Entire island of Puerto Rico without power for 2nd time in months

Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend

An island-wide blackout has hit Puerto Rico as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend

Entire island of Puerto Rico without power for 2nd time in months

The island of Puerto Rico is without power for the second time in four months, according to local power authorities Genera and LUMA.

‘Massive Blackout’ Leaves All of Puerto Rico Without Power

It was not immediately clear why every generating plant on the island went offline Wednesday. Puerto Rico has a history of problems with its electricity supply.

‘Massive blackout' leaves Puerto Rico in the dark: What to know

Puerto Rico was hit with an island-wide blackout Wednesday afternoon, officials said. According to a 4 p.m. update from LUMA Energy, the island’s private power company, the outage affects 76% of its 1.4 million customers. “We report that we have experienced a massive blackout throughout the Island due to the unexpected shut down of all generation plants, including those of...