Is there a power outage in Puerto Rico today?

Right now LUMA reports 1,440 customers without service (0.1% of 1,468,223). This page shows the live state of LUMA's grid: total customers without power, a breakdown by the seven regions, and a map. It refreshes every 5 minutes.

What is load shedding (relevo de carga)?

Load shedding is a rolling blackout LUMA applies when available generation can't cover demand. To avoid a full system collapse, sectors are disconnected in turns, usually for one to three hours. Here they appear as "from load shedding", separate from faults and planned maintenance.

How many customers are without power in my region?

The "By region" section lists LUMA's seven operating regions (Arecibo, Bayamón, Caguas, Carolina, Mayagüez, Ponce, and San Juan) ordered by share of customers without service, and the map colors them by severity. LUMA doesn't publish customer counts by municipality.

How often is the data updated?

LUMA updates its system every few minutes; this page polls LUMA's API every 5 minutes and stores every new update to build the history. The time under the headline number is LUMA's latest published timestamp, in Puerto Rico time (AST).

Where does the data come from?

Outages come from the public API behind LUMA's official map (miluma.lumapr.com). Demand, reserve, and generation by plant come from LUMA's System Overview page. Demographics come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 1-year). This site is not affiliated with LUMA or the Government of Puerto Rico.

How do I report an outage to LUMA?

Through the Mi LUMA app, at miluma.lumapr.com, or by calling 1-844-888-5862 (LUMA). For emergencies with downed lines, call 911.

Live · Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico power outages right now: 1,440 customers without power

0.1% of LUMA's 1,468,223 customers. The hardest-hit region is Arecibo, at 0.29% without service.

Updated by LUMA Aug 25, 12:20 AM AST

1,440

0.1%

without service

0.00%

from load shedding

0.00%

planned maintenance

1,466,783

99.9%

with service

1,468,223

LUMA

total customers

By region

Seven regions, one grid.

LUMA divides the island into seven operating regions. Each bar shows the share of customers currently without service, ordered from most to least affected.

01
Arecibo
0.3%
522 of 177,369 customers
02
Bayamon
0.2%
506 of 216,496 customers
03
Mayaguez
0.1%
194 of 216,605 customers
04
Carolina
0.1%
70 of 141,663 customers
05
Ponce
0.1%
101 of 212,508 customers
06
Caguas
0.0%
42 of 250,514 customers
07
San Juan
0.0%
5 of 253,068 customers

The grid

Generation versus demand, right now.

When reserves hit zero, LUMA sheds load — rolling blackouts to protect the system. Reserve margin is the earliest warning that one is coming.

2,640 MW

current demand

Next hour: 2,644 MW

733 MW

in reserve

27.8% of demand · adequate reserve

2,724 MW

forecast peak demand

641 MW

forecast reserve at peak

Generation by plant · 2,641 MW

Costa Sur629 MW
capacity 1,000 MW
AES472 MW
capacity 550 MW
Eco Eléctrica391 MW
capacity 550 MW
San Juan364 MW
capacity 850 MW
Palo Seco270 MW
capacity 600 MW
Aguirre222 MW
capacity 900 MW
San Juan TM149 MW
capacity 250 MW
Mayaguez88 MW
capacity 250 MW
Aguirre Combined Cycle30 MW
capacity 400 MW
Gas Turbine18 MW
capacity 400 MW
Wind4 MW
capacity 110 MW
Solar2 MW
capacity 150 MW
Cambalache1 MW
capacity 250 MW
Landfill Gas1 MW
capacity 10 MW
Palo Seco TM0 MW
capacity 150 MW
Hydroelectric0 MW
capacity 100 MW

Source: LUMA Energy, System Overview · read 12:27 AM AST

History

What LUMA doesn't keep.

LUMA only publishes the current state. Since we started saving every update, this is the curve of customers without service.

Tracking since Aug 24, 6:50 PM · 7 updates in this range

Customers without service

Peak: 6,263 · Aug 24, 6:50 PM

Aug 25, 12:00 AM1,291

Generation reserve

Aug 25, 12:09 AM707 MW

Source: LUMA Energy, recorded by Apagón Puerto Rico every ~5 minutes.

