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WAPA says the current streetlight funding formula is unsustainable, with about $2 million generated annually against roughly $7.5 million in costs. It proposes raising the property-tax allocation to 11% and adding a customer surch…
WAPA
WAPA’s board extended the maturity of $63.74 million in 2021 and 2024 bond anticipation notes to June 30, 2027, giving the utility more time to pursue refinancing while absorbing up to $4.5 million in interest already built into i…
Community Center
WAPA says all St. Thomas and St. John feeders were restored late Saturday after repeated blackouts and repairs to Unit 27. Isolated outages may remain, while reduced early-voting hours are still scheduled for Sunday following powe…
WAPA
WAPA says outages could recur in the St. Thomas–St. John district while Units 15, 23 and Wärtsilä 5 remain offline. Unit 15 is targeted for January 2027, Unit 23 late next year, and Wärtsilä 5 has no firm repair timetable, officia…
WAPA
WAPA plans two 9-megawatt units for the St. Thomas-St. John district and three for St. Croix, where they would replace leased generation. Karl Knight said factory-new units could be acquired in late 2028 at the earliest, if WAPA e…
Health
WAPA says E. coli was detected twice at the Frederiksted Dock sample point, prompting a Tier 1 boil-water advisory. Customers should boil water for one minute or use bottled water for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, making ice …
WAPA
WAPA announced rotating outages for St. Thomas and St. John as crews worked on generator failures. Gittens called for private power generation with government control of distribution, citing exploratory discussions with an unnamed…
Economy
WAPA says it can no longer absorb rising fuel costs and is seeking a 3-cent LEAC increase, after months of warnings about oil prices and its finances. Brent was above $100 Monday; approval could add $12 monthly for a household usi…
WAPA
WAPA says Unit 27 returned Saturday after repairs using parts from Texas and Missouri, but St. Thomas and St. John still face a 3–5 megawatt generation deficit. Water supplies have stabilized, while a minor fuel leak will require …
WAPA
WAPA's board ratified a $3.3 million purchase of 15,000 barrels of ultra-low-sulfur diesel from Borinquen Towing and Salvage to maintain fuel supplies. One member opposed the move and another abstained ahead of Tuesday's hearing o…
WAPA
WAPA says reverse-osmosis production has resumed at Richmond after water-quality testing cleared the intake, but pressure will recover gradually across St. Croix. The island remains under a boil-water advisory, and conservation me…
WAPA
…St. Thomas outages, including planned disruptions, “torture” as WAPA prepared for five more hours of propane-valve work. Karl Knight warned the district remains in a “very tender capacity situation” until more generation is added.
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