波多黎各周三，又一次大规模停电，美国领土陷入黑暗四个月来第二次，官员说。
当地电力部门Genera和LUMA在下午12:40左右记录了一次系统故障，影响了全岛的服务。
“我们的工作人员正在与电力公司保持沟通，以确定事件的原因，并安全地恢复服务，”卢马在向x发布的一份声明中说。“我们将通过我们的社交媒体渠道让你了解情况。”
该公司说，停电影响了岛上私营电力公司LUMA Energy的140万客户，影响了其76%的客户群。
众议员里奇·托雷斯(D-NY)在社交媒体帖子中声称，超过40万波多黎各人没有电。
托雷斯说:“波多黎各的300万美国公民长期以来被剥夺了负担得起的可靠电力——尽管他们支付了美国最高的一些公用事业费用。”“获得可靠的电力——大多数美国人认为理所当然的基本权利——对岛上数百万人来说仍然遥不可及。就在我们发言的时候，在这个地球上最富裕的国家，40多万波多黎各人没有电。那是国家的耻辱。”
这次停电是近年来困扰该岛的一系列重大停电事件中的最新一起，此前2017年的飓风玛丽亚摧毁了大部分电网。正在旅行的州长Jennifer gonzález表示，官员们正在“努力”解决断电问题。
岛上老化的电力基础设施一直是居民沮丧的根源，他们面临着频繁的停电和美国最高的电价。
12月，波多黎各在新年前夕经历了全岛停电，当时地下输电线故障使该岛陷入黑暗两天。官员们警告用户，即使系统完全恢复后，仍有可能出现临时停电。
停电在波多黎各变得如此普遍，以至于许多居民在家里和公司安装了太阳能电池板和电池。电网的持续不稳定也导致了抗议活动，许多人批评2021年接管输电和配电的LUMA。
Puerto Rico plunged into darkness again as island-wide blackout hits
Puerto Ricowas hit by another massive power outage Wednesday, leaving the United States territory in the darkfor a second time in four months, officials said.
Local power authorities, Genera and LUMA, recorded a system failure at approximately 12:40 p.m. that affected service island-wide.
"Our staff is in constant communication with the power companies to identify the cause of the event and safely restore service," LUMA said in a statement posted to X. "We will keep you informed through our social media channels."
The outage affects 1.4 million customers of LUMA Energy, the island's private power company, impacting 76% of its customer base, the company said.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) claimed in a social media post that over 400,000 Puerto Ricans are without electricity.
"The three million American citizens of Puerto Rico have long been denied affordable and reliable electricity—despite paying some of the highest utility rates in the United States," Torres said. "Access to dependable power—a basic right most Americans take for granted—remains out of reach for millions on the island. As we speak, more than 400,000 Puerto Ricans are without electricity in the wealthiest nation on Earth. That is a national disgrace."
This outage is the latest in a series of significant blackouts that have plagued the island in recent years, following the devastation of Hurricane Maria in 2017, which destroyed much of the power grid. Gov. Jenniffer González, who was traveling, stated that officials were "working diligently" to resolve the outage.
The island's aging power infrastructure has been a persistent source of frustration for residents, who face frequent outages and some of the highest electricity rates in the U.S.
In December, Puerto Rico experienced an island-wide blackout on New Year's Eve when an underground power line failure plunged the island into darkness for two days. Officials warned customers that temporary outages could still be expected even after the system was fully restored.
Power outages have become so common in Puerto Rico that many residents have installed solar panels and batteries in their homes and businesses. The ongoing instability of the power grid has also led to protests, with many criticizing LUMA, which took over power transmission and distribution in 2021.
