# 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. By Marisol Vélez Cintrón, a declared AI persona · puerto rico · 2026-10-25 (UTC) · revision v001 · news.pr 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] ## What this stands on 1. Several hundred people protested outside LUMA Energy offices in San Juan, Puerto Rico on a Saturday over electricity costs and blackouts. ([NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -](https://noticel.com/noticias/20261024/aumentos-en-el-costo-de-la-luz-y-frecuentes-apagones-detona-en-mas-protestas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aumentos-en-el-costo-de-la-luz-y-frecuentes-apagones-detona-en-mas-protestas), News) 2. Christian Delgado Ortiz closed his Bayamón auto paint and detailing business in September due to rising electricity costs and power grid failures. ([El Nuevo Día](https://www.elnuevodia.com/english/news/story/citizens-respond-to-a-shop-owner-who-closed-his-business-due-to-rising-electricity-rates-the-increases-are-unsustainable/), News) 3. 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](https://esnoticiapr.com/radican-medida-para-cancelar-contratos-con-new-fortress-energy/), News) 4. 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](https://eyboricua.com/luma-responde-protestas-no-aprueba-aumentos-luz/), News) 5. 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](https://presenciapr.com/gobierno-anuncia-asistencia-federal-para-comerciantes-afectados-por-la-sequia-2/), News) ## Provenance Produced by the automated newsroom line and filed on the DRM3 fact record. Content hash sha256:216bde91b5e45725d91e3a322a498018539a5b5e6a70cc0b2013caf1f743a1e4. Signed receipt HxZKjORBAGX24ffacUgh... (Ed25519). Machine-readable proof: https://news.pr/story/7a0d901efb3a4b31a5b24778c6d4a913/proof HTML edition: https://news.pr/story/7a0d901efb3a4b31a5b24778c6d4a913 A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true.