Context

Puerto Rico by the numbers.

Outages don't happen in a vacuum. This U.S. Census data shows the economic reality of the communities living through them.

Poverty

Four in ten.

Puerto Rico's poverty rate is more than triple the U.S. national average. Children are hit hardest.

37.3%

below the poverty line

1,184,965 of 3,176,131 people

Under 1851.8%
248,127 people
18 to 6433.1%
635,150 people
65 and over38.7%
301,688 people
Men35.2%
527,856 people
Women39.2%
657,109 people

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates, table S1701.

Income

Half of households live on less than this.

Puerto Rico's median household income is roughly a third of the U.S. figure. The distribution is concentrated at the bottom.

$27,213

median income

$43,218

mean income

1,242,609 households

Households by income bracket

< $10k18.3%
$10k–$15k11%
$15k–$25k17.9%
$25k–$35k12.1%
$35k–$50k13.4%
$50k–$75k12.6%
$75k–$100k6.4%
$100k–$150k4.8%
$150k–$200k1.9%
$200k+1.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates, table S1901.

Wage gap

What men and women earn.

Median annual earnings for full-time, year-round workers.

$22,214

men

670,333 workers

$22,297

women

630,970 workers

+$83

women earn 0.4% more

Overall median: $22,251

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates, table B20017.

Employment

Fewer than half take part.

Of 2,796,511 people aged 16 and over, labor force participation remains among the lowest of any U.S. jurisdiction.

47.5%

labor force participation

43.4%

employment-to-population ratio

8.4%

unemployment

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates, table S2301.

Education

Educational attainment.

Highest level completed by 2,428,065 people aged 25 and over.

Less than 9th grade11.1%
268,754 people
High school graduate27.8%
675,932 people
Bachelor's degree20.9%
506,436 people
Graduate / professional8.8%
214,691 people

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates, table S1501.

Health

Health insurance coverage.

Civilian noninstitutionalized population with and without health insurance.

94.4%

insured

5.6%

uninsured

Insured · 94.4%Uninsured · 5.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates, table S2701.

Questions

What people ask.

Is there a power outage in Puerto Rico today?: Right now LUMA reports 1,440 customers without service (0.1% of 1,468,223). This page shows the live state of LUMA's grid: total customers without power, a breakdown by the seven regions, and a map. It refreshes every 5 minutes.
What is load shedding (relevo de carga)?: Load shedding is a rolling blackout LUMA applies when available generation can't cover demand. To avoid a full system collapse, sectors are disconnected in turns, usually for one to three hours. Here they appear as "from load shedding", separate from faults and planned maintenance.
How many customers are without power in my region?: The "By region" section lists LUMA's seven operating regions (Arecibo, Bayamón, Caguas, Carolina, Mayagüez, Ponce, and San Juan) ordered by share of customers without service, and the map colors them by severity. LUMA doesn't publish customer counts by municipality.
How often is the data updated?: LUMA updates its system every few minutes; this page polls LUMA's API every 5 minutes and stores every new update to build the history. The time under the headline number is LUMA's latest published timestamp, in Puerto Rico time (AST).
Where does the data come from?: Outages come from the public API behind LUMA's official map (miluma.lumapr.com). Demand, reserve, and generation by plant come from LUMA's System Overview page. Demographics come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 1-year). This site is not affiliated with LUMA or the Government of Puerto Rico.
How do I report an outage to LUMA?: Through the Mi LUMA app, at miluma.lumapr.com, or by calling 1-844-888-5862 (LUMA). For emergencies with downed lines, call 911.

Help

Organizations on the island.

Twelve organizations working in Puerto Rico that accept donations. None are affiliated with this site.

Action

Puerto Rico power outages right now: 1,440 customers without power

Seven regions, one grid.

Arecibo

Bayamon

Mayaguez

Carolina

Ponce

Caguas

San Juan