Puerto Rico experienced a nearly island-wide blackout on New Year’s Eve, leaving only 13% of customers with power as of late morning. The blackout, attributed to a fault in an underground line, has reignited criticisms about the island’s struggling power grid, which has faced ongoing issues since Hurricane Maria in 2017. Local officials, including U.S. congressional representative Jenniffer González-Colon and Governor Pedro Pierluisi, have called for accountability and solutions from power distributors Luma and Genera as frustrations among residents rise.

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