SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Friday in Puerto Rico that the U.S. territory needs more power generation as it struggles to recover from a recent massive ...

Power outages are a frustratingly frequent occurrence for many Puerto Ricans. A string of blackouts during the summer ...

A massive blackout hit Puerto Rico early Tuesday — and it could take days to restore power. The outage, which happened around dawn, initially left nearly 90% of the private power company Luma ...

Puerto Rico’s new governor appointed a so-called energy czar on Wednesday to help pull the U.S. territory out of a power-supply crisis. The nomination of Josué Colón comes days after a massive ...

Most of Puerto Rico was hit by a major power outage on Tuesday and it could be until the early days of January before power is restored. Puerto Rico's power company said it began working to ...

The Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office has committed $1.2 billion for clean energy projects aimed at reducing Puerto ...

San Juan, Puerto Rico — Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a massive blackout left more than 1.2 million of the U.S. territory's 1.47 ...

The blackout only fueled already simmering anger against Luma and Genera PR, the company that oversees the generation of power in Puerto Rico. Governor-elect Jenniffer González Colón ...

Chronic power outages are a way of life on the island, where privatization, underinvestment, and climate change leave the ...

By late Tuesday night, more than 700,000 clients, including 16 hospitals and Puerto Rico's water and sewer company, had power back, according to Luma. However, the company's webpage detailing who ...

Puerto Rico faces the prospect of ringing in New Year's Eve in darkness following a widespread power outage that has impacted 80 percent of the population and may see flights delayed or canceled.