Cronyism has consequences. Bad ones. https://www.vox.com/energy-and-envi...e-power-outage-puerto-rico-whitefish-blackout
Millions of Puerto Ricans are again without power after a high-voltage transmission line that had been repaired by Whitefish Energy, a Montana contractor now facing an FBI investigation, failed.
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority reported that power generation across the island plummeted from 40 percent to 18 percent on Thursday, a major blow to the island's grueling recovery after Hurricane Maria struck 50 days ago.
That means that the vast majority of the island's 3.4 million residents are again without power, extending what was already the longest power outage in US history. The blackout struck the northern part of the island, including parts of the capital, San Juan.
Without electricity, many health and sanitation systems will go offline or go back to relying on diesel-powered generators.
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