Puerto Rico Suffers Island-Wide Power Outage

[TrashMaster G 17627]

(CNN)Puerto Rico has suffered an island-wide power outage, Puerto Rico's power authority said Wednesday.

The authority said it estimates power will be restored within 24 to 36 hours.

Developing story - more to come

 

Edited April 18, 2018 by TrashMaster G

[Dr Fear 1268]

Can anyone give a non-CR explanation of why this is still an issue? Lack of money from their debt?

[Leeroy Jenkins 2415]

I know a lineman that is working there right now.  They just got there a week or two ago.  

My understanding is that the entire grid is/was a piece of shit and high levels of corruption kept it that way.    

[Leeroy Jenkins 2415]

I almost forgot. I friend of mine who lives there part time just posted this to FB yesterday

[phdhorn 6224]

1 minute ago, Leeroy Jenkins said:

6 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

Can anyone give a non-CR explanation of why this is still an issue? Lack of money from their debt?

Pretty much, this, no CR:

2 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins said:

 My understanding is that the entire grid is/was a piece of shit and high levels of corruption kept it that way.   

 

 

[zman13 180]

1 hour ago, Dr Fear said:

Can anyone give a non-CR explanation of why this is still an issue? Lack of money from their debt?

The electric utility spends all their money paying off dept instead of maintaining the electrical grid. They also give free electricity to all the cities and aren't that great on collecting on debts. They have been raising rates for years to pay off the debts, so residents cut back more and more on their usage. 

[Texas_Rocks 347]

New neighbor is an engineer that has been working three weeks a month to restore utilities in Puerto Rico since the disaster. From what I gather the local government there is highly corrupt and damn near impossible to deal with in a logical manner. Kind of like here, but cubed.

[Neonmoon 38130]

9 minutes ago, Texas_Rocks said:

New neighbor is an engineer that has been working three weeks a month to restore utilities in Puerto Rico since the disaster. From what I gather the local government there is highly corrupt and damn near impossible to deal with in a logical manner. Kind of like here, but cubed.

So pretty much like 80% of the world. 

[El Diablo 4232]

I wonder how much of the island is even metered.

[hayden_horn 11365]

7 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

I wonder how much of the island is even metered.

i do believe puerto rico is on the metric system.

[Dr Fear 1268]

11 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

I wonder how much of the island is even metered.

Maybe the "all bills paid" apartment concept is the way to go.

[El Diablo 4232]

1 hour ago, hayden_horn said:

i do believe puerto rico is on the metric system.

Don't blame me, my car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I like it.

[Bert Orange 1121]

2 hours ago, hayden_horn said:

i do believe puerto rico is on the metric system.

And that’s only half correct. As they have both. It’s utterly confusing. 

[Johnny Chimpo 479]

Shitters full 

[wood 11283]

10 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

So pretty much like 80% of the world. 

Only 80%? You're much too kind.