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Island-Wide Blackout Sweeps Puerto Rico After Power Plant Fire
A fire that broke out at the Costa Sur power plant in Puerto Rico late Wednesday forced an island-wide outage, the biggest blackout this year so far due to an ailing electric grid. Power may not be restored to some parts of the island until Friday, according to Puerto Rico’s electricity grid operator.
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Utilities Took Public Money, Gave CEOs Millions, and Then Turned People’s Lights Off During the Pandemic
A new report finds that some of the country’s most powerful utilities raked in millions of dollars in taxpayer bailout funds last year — while continuing to shut off service for households across the U.S. during the pandemic.
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Isaias Shows America’s ‘Dinosaur Energy System’ Isn’t Ready for Climate Change
It’s been two days since Hurricane Isaias swept over the U.S. East Coast, but thousands of people are still without power. In Massachusetts, National Grid estimates some may not have their utilities back on until Saturday afternoon. In parts of New York City, which is facing its largest power outage since Hurricane Sandy, Con Edison…