…and distribution system. Once the assessment has been completed, WAPA will activate its emergency call center on St. Thomas to take reports of isolated service interruptions. The public will be advised of the telephone number to c…
…units to stabilize the Randolph Harley power plant in St. Thomas, WAPA announced late Friday. The board’s action came at a special meeting on Friday afternoon. The board approved the authority entering into an engineering, procure…
…at reducing and stabilizing the cost over the next three years, WAPA announced this afternoon. The meeting was held on St. Croix. In explaining the hedge projections provided to WAPA by its consultant, Risk Revenue Energy Associat…
…additional time for a solar power provider to secure financing. WAPA remains under a pair of Power Purchase Agreements with St. Croix Solar, LLC and St. Croix Solar II, LLC, WAPA announced via press release Wednesday afternoon. WA…
…back online. The St. Croix outage came after recent weeks in which WAPA’s most visible power problems had largely affected the St. Thomas-St. John district, where prolonged outages and generation shortfalls drew repeated public sc…
WAPA said the emergency plan includes five Caterpillar units totaling 12.5 megawatts, with three already configured for direct grid integration and the overall deployment targeted for delivery and commissioning within approximatel…
WAPA says service was knocked out around 10:00 p.m. Saturday after what appeared to be deliberate cuts were discovered on a transmission line, leaving St. John without power until Sunday morning and prompting a VIPD investigation.
WAPA has dispatched lineworkers and safety personnel from St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John to Jamaica for a month-long effort assisting with electrical restoration after Hurricane Melissa, while maintaining operational readiness …
WAPA asks STX residents to limit nonessential water use as final repairs progress, with restored power to the Seven Seas plant, temporary generation at Richmond, and ongoing work at pump stations needed to rebuild pressure and ret…
The WAPA Board approved amendments to solar power agreements with Bovoni and Fortuna operators, adding battery storage at 5.45 cents/kWh, even as Chairman Maurice Muia warned about the need for clearer cost and savings analyses.
…delays primarily driven by global supply chain disruptions,” said WAPA following the meeting. “Materials necessary for completing the project have an estimated lead time of at least four months, followed by an additional two month…