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LUMA petitions Puerto Rico Supreme Court to uphold 2022 contract extension

The grid operator has warned termination would carry over $1.3 billion in costs passed to island ratepayers.

Marisol Vélez Cintrón
Politics Correspondent
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LUMA Energy has requested the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico rule that its November 2022 contract extension is valid and remain in force. [4] The utility has stated terminating the agreement would result in over $1.3 billion in costs passed to Puerto Rico citizens. That figure was first submitted in a 2025 Supreme Court filing. [2] [3] CEO Janisse Quiñones stated under oath that $726 million of the projected termination costs are unavoidable even with a properly planned transition. [5] A November 2022 legal opinion from Pietrantoni Méndez & Álvarez LLC, prepared for the AAPP, had concluded the interim extension did not constitute a new transaction under Law 29. [1] Fort Buchanan, the US Army base on the island, paid LUMA $9.8 million for electricity in its most recently completed fiscal year. [6]
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  1. On 28 November 2022, law firm Pietrantoni Méndez & Álvarez LLC issued a legal opinion for Puerto Rico's AAPP stating the LUMA Energy contract interim extension did not constitute a new transaction under Law 29. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  2. LUMA stated that terminating its valid contract would result in over $1.3 billion in costs that would be passed to Puerto Rico citizens. · noticel.comPuerto Rico
  3. Luma Energy stated in a 2025 Supreme Court filing that canceling its Puerto Rico electricity grid contract would cost over $1.3 billion · Sin Comillas
  4. LUMA Energy requested the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico rule that its November 2022 contract extension is valid and remain in force. · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  5. LUMA Energy CEO Janisse Quiñones stated under oath that $726 million of the projected termination costs are unavoidable even with a perfectly planned transition. · Periódico La Perla
  6. Fort Buchanan, US Army base in Puerto Rico, stated it paid LUMA Energy $9.8 million for electricity in its most recently completed fiscal year. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -Puerto Rico
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