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WAPA to Install New Generators for St. Thomas/ St. John District; Bryan, Kupfer, Seeking 5-Cent Reduction in Base Rate by 2021

ST. THOMAS -- Ratepayers territory-wide could see a slight drop in their monthly WAPA bills and a more substantial boost in power generation in the St. Thomas/ St. John District by the end of 2020. If all goes accordingly. Use of renewable fuels will increase dramatically. And the power outages that have plagued Virgin Islanders since WAPA’s birth in 1964 will be fewer and farther in between. Again, if all goes accordingly.  Government officials announced Monday major advances in both the territory’s recovery from Mother Nature’s 2017 wrath and in resiliency in the face of future disasters.  The Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. administration said doors are now open for bids for the purchase and installation of four propane-fueled generators at the Randolph Harley Power Plant. Soliciting bids for the $90 million future project is a “milestone” in WAPA’s post-hurricane transformation. New generators to replace old ones are expected to generate up to 40 megawatts of electricity to the grid serving ...