(Bloomberg) – Eight months after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico's power grid, causing the largest blackout in U.S. history, more than 98% of the people have their power back.
The remaining 2% may have to wait a while.
About 23,000 still without power
Though about 23,000 of the 1.47 million customers remain without power, U.S. officials said Tuesday they plan on winding down their efforts and instead will turn the remainder over to local officials who struggled even pre-storm to provide reliable electricity
The Army Corps of Engineers, one of the federal agencies involved in efforts to restore power to the island, plans to end its mission next week, Charles R. Alexander, a director with the agency, testified Tuesday before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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