Power is mostly restored to homes and buildings across Puerto Rico after a major blackout left the U.S. territory in the dark on New Year’s Eve. However, that might not be the end of it for some.
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Luma Energy, the company that provides electricity to Puerto Rico, warned that more temporary outages could happen as it works to restore full power. The company said this could take up to two days.
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The Puerto Rican energy grid experienced an Island-wide outage on the morning of December 31. Tap below for updates from tourism and hospitality industry partners:https://t.co/VywB8UxVWH
— Discover Puerto Rico (@discover_PR) December 31, 2024
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the outage, but Luma Energy said a preliminary review indicated a failure in an underground electric line.
This is just the latest incident to highlight an ongoing problem with Puerto Rico’s power grid. In August, half of all the territory’s utility customers lost power during Hurricane Ernesto. It took more than a week to get it back.
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POWER IS NOW MOSTLY RESTORED TO HOMES AND BUILDINGS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AFTER A MASSIVE BLACKOUT LEFT THE U-S TERRITORY IN THE DARK NEW YEAR’S EVE.
BUT THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE END OF IT FOR SOME.
LUMA ENERGY — THE COMPANY THAT PROVIDES ELECTRICITY TO PUERTO RICO — HAS WARNED MORE TEMPORARY OUTAGES COULD HAPPEN AS FULL RESTORATION OF POWER TO THE ENTIRE ISLAND COULD TAKE UP TO TWO DAYS.
AUTHORITIES ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE OUTAGE, BUT LUMA ENERGY SAYS A PRELIMINARY REVIEW INDICATES A FAILURE IN AN UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINE.
THIS IS JUST THE LATEST INCIDENT TO HIGHLIGHT AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PUERTO RICO’S POWER GRID.
IN AUGUST — HALF OF ALL PUERTO RICO’S UTILITY CUSTOMERS LOST POWER DURING HURRICANE ERNESTO. IT TOOK MORE THAN A WEEK TO GET IT BACK.
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