…repair work conducted over the weekend on a main transmission line, WAPA said Monday afternoon. This line feeds power from the Randolph Harley Power Plant primarily to customers on the eastern side of St. Thomas and St. John. Back…
WAPA CEO Andrew Smith told the public that the brown water in parts of St. Croix isn't unsafe for use, speaking at the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday. Smith addressed ongoing disruptions as WAPA works on system r…
…approved by the governing board of the VI Water and Power Authority (WAPA) during their most recent meeting. Up to 68 megawatts of solar energy and 55 megawatts of wind energy is expected to come online within the next 24 to 48 mo…
…a dilapidated bowling alley, a small cottage and a parking lot for WAPA's Line Department at the bottom of Donkey Hill on St. Thomas. The contract came with an option to renew, but with WAPA's announcement Monday of a new home for…
…members heard from Christian Bergstrom of the Gehring Group, WAPA’s employee benefits consultant. “With the proposed changes, WAPA is looking to improve its standings as a top choice employer,” Bergstrom said, before suggesting th…
…will see significant savings. But pinning Andrew Smith down, the WAPA chief executive on providing a number relative to the savings that ratepayers would realize was near impossible, with Mr. Smith deciding not to provide a set am…
…the effort barely provides savings to the authority while locking WAPA into a 20-year agreement in a market that is constantly changing. WAPA officials came before the committee requesting that senators permit them to lease multip…
…weekend and Monday, the governor said the funds started flowing to WAPA after Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 sent the cost of fuel surging. Mr. Bryan has repeatedly stated that without the government's support, the 41…
…that says the authority hopes to raise utility rates by 39 percent. WAPA categorically denied this particular claim, but it acknowledged that it would not be able to survive its current trajectory, where the cost to provide a serv…
…meeting is to discuss fuel supply issues affecting the agency," WAPA said Thursday night. Governor Albert Bryan recently told the Consortium that his administration was in the process of looking for ways to help residents offset w…
The V.I. Water and Power Authority board on Thursday approved WAPA's request to enter into a 12-month contract for fuel supply with Borinken Towing & Salvage (Borinken Marine Group) for the supply of No. 2 distillate fuel oil and …
…to lead their respective divisions,” said Mr. Hodge, according to a WAPA release. Ms. Sinclair joined the authority as deputy general counsel in 2020 having spent years in the public and private sectors, according to the release. …
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