GAO-20-141, PUERTO RICO ELECTRICITY GRID RECOVERY: Better Information and Enhanced Coordination Is Needed to Address Challenges
GAO-20-141 www.gao.gov United States Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Requesters October 2019 Puerto Rico Electricity Grid Recovery Better Information and Enhanced Coordination Is Needed to Address Challenges United States Government Accountability Office Highlights Highlights of GAO-20-141, a report to Congressional Requesters October 2019 Puerto Rico Electricity Grid Recovery Better Information and Enhanced Coordination Is Needed to Address Challenges Why GAO Did This Study In 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged Puerto Rico's electricity grid, causing the longest blackout in U.S. history. It took roughly 11 months after the hurricanes for power to be restored to all of the customers with structures deemed safe for power restoration. Federal agencies, including FEMA, provided about $3.9 billion to help restore electricity service, which included temporary or partial repairs. Now that electricity service has been restored, local entities face the longer- term and more expensive task of grid recovery to more fully repair and rebuild the grid. …
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