Puerto Rico's New Year's Eve Blackout Highlights Fragile Power Grid
Puerto Rico faced a near island-wide blackout on New Year's Eve 2024, affecting over 1.2 million customers due to a failure at the Costa Sur power plant. The incident sheds light on the ongoing infrastructure challenges since Hurricane Maria in 2017. This unexpected start to the year raised concerns about the resilience and reliability of Puerto Rico's power grid.
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