LUMA workers: We will build a better energy future for Puerto Rico
On June 1, LUMA, the new energy company in Puerto Rico, replaced the government utility Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). Much is written about what has been going wrong since June 1, but we want to set the record straight about the company we work for now, compared with our experience working for PREPA.
LUMA has been operating the electric transmission and distribution system here in Puerto Rico for just over five months. It was established with the goal of building a more reliable, more resilient and cleaner energy system for our 3.2 million friends, families and neighbors.
Our LUMA family is over 3,000-strong; we know and see firsthand the progress we are making every single day to build a better energy system for Puerto Rico. How? Because it’s people like us and thousands of others doing the work on the ground.
While no one can ignore the real challenges that exist, we are determined to repair, rebuild, clean up and modernize an entire system that suffered decades of neglect. If anyone doubts this, they should visit Puerto Rico where they can see what we see every day.
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