The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has asked federal judge Raúl Arias Marxuach to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the company Power Expectations, which is seeking to reinstate a controversial temporary generation contract. As an alternative to dismissal, PREPA requested that the case be referred to the office of Judge Laura Taylor Swain, who oversees Puerto Rico’s Title III bankruptcy proceedings under the federal PROMESA law.
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PREPA Seeks Dismissal of Power Expectations Lawsuit Over Generation Contract
At a glance
- PREPA asks for dismissal of Power Expectations’ lawsuit
- Lawsuit seeks to reinstate a temporary generation contract
- Case may be referred to Judge Laura Taylor Swain
Why this matters: The outcome of this case could impact the island’s energy generation and PREPA’s operations, affecting Puerto Rico’s economy and residents.
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In context (787daily, from public data)
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.
LUMA Energy outage portal · Nov 2, 6:07 AM ASTCustomers 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.
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