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The latest blackout is likely to inflame the political blowback against utility LUMA Energy.
Analysts from island nations struggling with expensive fossil fuels and extreme weather say the latest effort to counter Chinas modest influence in the region does not impress.
A nationwide shortage of electrical transformers has been growing for years, and it may be getting worse.
A record-breaking winter storm has killed more than a dozen people across the country. In Texas, millions are without power as electrical grids fail due to snow and cold. In North Carolina, a deadly tornado ripped a county to pieces.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Pressure is mounting for the U.S. territorys leaders to cancel its contract with LUMA Energy.
Officials fear blackouts in nation's largest state as a blistering heat wave rockets temperatures into the triple digits.
As Texas gears up for another snowstorm, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is urging his constituents to be prepared but some are reminding him about what he did the last time it snowed.
Power grids are dangerously strained, and resulting blackouts could take a deadly toll.
Jonathan Frost, Christopher Cook and Jackson Sawall obtained AR-47 rifles and had planned to attack power grids around the United States.
The power grid is so fragile that even slugs have caused outages.