Hundreds protest LUMA Energy in San Juan over power costs and blackouts
On a Saturday in October, several hundred people rallied outside LUMA Energy offices as a Bayamon business owner cited electricity costs for closing in September.
Several hundred people protested outside LUMA Energy offices in San Juan on a Saturday over electricity costs and blackouts.[1]
The grid's cost has already forced closures. Christian Delgado Ortiz shut his Bayamon auto paint and detailing business in September, citing rising electricity costs and power grid failures.[2] Denis Marquez Lebron said New Fortress Energy failed to deliver promised electricity bill savings and instead produced the highest power costs in Puerto Rico's history.[3]
LUMA Energy responded on Oct 24. In an official release, the company said it does not purchase fuel, generate electricity, or approve electricity tariff increases in Puerto Rico.[4]
The dispute over who sets and pays for power runs alongside separate federal relief for businesses hit by drought. Gov. Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon and DDEC Secretary Carlos J. Rios Pierluisi announced the availability of SBA federal EIDL disaster loans for drought-impacted businesses.[5]Varios cientos de personas protestaron un sábado frente a las oficinas de LUMA Energy en San Juan por el costo de la electricidad y los apagones.[1]
El costo de la red eléctrica ya ha forzado cierres. Christian Delgado Ortiz cerró su negocio de pintura y detallado de autos en Bayamón en septiembre, citando el alza en los costos de electricidad y las fallas de la red eléctrica.[2] Denis Márquez Lebrón dijo que New Fortress Energy no logró entregar los ahorros prometidos en la factura de electricidad y, en su lugar, produjo los costos de luz más altos en la historia de Puerto Rico.[3]
LUMA Energy respondió el 24 de octubre. En un comunicado oficial, la compañía dijo que no compra combustible, no genera electricidad ni aprueba aumentos en las tarifas de electricidad en Puerto Rico.[4]
La disputa sobre quién fija y paga por la luz corre en paralelo a una ayuda federal aparte para negocios afectados por la sequía. La gobernadora Jenniffer González Colón y el secretario del DDEC, Carlos J. Ríos Pierluisi, anunciaron la disponibilidad de los préstamos federales EIDL por desastre de la SBA para negocios impactados por la sequía.[5]
Christian Delgado Ortiz closed his Bayamón auto paint and detailing business in September due to rising electricity costs and power grid failures. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
Denis Márquez Lebrón stated that New Fortress Energy failed to deliver promised electricity bill savings, and instead resulted in the highest power costs in Puerto Rico's history. · esnoticiapr.com
On 24 October, LUMA Energy stated in an official release that it does not purchase fuel, generate electricity, or approve electricity tariff increases in Puerto Rico. · Ey Boricua
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón and DDEC Secretary Carlos J. Ríos Pierluisi announced availability of SBA federal EIDL disaster loans for drought impacted businesses. · Periódico Presencia
The 2 we could place publish from Puerto Rico. 3 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.