Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean air conditioning is no guarantee for an aging population.
A coal plant producing deadly pollution was just extended for years because the island needs more power generation. Utility-scale solar projects have also taken a toll, messing with local hydrology and flooding neighboring barrios. The territory depends on a financially troubled LNG company that has given up its long-term incentives for good service in favor of short-term payouts for the natural gas that's supposed to shore up the grid.
Pretty wild that a small part of that story was told on stage at the Super Bowl halftime show tonight.