Puerto Rico’s electric utility is already facing daunting challenges trying to restore power to nearly 25,000 homes and businesses after hurricanes Irma and Maria. But one more hurdle is emerging—a shrinking workforce.
Jose Gonzalez, a lineman who has worked for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) for 20 years, said the one of the biggest problems with restoration work is that the number of crews is down, due to PREPA employees taking early retirement or being lured to the U.S. mainland for better-paying electric utility jobs.
Nearly eight months after the hurricanes hit the island, 1.7 percent of PREPA’s ...
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