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La Isla Que VieneOpinionCommentary, not the record

Fewer people, weaker grid. The population decline hits the lights.

Puerto Rico's declining population worsens the energy system's problems, and the Census Bureau's latest estimates track the shrinkage through 2025.

Valeria Soto Marrero
Columnist, La Isla Que Viene
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Puerto Rico has a declining population, and that decline worsens problems in the energy system [1][2]. The Oversight Board's 2025 fiscal plan for PREPA names population loss as a direct exacerbating factor for the island's energy crisis [2]. El Vocero's outlook document lists both outmigration and a declining population as risk factors for Puerto Rico's future [6][7].