Behind blackout triggered by Fiona is long-embattled history of Puerto Rico's weak, outdated electrical grid

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : LUMA has made improvements during the first year of its contract, such as improved safety for employees, 30% fewer outages than PREPA, replacing more than 3,000 broken utility poles and connecting more than 25,000 customers to rooftop solar power energy, according to a progress update released in June.
57% : There must be real investments in not only modernizing the grid, but decentralizing and replacing it with a renewable energy system, Varona added, echoing calls by activists and many residents to use FEMA's funds for a transition to solar power.
42% : Activists call for solar power transitionVarona of the Center for Popular Democracy said the organization believes LUMA's contract should be canceled, adding LUMA "has not been an effective administrator of the grid."

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