Puerto Rico is facing severe power outages, with over 200,000 households without electricity due to high temperatures. The outages have led to hardships like spoiled food and medicine, damaged appliances, and business closures. Calls for federal intervention and accountability for private operators have been made to address the situation.
A widespread power outage hit Puerto Rico Wednesday night, leaving more than 340,000 customers without electricity after two of the U.S. territory's power plants shut down. https://t.co/JTLvzRTWP6
Power Outages Affect 350,000 in Puerto Rico Amid Heat Wave https://t.co/XsF6LifquP
Puerto Ricans deserve reliable power! Recent blackouts caused immense hardship—business closures, loss of food + medicine, & unbearable heat. Today, I called on @ENERGY to measure the costs of outages to hold private operators accountable + fairly compensate all Puerto Ricans. https://t.co/rZafcpcV0r
Protesters in Puerto Rico staged a noise protest at the governor’s mansion after an electricity outage left 350,000 without power during a heatwave. The island has only faced more prolonged blackouts after the U.S. privatized its electric grid https://t.co/VnN0S7cy9E
Power Outages Affect 350,000 in Puerto Rico Amid Extreme Heat Wave https://t.co/XsF6LifquP
Puerto Rico continues to be plagued by serious blackouts and power outages. This is unacceptable. I’m proud to partner with @RepJenniffer in demanding federal intervention to stabilize the electric grid and develop a comprehensive plan to expedite its modernization. https://t.co/34PoGwMMri
In Puerto Rico, hundreds of thousands of people across the island endured prolonged power outages and voltage fluctuations this month — hurting small businesses, damaging home appliances and forcing residents to discard spoiled foods and medicines. https://t.co/eRANnWELNu
This may not be @TheOnion but sure sounds like it, @LumaPR suggests increasing electricity rates* to cover costs of replacing damaged household appliances. Say what??? #ApagónPR *#PuertoRico, a colony, has lowest median income in US + pays one of highest electricity rates in US. https://t.co/jDmTrOHTV8
Puerto Rico: >200,000 households without power as high temperatures hit coastal communities across the islands https://t.co/3tbiDxSBo5
More than 200,000 Puerto Rican households lack electricity service right now, meaning they can’t use air conditioning amid this: https://t.co/zoPi0OI0sl
The power outages that are occurring in Puerto Rico are unacceptable. I am calling for an energy emergency situation so that any procedure with federal agencies can be expedited. https://t.co/5xG9CNO1vp