…electrical service his radio stations have utilized, a press release WAPA issued late Monday states. In the ad, heard by The Consortium, a voice is heard announcing a 5:00 p.m. shutdown of the station for "several days" if WAPA do…
PSC staff said unresolved WAPA complaints are affecting efficiency and public confidence, while WAPA cited a 25% reduction in complaints, faster adjustments, fewer estimated bills and a need for clearer collaboration with regulato…
…the complexity of the situation, noting the multifaceted issues that WAPA faces, including financial, operational, and maintenance challenges. "This is a very complex situation that has presented some significant challenges... But…
Where will WAPA get the money to continue keeping electricity prices stable, after the $97.5 million that had been allocated to it from American Rescue Plan Act funds runs out in the middle of the year? The suggestion is that the …
…of funds at the V.I. Water and Power Authority, after learning that WAPA had deducted Government Employees' Retirement System contributions from employees’ checks and to date has not remitted those deductions to the pension system…
…the V.I. Water and Power Authority Interim CEO Noel Hodge and WAPA Board Chairman Kyle Fleming Tuesday morning to discuss challenging in court bills that became law through veto override that have changed the composition of the WA…
…Housing and Urban Development is withholding millions in funding to WAPA until the authority can meet multiple criteria, including lowering the percentage of billing estimation to under 2 percent, which in July 2020 stood at 11 pe…
After starting a grassroots movement that ultimately led to a top WAPA attorney being let go for racially charged comments the attorney, Mark Kragel, made on Facebook, where he wrote, "F*ck Black Lives Matter" and called the organ…
…before December 31 to keep the supply of propane fuel flowing to WAPA. On the hook for the payment is the Government of the Virgin Islands, and the Senate has called an emergency session on Friday to approve the funds for the Dutc…
…Ms. Plaskett said that based on her in-depth conversations with WAPA officials and outside experts, “I believe that the Virgin Islands is suffering an energy crisis.” She said the regular power outages plaguing the islands are sym…
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