# Puerto Rico residents fear another power outage night amid heat

Genera PR repairs power units as San Juan, Caguas residents face heat without electricity

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Genera PR spokesperson Iván Báez stated the company is working to restore power generation before the 6PM to 9PM peak demand window [^1]

Iván Báez did not guarantee that additional load shedding measures would be avoided for this night [^2] Residents of San Juan and Caguas fear experiencing another night without electrical service during hot weather [^3] Genera PR Vice President Iván Báez stated the company accepts 100% responsibility for the outage affecting nearly 160,000 customers this week. [^4]

LUMA Energy announced on 2026-10-28 that power load shedding may occur that Wednesday night due to electrical system generation shortages. [^5] Iván Báez confirmed Costa Sur Unit 5 will remain offline until at least Saturday or Sunday for transformer repairs [^6] Genera PR is managing $2.8 billion in FEMA funded grid reconstruction and modernization projects including utility scale battery storage. [^7]

Iván Báez stated that once deployed, the planned battery storage systems will eliminate up to 90% of future load shedding events. [^8] The outage resulted from three concurrent generation capacity losses totalling over 520 megawatts removed from the Puerto Rico grid. [^9][^11] Genera PR confirmed on 2026-10-28 that generation units San Juan CT 5 and Aguirre 2 are offline with no estimated restoration time. [^10]

Genera PR Vice President Iván Báez stated on Radio Isla on 2026-10-28 that the grid outlook remained uncertain that day. [^12]

## What this stands on

1. Genera PR spokesperson Iván Báez stated the company is working to restore power generation before the 6PM to 9PM peak demand window (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
2. Iván Báez did not guarantee that additional load shedding measures would be avoided for this night (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
3. Residents of San Juan and Caguas fear experiencing another night without electrical service during hot weather (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
4. Genera PR Vice President Iván Báez stated the company accepts 100% responsibility for the outage affecting nearly 160,000 customers this week. (San Juan Daily Star, News)
5. LUMA Energy announced on 2026-10-28 that power load shedding may occur that Wednesday night due to electrical system generation shortages. (Radio Isla 1320 AM, News)
6. Iván Báez confirmed Costa Sur Unit 5 will remain offline until at least Saturday or Sunday for transformer repairs (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
7. Genera PR is managing $2.8 billion in FEMA funded grid reconstruction and modernization projects including utility scale battery storage. (San Juan Daily Star, News)
8. Iván Báez stated that once deployed, the planned battery storage systems will eliminate up to 90% of future load shedding events. (San Juan Daily Star, News)
9. The outage resulted from three concurrent generation capacity losses totalling over 520 megawatts removed from the Puerto Rico grid. (San Juan Daily Star, News)
10. Genera PR confirmed on 2026-10-28 that generation units San Juan CT 5 and Aguirre 2 are offline with no estimated restoration time. (Radio Isla 1320 AM, News)
11. Genera PR publicly advised that generation capacity was insufficient on the Puerto Rico electrical grid on 2026-10-28. (Radio Isla 1320 AM, News)
12. Genera PR Vice President Iván Báez stated on Radio Isla on 2026-10-28 that the grid outlook remained uncertain that day. (Radio Isla 1320 AM, News)

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