Puerto Rico is facing a severe crisis as a heat wave drives temperatures up to 114 degrees along the coastline, leading to widespread power outages. Over 340,000 residents were left without electricity after two power plants shut down on Wednesday night. The outages have resulted in prolonged blackouts, leaving many without water and air conditioning. Three whole towns are facing prolonged blackouts. The situation has prompted demands for the ouster of the private electric company, Luma Energy, which residents claim has worsened the grid's reliability since its privatization. Lawmakers are calling for a state of emergency and urging the federal government to expedite the reconstruction of the grid. Authorities are working to restore power, with some areas already seeing electricity return. More than 200,000 households lack electricity service right now.
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
A power company in Puerto Rico announced Thursday that it has restored electricity to most areas affected by a massive outage that hit the U.S. territory the previous day. https://t.co/pjfJWSySMe
Puerto Rico restores power after a widespread outage as lawmakers call for a state of emergency (from @AP) https://t.co/TlndzOLw9h
Puerto Rico is being hit with a mass power outage, leaving more than 340,000 people without electricity. Residents say the island's grid got worse when it was privatized and given to Luma Energy. It's just the latest example of what happens when public goods are privatized.
Puerto Rico restores power after a massive blackout as lawmakers call for a state of emergency https://t.co/8XFwq17a3s
Puerto Ricans living a terrible situation in the heat in recent weeks and months 👇🏽 https://t.co/N0evczbfPq
A state of emergency was declared after more than 300,000 people were left without electricity in Puerto Rico. https://t.co/7g4EdrNcBd
Power outage hits Puerto Rico, leaving thousands without electricity https://t.co/GQpxguA4jf
Hundreds of thousands are without power in Puerto Rico again as temperatures soar: https://t.co/6IkMKJGOk7
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/uWmcxdKYx1
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/ME0aFuPl1N
Authorities in Puerto Rico said they were working to restore electricity after an outage struck the island late Wednesday, leaving about 350,000 customers without power during a heat wave. https://t.co/mPWC2uXkNG
A widespread power outage hit Puerto Rico Wednesday night, leaving more than 300,000 customers without electricity after two of the U.S. territory's power plants shut down. https://t.co/DCQN1POLtU
The single greatest humanitarian crisis in the US is the failing electric grid in Puerto Rico. The latest outage has left over 300k Puerto Ricans without power. The federal government must act with greater urgency to expedite the reconstruction of the grid. The denial of…
Widespread outage hits Puerto Rico as customers demand ouster of private electric company https://t.co/3HLrYMJXfd
A pair of power outages have left hundreds of thousands of people without power today in Puerto Rico. https://t.co/Nw0uGs39UI
Widespread power outage pushes Puerto Ricans to demand ouster of private electric company https://t.co/ZTFW81nzPM https://t.co/KOXSKSwBvo
This is outrageous: over 340,000 Puerto Ricans are without electricity RIGHT NOW. The state of the electrical grid is unacceptable. We demand explanations. The federal government must treat this as an emergency and do everything at its disposal for the people of Puerto Rico.
I arrived to Puerto Rico last night and my parent’s house already has no power. 🥲💡
“There is no word for it. This is a crisis.” A heat wave is driving temperatures on Puerto Rico’s entire coastline up to 114 degrees. The power grid is once again heaving, with three whole towns facing prolonged blackouts, no water and no A/C. https://t.co/DSuRkKqWuJ
Government likes to wait until crisis to act. That risks being a disaster for the electric grid as it faces 4 simultaneous challenges: growing load, more intermittent resource, need to lower emissions, and pressure on rates. The grid is showing cracks on reliability and meeting…