Puerto Rico's governor names an 'energy czar' as power outages …
1 day ago · SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s new governor appointed a so-called energy czar on Wednesday to help pull the U.S. territory out of a power-supply crisis. The nomination of Josué Colón comes days after a massive blackout hit the island, leaving nearly all its 3.2 million inhabitants in the dark as they prepared for New Year’s Eve.
Half of Puerto Rico starts the new year in the dark after ... - NBC News
Dec 31, 2024 · Puerto Rico suffered the latest in a string of widespread power outages Tuesday that at one point had nearly 1.3 million businesses or homes — most of the island — in the dark. An ...
Puerto Rico's New Governor Appoints an Energy Czar to Tackle …
2 days ago · Last year, the average duration of power interruptions per client in Puerto Rico increased by nearly 20% to 1,432 minutes a year, far above the established benchmark of 102 minutes, according to ...
About 25% of Puerto Rico remains in the dark after a massive power …
Dec 31, 2024 · The New Year’s Eve outage is just the latest time that Puerto Rico’s power system has faltered on a mass scale following decades-long of structural problems marred such as high debt and low ...
Puerto Rico’s new governor appoints an energy czar to ... - The Hill
1 day ago · SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s new governor appointed a so-called energy czar on Wednesday to help pull the U.S. territory out of a power-supply crisis. The nomination of Josué ...
Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve
Dec 31, 2024 · SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power.
Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major …
Jan 1, 2025 · BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve.. By Wednesday afternoon, power was back up for 98% of Puerto Rico’s 1.47 million utility customers, said Luma Energy, the private company overseeing transmission and distribution of power ...
Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after massive ... - CBS News
Dec 31, 2024 · San Juan, Puerto Rico — Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a massive blackout left more than 1.2 million of the U.S. territory's 1.47 ...
Puerto Rico's power grid collapses; could take two days to …
SAN JUAN, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Puerto Ricans were without electricity on New Year's Eve after a grid failure left nearly all of the island without power, although energy was slowly being...
Puerto Rico's new governor appoints an energy czar to tackle
1 day ago · Last year, the average duration of power interruptions per client in Puerto Rico increased by nearly 20% to 1,432 minutes a year, far above the established benchmark of 102 minutes, according to ...