Most media outlets claim 70 percent of Puerto Rico is without power but that statistic is flawed

[Judi Lynn]

SARAH K. BURRIS
02 NOV 2017 AT 20:52 ET

According to Frances Robles, a New York Times justice reporter for Central America, it isn’t that 70 percent is without power, it’s that the power company is only able to produce 30 percent of its power. That power isn’t going to residents of the island, it’s only reserved for the most essential services. The reality is Puerto Rican residents are still without power.

“The [Puerto Rican] government recently acknowledged that when it reports the percentage of power restored, it wasn’t talking about customers,” Robles wrote in a Thursday twitter explanation. “The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, now admits that it was talking about percent of power BEING GENERATED [sic].”

All of that power is being reserved for hospitals, first responders and the water pumps to try and drain the floodwaters from the island.

“So if you ask around in Puerto Rico, hardly ANYBODY at all has power, unless you live next door to a hospital or the governor’s mansion,” Robles explained. “One of my cousins has power – but not enough for AC – because she’s right next to the airport, but the huge hotel across the street doesn’t.”

More:
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/most-media-outlets-claim-70-percent-of-puerto-rico-is-without-power-but-that-statistic-is-flawed/

LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141904268

[longship]

1. Well, that's a rather important distinction!

Glad that somebody has clarified the situation.

Any hope that the good people of the USA understand this? Probably not. Too bad.

R&