The entire island of Puerto Rico lost electricity Wednesday afternoon when the island’s power plants were knocked out of service, according to Luma Energy, which generates electricity in Puerto Rico, the latest breakdown of the territory’s faulty electric grid.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/6800137f43ac4563da08a51e/Hurricane-Fiona-Hits-Puerto-Rico--Knocking-Out-Power-Across-The-Island/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2362&amp;cropY1=31&amp;cropY2=1359" alt="Hurricane Fiona Hits Puerto Rico, Knocking Out Power Across The Island" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion classname="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text" role="button">SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO: The Condado tourist zone in San Juan awoke to a general island power outage <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... More</span><span class="expanded-caption"> after Hurricane Fiona struck the Caribbean nation on September 19, 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption>

All of Puerto Rico’s power plants went out of service Wednesday afternoon, causing an island-wide blackout.

Puerto Rico power outage creates island-wide blackout

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