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WAPA on Brink of Financial Collapse as LEAC Remains Unchanged Amid Rising Costs, PSC Reveals
With LEACE rates frozen, WAPA teeters on financial ruin. Even so, PSC counsel warns rate hike could drive away more customers
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VIC News · Archive
WAPA Confirms Switch Back To Oil; Says It Will Strike Deal Before Oil Runs Out
ST. CROIX -- WAPA late Sunday confirmed that it had reverted back to oil after what was described as a dispute between VITOL, the propane supplier, and WAPA, because of an outstanding invoice for propane fuel that VITOL had delive…
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WAPA Management Illegally Shipped FEMA-Provided Restoration Materials and Supplies to British Virgin Islands, Whistleblower Lawsuit Says
…to speak up against illegal practices made him a target of WAPA top brass Lawrence Kupfer, the current executive director/CEO of the authority, Gregory Rhymer, who currently serves as special assistant to Mr. Kupfer, Julio Rhymer,…
VIC News · Archive
WAPA Pays $11K And $41K For Spaces It's Not Using, Pays Top Tier Execs $2.3 Million Annually, And Has 12 Corporate Credit Cards
…Water and Power Authority's conundrum: Mr. Vialet pointed out that WAPA was given one of many base rate increases based on the $87 million initial cost for the Vitol propane project in 2013, which was supposed to -- but never did …
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WAPA Crisis Deepens as Gov't Debts Exceed $24 Million; OMB, Dept. of Finance Subpoenaed to Testify
…of the week, before announcing a local state of emergency because WAPA’s financial woes had begun to impact the provision of power in the territory, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. singled out three semi-autonomous agencies who owe WAPA…
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WAPA To Start Issuing 60-Day Bills in March, Saying it Needs More Money to Pay Debt
On the heels of a lawsuit this week filed by a WAPA whistleblower that alleged numerous and repeated instances of corruption, waste, and malfeasance at the embattled public utility, the executive director of the Virgin Islands Wat…
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WAPA and PSC Reforms on the Horizon, VI Lawmakers Say
…is building toward meaningful new laws that will change the way WAPA and its overseers operate. Some senators, among them Independent lawmaker Janelle Sarauw, told the Consortium that measures could be on the governor's desk in a …
VIC News · Archive
WAPA Approves Petition To Request Yet Another Base Rate Hike From PSC; Approval Denial Could Result In Blackouts, Utility Warns
…increase. According to the board, the rate increase is required for WAPA to generate approximately $55 million in revenue for Fiscal Year 2020. If the request were to be rejected by the P.S.C., the territory would face blackouts, …
WAPA
WAPA Seeks Senate Backing for Disconnection Fee Hike, 12-Month Back-Billing for Large Customers, and Streetlight Funding
WAPA is asking lawmakers to raise the fee for pole disconnections in cases involving grow houses, service theft, threats to staff, or other criminal activity from $25 to $275, allow up to 12 months of back-billing for large users,…
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WAPA Reverts to Diesel After Defaulting on Vitol Payment; Bryan, Senators Meet to Discuss Crisis
…even more unreliable electric service during the holiday season. WAPA, earlier this month, failed to make the most recent payment to Vitol, its propane fuel supplier, resulting in the temporary loss of a critical source of fuel fo…
Business · Archive
WAPA, Defying PSC, Will Initatiate Base Rate Increase Wednesday
…Water and Power Authority -- on the heels of a thorough rebuke of WAPA's actions over the years, written by Public Services Commissioner Executive Director Donald Cole -- filed for a reconsideration of the Public Services Commissi…
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WAPA Faces Accusations of Widespread Consumer Fraud as Lawsuit Awaits Class-Action Determination
…are still awaiting word from the court on whether a lawsuit against WAPA for consumer fraud and deceptive business practices will receive class action status. Several plaintiffs, who initially filed suit anonymously in 2021, sough…