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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/puerto-rico-power-outage-rcna185849

Puerto Rico suffered the latest in a string of widespread power outages
Tuesday that has left 1.3 million customers, some 80% of the entire
island, in the dark.

More than 1 million energy customers were without power across the U.S. territory since 5:30 a.m. due to an infrastructure problem at a power
plant on the island's southern coast, energy company LUMA said in an
update on X.

Around 1:30 p.m. local time, LUMA said in a statement that its initial
efforts had restored power to about 3% of customers impacted, with
restoration to 44,700 customers across the metro area and the island of Culebra.

Power was also restored to the critical Centro Medico and Municipal
Hospital in San Juan.

Miosotis Corretjer, a San Juan resident, said the situation was ôtotally frustratingö and that the government wasnÆt doing enough.

ôThe people say that we donÆt want LUMA because itÆs the worst service of electricity that we have in the history of our country,ö she said. ôItÆs
sad that in this day, the last day of the year, that impacts our holiday traditions, our Navidad, everything is so sad for the people of Puerto
Rico.ö

LUMA said in an earlier statement that the fault appeared to be an
underground cable and that it was working with partners to restart the
island's power network.

"LUMA will be restoring power to customers in phases. WeÆve already begun
the process of reenergizing some customers, with the full restoration
process taking between 24 and 48 hours as conditions permit," the company
said.

Puerto RicoÆs incoming governor, Jenniffer Gonzßlez, said on social media
that the island ôcanÆt keep relying on an energy system that fails our
people. TodayÆs blackout and the uncertainty around restoration continue
to impact our economy and quality of life.ö

Gonzßlez said that stabilizing Puerto RicoÆs electrical grid will be her
top priority as governor.

The Luis Mu±oz Marøn International Airport said it was working on
electricity generators but that flights were operating normally.

Puerto RicoÆs electrical system had already been in decline when Category
4 Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017 and its power grid. The
island continues to be beset by power outages as the fragile electric grid
has not been permanently rebuilt since the storm razed it.

Power outages are a frustratingly frequent occurrence for many Puerto
Ricans. A string of blackouts during the summer sparked protests and
prompted San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero to declare a state of emergency.

Those protests led to the U.S.-owned Genera PR taking over management of previously state-owned power stations, which are on average 45 years old ù twice the age of equivalent facilities on the U.S. mainland ù and highly reliant on fossil fuels.

More than 700,000 customers were without power in Puerto Rico in August
when Tropical Storm Ernesto hit the island.


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