As of September 22, 2022, five days after Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, roughly 958,500 customers, about two-thirds of subscribers, are without electricity. [1] Hurricane Fiona, a category 1 storm, made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 18, 2022, knocking out electricity to the entire island. Parts of southern and western Puerto Rico were hit hard by the hurricane, and recovery in those parts could take months. LUMA Energy, Puerto Rico’s private grid operator, said it is too early to estimate how long it will take to restore power to the entire island.

On September 21, 2022, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration on Wednesday for Puerto Rico, making federal funds available to the island on a cost-sharing basis for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and other services.[2] The following day, President Biden announced that the federal government will go one step further and pay 100% of the costs of Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Fiona for the next month.[3]

[1][1] https://poweroutage.us/area/state/puerto%20rico

[2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/09/21/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-puerto-rico-disaster-declaration-2/

[3] https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/22/hurricane-fiona-biden-promises-federal-funding-for-puerto-rico-aid.html