BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Power was restored to nearly ... so that more people can have access to electricity and the system can start up without any major setbacks,” González Colón ...

Puerto Rico’s incoming governor, Jenniffer González, said on social media that the island “can’t keep relying on an energy system that fails our people. Today’s blackout and the ...

The system, however, was already in decline after years of lack of maintenance and investment. Only recently did crews start making permanent repairs to Puerto Rico’s power grid following ...