Justine Calma
Puerto Rico faces widespread blackouts after Tropical Storm Ernesto.
Roughly half of customers lost power yesterday. As of this morning, more than 30 percent of customers are still without service, according to power utility Luma Energy.
It shows how vulnerable the US territory’s grid is after Hurricane Maria hit in 2017 and left residents without electricity for up to 11 months. In July, Puerto Rico filed a $1 billion suit against fossil fuel companies.
Half of Puerto Rico has no electricity after Ernesto, utility reports
[The Washington Post]
