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Even without hurricanes, customers in Puerto Rico lose about 27 hours of power per year

Published: 13 August 2025
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

August 13, 2025

Even without accounting for electricity interruptions resulting from major events such as hurricanes, customers in Puerto Rico experienced on average 27 hours of power grid interruptions per year between 2021 and 2024. By comparison, electricity customers in the mainland United States generally experience about two hours of electricity interruptions per year without major events.

Hurricanes and other major events add to the outage time customers experience. In August 2024, Hurricane Ernesto affected at least 1 million customers in Puerto Rico. On average in 2024, customers in Puerto Rico went without electricity for more than 73 hours, of which 43 hours were attributed to major events such as hurricanes. In September 2022, Hurricane Fiona left all 1.5 million electricity customers in Puerto Rico without power. The average customer in Puerto Rico experienced almost

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Tiny chip could unlock gamma ray lasers, cure cancer, and explore the multiverse

Published: 13 August 2025
Categories: Engineering News

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A groundbreaking quantum device small enough to fit in your hand could one day answer one of the biggest questions in science — whether the multiverse is real. This tiny chip can generate extreme electromagnetic fields once only possible in massive, miles-long particle colliders. Beyond probing the fabric of reality, it could lead to powerful gamma ray lasers capable of destroying cancer cells at the atomic level, offering a glimpse into a future where the deepest mysteries of the universe and life-saving medical breakthroughs are unlocked by technology no bigger than your thumb.

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Where West Virginians can meet with FEMA staff

Published: 12 August 2025
Categories: FEMA News

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From August 10 – 16, 2025 

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – FEMA staff is in West Virginia, at community locations selected by local and state officials. If you are a resident of Marion or Ohio counties and you have been impacted by the June 14-15 storms, FEMA staff can answer questions, direct you to state and nonprofit resources, and assist you with your FEMA applications.  

You can visit any of the locations below to meet with FEMA staff in person. Note: disaster survivor assistance pop-up sites will move throughout Marion and Ohio counties. Please check the hours of operation carefully, to note which dates they will be in your area.   

State-led Disaster Recovery Centers and Disaster Survivor Assistance locations are:  

Marion County  

Marion County Disaster Recovery Center  

City of Fairmont Public Safety Building  

500 Quincy Street  

Fairmont, WV 26554  

Hours of operation:  

Mon- Sat 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Closed Sundays)  

Marion County Pop-Up Location 

Marion County Pop-Up Location 

Monongah City Hall 

430 Bridge Street 

Monongah, WV 26554 

Hours of operation:  

August 10-12, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

August 16, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Pleasant Valley Municipal Building  

2340 Kingmont Road 

Pleasant Valley, WV 26554 

Hours of operation: 

August 13-15, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Ohio County  

Ohio County Disaster Recovery Center 

Ohio County Pop-Up Location 

Triadelphia Community Center 

4453 National Road, 

Triadelphia, WV 26059 

Hours of operation: 

Mon- Sat 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Closed Sundays) 

Valley Grove Town Hall 

8566 National Road 

Valley Grove, WV 26060 

Hours of operation: 

August 10-16, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

FEMA’s

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