Posted on 12/31/2024 11:00:40 AM PST by DFG
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.
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. We’ve 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.
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Did anybody notice?...................
The political corruption there is actually worse than California, NYC, Chicago and Atlanta.
Gee I guess PR really is a craphole.
Green energy fanatics: take heed. And pay their damages.
How is AOC’s Abuela doing? No doubt she is suffering!
What if China gives them a new electrical power plant in exchange for for rights to the former US naval base at Roosevelt Roads?
Too much garbage!!
My guess is it has to do with the current solar storm
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/powerful-geomagnetic-storm-could-spark-northern-lights-in-the-us-on-new-years-eve/ar-AA1wLU4l
Are they burning garbage for heat?
You can bet that PR B’O’S, AOC won’t be sitting in the dark tonight with her people.
They Going Green baby!!
Was it garbage?😎
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