U.S. Territories
Related: About this forumHalf of Puerto Rico Still without Power
Puerto Rico’s government website on the status of Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria reports, as of this writing, that nearly 70% of Puerto Rico has electricity. Like the claim that more than 96% have safe water, this is not exactly true.
That 70% figure, according to Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority interim Executive Director Justo González, just means that the power grid is generating at 70% of capacity.
The actual number of PREPA customers who have electricity is 55% — just over half. More specifically, this is “55% of customers who are able to receive electric power.” This excludes those whose homes and businesses have been damaged too much to receive power.
This 55% statistic also does not indicate how reliable the electricity is for the PREPA customers who are considered to have access; there have been reports of inconsistent availability.
Read more: https://www.puertoricoreport.com/half-puerto-rico-still-without-power/#.WlHgEHlG3RY

Rhiannon12866
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TexasTowelie
(120,153 posts)Trump manages to find a way to come in lower to set a new record. The most inept president ever!
Rhiannon12866
(232,375 posts)He continues to surpass that every single day!
Soxfan58
(3,488 posts)We cant let this story go away, I think this response by this administration is racist and disgusting. These are americans.
TexasTowelie
(120,153 posts)I'll try to keep posting updates as I see them. While I understand that there are logistical issues to fixing the infrastructure, I would expect a much lower number of people to be without power.
underpants
(189,966 posts)Church based. Left yesterday. Probably at work as we speak. Coming back Friday.
Squinch
(55,361 posts)obsesses about friggin' tweets.
Thank you TexasTowelie for this.
brer cat
(26,899 posts)It is a disgrace that their situation isn't getting daily MSM coverage. A steady stream of "worst response EVER" might motivate some in the maladministration to get more aid where the need is greatest.