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Puerto Rico blackout chaos: 1.4M+ Americans without power
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April 16, 2025
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4:24Now PlayingThe entire island of Puerto Rico does not have electricity after a power grid failure caused a massive blackout.
All 1.4 million clients on the island were without power, according to Luma Energy, which oversees the transmission and distribution of power.
Officials warn that it could be 48 to 72 hours before power is restored.
Dozens of people were forced to walk next to the rails of the rapid transit system that serves the capital, San Juan, while scores of businesses including the biggest mall in the Caribbean were forced to close. Professional baseball and basketball games were cancelled as the hum of generators and smell of smoke filled the air.
The last island-wide blackout occurred on New Year’s Eve. Puerto Rico has struggled with chronic outages since September 2017 when Hurricane Maria pummeled the island as a powerful Category 4 storm, razing a power grid that crews are still struggling to rebuild.
The grid already had been deteriorating as a result of decades of a lack of maintenance and investment.
Puerto Rico's Governor, Jenniffer González, is traveling outside of the country but said officials are working to bring power back on.
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