It seems Puerto Rico won’t be ringing in the New Year quite as planned. The vast majority of the island lost power early Tuesday morning.
A blackout in Puerto Rico left nearly 1.3 million clients in the dark on Tuesday as the U.S. territory began preparations to celebrate New Year’s Eve, and according to officials, it may take up to two days to restore power.
The Associated Press reported that power went dark at dawn, sending the entire island into silence when electrical appliances and air conditioners were cut off before generators from those who could afford them turned on.
Luma Energy, a private company that oversees the transmission and distribution of electricity, said nearly 90% of 1.47 million clients in Puerto Rico were left in the dark.
The outage was attributed to a failed underground power line.
Puerto Rican Governor Pedro Pierluisi acknowledged…
