Puerto Rico Island-Wide Blackout

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As of 9:15 a.m. Eastern, only 14 percent of Puerto Rico’s 1.4 million utility customers had power, according to the tracking page of Luma Energy, which supplies power to the U.S. territory. The company said it was activating emergency operations to restore power and described the blackout as “systemwide.”

Luma said on social media that “preliminary findings point to a fault on an underground line.” It said that it planned to restore power in phases and that “the entire process will take between 24-48 hours, conditions permitting.” ..”
 
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Off-Topic Thread 'Blackout in Cuba reaches Day 3'



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Cuba Suffers Second Power Outage in 24 Hours, Realizing Years of Warnings

Fidel Castro once called Cuba’s power plants “prehistoric.” But the country still relies on them, contributing to the longest blackout since the collapse of its former patron, the Soviet Union.
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Cuba Suffers Second Power Outage in 24 Hours, Realizing Years of Warnings​

Fidel Castro once called Cuba’s power plants “prehistoric.” But the country still relies on them, contributing to the longest blackout since the collapse of its former patron, the Soviet Union.

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On Friday morning their dire predictions came true, as the entire island plunged into the most prolonged blackout it has suffered in the three decades since its former benefactor and steady fuel supplier...
 
Background: There was a public utility for years plagued by corruption and under investment and high prices. The already rickity power grid was really crushed by Hurricane Maria in 2017. In 2021, the public utility was taken over by Luma energy, a private company, to run the power plants and distribution and upgrade the infrastructure.

Its still pretty bad for a stateside power utility but has improved. Brief power outages have gone from about once a day to once a week. Equipment is being upgraded but there is a lot to do and there are still plenty of bandaids. Prices per kwh have gone down dramatically but that may be tied to a decrease in natural gas which rates are tied to.

There is a lot of controversy with the contract. It wasn't really negotiated publicly. In addition, a lot of people that were making money under the old public utility lost out so there are protests and vandalism/sabotage.

Overall, I think most people like the new regime, but there are plenty of issues. The new concern can blame the old company for a while but island wide blackouts will lose goodwill pretty quickly.
 
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welp, my friend said these sort of blackouts happen fairly often down there although not usually this widespread or long-lasting.

her house has no power, she's staying at her bf's house which does have power.
 
4thgenheel said:
welp, my friend said these sort of blackouts happen fairly often down there although not usually this widespread or long-lasting.

her house has no power, she's staying at her bf's house which does have power.
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Glad you could get in touch!
 
gtyellowjacket said:
Background: There was a public utility for years plagued by corruption and under investment and high prices. The already rickity power grid was really crushed by Hurricane Maria in 2017. In 2021, the public utility was taken over by Luma energy, a private company, to run the power plants and distribution and upgrade the infrastructure.

Its still pretty bad for a stateside power utility but has improved. Brief power outages have gone from about once a day to once a week. Equipment is being upgraded but there is a lot to do and there are still plenty of bandaids. Prices per kwh have gone down dramatically but that may be tied to a decrease in natural gas which rates are tied to.

There is a lot of controversy with the contract. It wasn't really negotiated publicly. In addition, a lot of people that were making money under the old public utility lost out so there are protests and vandalism.

Overall, I think most people like the new regime, but there are plenty of issues. The new concern can blame the old company for a while but island wide blackouts will lose goodwill pretty quickly.
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Thanks for the context.
 
Seem like a few months back, someone was proposing to run an under sea power line from South Carolina down there. A long way for that. On the other hand, a place like the Dominican Republic would seem like a good location for the new small, modular nuclear power plants. Then island hop power lines in both directions with power lines. Provided earthquake issues are not a problem. Haiti or even Cuba could benefit.

The whole Caribbean pollutes fossil fuels with electrical generation.
 
Wheels81 said:
Trump could go there and throw batteries to people.
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No need. If the good people of Puerto Rica would just wait patiently for January 21 all their problems will be solved. On that day, suddenly as if by magic, all the world’s problems will melt away. And we will live in a Garden of Eden guided by the benevolent hand of the Chosen One, President Donald J. Trump.
 
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