The contract between the Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (PREPA) and Power Expectations to provide temporary power generation to the island has been under scrutiny since before its signing in June. The contract has been examined by the press, the Asamblea Legislativa, and state and federal authorities.
The mayor of Bayamón stated that 'everyone failed' regarding the contract.
In context (787daily, from public data)
LUMA's portal showed under 0.1% of customers out at 6:07 AM AST on Nov 6, 2026. Across the 61 days 787daily has tracked it, the daily average is 0.2% and the worst was 1.8% on Sep 30, 2026.
LUMA Energy outage portal · Nov 6, 6:07 AM ASTCustomers in LUMA's Bayamón region averaged 28.3 hours without power in the fiscal year that ended in June 2026, against 28.4 hours island-wide.
LUMA operates the transmission and distribution system. A LUMA region is a utility district named for its hub town, not that town alone.
PR Energy Bureau, as filed by LUMA · fiscal year ending June 2026More on Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
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