Still, the island's power company warned that there could be more electricity outages. Local business owners in San Juan told BI about their struggles to recover. Small business owners and workers in Puerto Rico say they're struggling to recover from a massive power outage earlier this week that left the entire island without electricity. Though some businesses and residences had their power restored by Tuesday afternoon or evening, others had to wait longer. ADThe island's power system has been an issue for a long timePuerto Rico has for years dealt with a sometimes rickety power system, highlighted in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017 and Hurricane Fiona in 2022 .

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Persons: they're, they'd, Gabriel Hernandez, Hernandez, Ricardo Arduengo, he's, hasn't, Jose Lopez, Ryan Pamplin, Hurricane Maria, Fiona, Jenniffer González Colón Organizations: BI, Tuesday, Luma Energy, Business, REUTERS, Villa Herencia, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Associated Press Locations: San Juan, Puerto Rico, Verde Mesa, —, Juan, Dorado, Hurricane