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Puerto Rico's power is back on — but outages are still happening. Business owners say it's a struggle to recover.
Puerto Rico was hit with an island-wide blackout this week. Though power has been mostly restored, business owners told BI it's a struggle to recover.
Mass power outages hit Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve: Here's what to know
Puerto Rico experienced a massive power outage beginning at about 5:30 a.m. local time Tuesday morning. "While the cause of the outage is under investigation, preliminary findings point to a failure in an underground line," Luma said in a statement to Reuters.
Half of Puerto Rico starts the new year in the dark after massive power outage
Power outages are a frustratingly frequent occurrence for many Puerto Ricans. A string of blackouts during the summer prompted protests and a state of emergency.
Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout
Electric power has been restored to nearly all affected customers across Puerto Rico after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve.
Most of Puerto Rico's power restored; temporary blackouts to be expected
While power has been restored to most of the island, Puerto Ricans can expect to experience temporary blackouts as Luma tries to meet demand, the company stated. It asked customers to conserve electricity and to rely on batteries when possible. On Tuesday, at around 5:30 a.m. local time, Puerto Rico experienced a massive power outage.
Puerto Rico Power Outages On New Year’s Eve: Massive Blackout Leaves Almost All Of The Island Without Power
Residents across Puerto Rico face the prospect of ending 2024 without electricity, as a major blackout has hit the island. The power outage, caused by technical problems within the island’s aging power grid,
I moved to Puerto Rico for the entrepreneurial scene and I love it — except for the constant power outages
Ryan Pamplin, a company founder and CEO, was struck by Tuesday's near-total power blackout in Puerto Rico. He said outages happen all the time.
Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after massive New Year's Eve blackout
Virtually all of Puerto Rico spent New Year's Eve without electricity as a power outage hit the U.S. territory, but the lights are slowly coming back on for 2025.
Power outage leaves most of Puerto Rico in the dark on New Year's Eve
The majority of Puerto Rico was left in the dark on Tuesday after a power outage put a damper on New Year's Eve festivities earlier in the day.
Power has been restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after massive outage
After some areas of Puerto Rico welcomed the New Year in the dark amid a massive failure to the island’s power grid, service has been restored to nearly all impacted customers.
Power restored to most of Puerto Rico: utility
Power was restored to most of Puerto Rico Wednesday after a major blackout plunged the island into darkness on New Year's Eve, the US territory's electric utility said.The blackout came as the Caribbean island entered its high season for tourists visiting from the wintry US mainland,
In Puerto Rico, We Partied Through Yet Another Blackout
A blackout that began at 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 31 left nearly all of Puerto Rico’s 1.47 million utility customers, including me, without power. For my family, adapting to the circumstances became part of ...
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Much of Puerto Rico remains in the dark after massive New Year's Eve power outage
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 ...
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75 stray dogs and cats rescued from power outage in Puerto Rico get news homes in NJ
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (WABC) -- 75 stray dogs and cats rescued from the power outages in Puerto Rico touched down in Morristown, New Jersey to find forever homes. It's part of The Sato Project's ...