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Posted August 13, 2025

Even without hurricanes, customers in Puerto Rico lose about 27 hours of power per year ›

Puerto Rico average duration of annual electricity interruptions

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report
Data values: Reliability–2024 Data Early Release

Even without accounting for electricity interruptions resulting from major events such as hurricanes, customers in Puerto Rico experienced on average 27 hours of power grid interruptions per year between 2021 and 2024. By comparison, electricity customers in the mainland United States generally experience about two hours of electricity interruptions per year without major events.

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  • 11.9
  • %


  • 32.9%
    from year earlier
  • 8/11/2025
  • Daily electric power demand
  • 14191
  • GWh


  • 0.6%
    from year earlier
  • $3.05
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  • $0.158 /million Btu
    from week earlier
  • $0.953 /million Btu
    from year earlier
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  • $13.90 /barrel
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