( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “on underground circuits.” The private operator of Puerto Rico’s power grid has confirmed the deferral of $65 million worth of maintenance and improvement projects in the U.S. territory. [CutID: <Cuts> PUERTO-RICO-POWER-CO-house-q-TUEam.mp3 Time: 19s Title: PUERTO-RICO-POWER-CO-house-q-TUEam Out-cue: on underground circuits] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Luma Energy’s head of […]
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Puerto Rico power company suspends maintenance projects, sparks outages
( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “on underground circuits.”
The private operator of Puerto Rico’s power grid has confirmed the deferral of $65 million worth of maintenance and improvement projects in the U.S. territory.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Luma Energy’s head of regulatory affairs, Mario Hurtado, tells The Associated Press the suspended projects, which he aims to bring back next year, risk more outages.
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VERBATIM: Some repairs have been postponed for at least a year because of budget constraints. The move puts at risk the already troubled grid and has sparked widespread outcry. Some of the deferred projects include maintenance of more than 100,000 light posts, fire mitigation and repairs on underground circuits.