CNE: ‘Best-case scenario may be to make PREPA, LUMA agreement work’
September 14, 2022
Still, there are questions on the table that should be asked and analyzed.
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Luma Energy, PREPA, City of SJ sued over poles blocking sidewalks
August 1, 2022
The Municipality of San Juan’s sidewalks is being affected by the location of the utility poles, which Luma places with PREPA's consent.
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Puerto Rico Energy Bureau orders 2.75-cent drop in cost of energy
August 1, 2022
Puerto Rico consumers will see savings during August and September, when energy consumption is typically the highest of the year.
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LUMA unveils progresodelumapr.com website to share actions
July 27, 2022
LUMA will encourage the public to visit the site to stay updated.
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Op-Ed: LUMA generating dysfunction at end of 1st year
June 20, 2022
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) believes LUMA’s fiscal plan falls short.
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LUMA awards $28M to 4 Puerto Rico-based co.’s to fix, replace streetlights
May 27, 2022
The firms have bene hired to advance work on the FEMA-funded Community Streetlight Initiative.
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Op-Ed: The commercial mission in Spain and the massive 4-day blackout
April 12, 2022
In my view, it was more important for the governor to remain in the Spain trade mission as planned and properly represent Puerto Rico.
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LUMA to introduce redesigned bill to 1.5M customers this month
March 3, 2022
LUMA customers can expect to begin receiving the redesigned bill starting March 4, 2022, with nearly all customers receiving the new bill by March 31, 2022.
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LUMA reports 7,500 solar client connections in 2Q22
February 16, 2022
The 60-page second quarter report describes LUMA’s activities in detail.
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CNE: ‘Romantizing’ the old PREPA would be a mistake
October 21, 2021
The recent malfunctioning of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) system — which have prompted ongoing rolling blackouts — is the result of decades of mismanagement of the public corporation, so “romantizing” it now would be a mistake, says an analysis released by the Center for a New Economy (CNE). But while blaming PREPA […]
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Op-Ed: 5 questions for House committee on Puerto Rico energy security
October 4, 2021
On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing on Puerto Rico’s electrical system and the LUMA Energy grid privatization contract. Since LUMA Energy took over the island’s transmission and distribution system operations on June 1, electrical service in Puerto Rico has deteriorated even further — including unacceptably long outage […]
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Delays, damages, poor service: LUMA Energy’s first 2 months highlight privatization flaws
August 18, 2021
Failures and frustrations identified in the first two months of LUMA Energy’s operation of Puerto Rico’s energy grid highlight underlying flaws with the privatization contract, according to an analysis by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. Since the June 1 takeover, Puerto Rico residents “have experienced significant problems because of LUMA’s implementation of its electric […]
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s electric grid suffers series of setbacks under LUMA Energy management
June 22, 2021
More than two weeks into its management of Puerto Rico’s electrical system, private contractor LUMA Energy is not off to a good start. Frequent power outages and service delays have tested the patience of an already over-burdened customer base since LUMA Energy took control of the island’s electric system in a privatization switchover on June […]
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LUMA confirms customer service contact information
June 1, 2021
LUMA, the private consortium that will begin operating the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) transmission and distribution system, offered details about its customer service options for clients. As of today, LUMA will have multiple channels for customers to communicate with the company. The toll-free customer service hotline is 1.844.888.5862 (LUMA). Calls made to PREPA’s […]
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LUMA breaks ground on $10M training facility in Canóvanas
April 9, 2021
Company executives and government officials broke ground on the future LUMA College for Technical Training, a $10 million training facility being funded by LUMA parent companies ATCO and Quanta Services. Assessments, onboarding and workforce development are already underway at the LUMA College site, which will become fully operational in phases over the next few months […]
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