Genera PR Says It Lacks $7.3 Million for EPA-Required Environmental Maintenance
Published Sep 8, 2026, 11:10 PM ASTvia El Nuevo Día
At a glance
Genera PR lacks $7.3 million for environmental maintenance
The funds are required to comply with federal consent decrees
The maintenance work is needed to meet EPA requirements
Why this matters: The lack of funds for environmental maintenance puts at risk the compliance of Puerto Rico’s generating units with federal regulations, potentially affecting the island’s energy infrastructure and environment.
Genera PR, the company operating Puerto Rico’s power generation units, has warned that it lacks the $7.3 million needed to carry out environmental maintenance work on several generating units. The work is required to comply with existing consent decrees signed with the federal government, specifically the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). No further details were provided on which specific units are affected, the timeline for the required work, or how the funding shortfall might be addressed.
In context (787daily, from public data)
<0.1%of LUMA customers without power
57-day average 0.3% · worst 1.8%, Sep 30
LUMA's portal showed under 0.1% of customers out at 6:07 AM AST on Nov 2, 2026. Across the 57 days 787daily has tracked it, the daily average is 0.3% and the worst was 1.8% on Sep 30, 2026.
Worst of LUMA's five full years, up from 26.3 hours the year before
Customers averaged 28.4 hours without power in the fiscal year that ended in June 2026, the worst of the five full years LUMA has run the grid and up from 26.3 hours the year before.
LUMA operates the transmission and distribution system.