. · bitcoinnews.com
  5. The 2025 Puerto Rico Film Festival was held September 21. · bitcoinnews.com
  6. Dirty Coin was filmed across four continents at bitcoin mining sites. · bitcoinnews.com
  7. News is My Business energy series (Sept 24, 2026): Mujeres de Islas operates a solar-powered community kitchen in Culebra; coordinator Dulce María del Río Pineda describes a 'solar island' identity as a structural goal - the group aims for Culebra to become the first fully solar-powered island in the Americas, a vision that took shape after Hurricane María exposed diesel dependence. · News is My Business
  8. Environmental Defense Fund announced a new community-based solar project in Culebra. · edf.org
  9. The Culebra solar project is financed by the U.S. Department of Energy. · edf.org
  10. A prior EDF solar pilot in Culebra served 45 families. · edf.org
  11. Up to 150 additional solar systems will be installed for low-income Culebra households. · edf.org
  12. EDF project partners are Foundation for a Better Puerto Rico and Mujeres de Islas. · edf.org
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