WAPA’s petition opposing the PSC’s June LEAC rate cut has halted its July 1 rollout, with the utility arguing that a $2.5 million monthly revenue loss would endanger its financial stability and public service capacity.
…of the Virgin Islands should relinquish direct management of WAPA, hospitals, and waste management services, advocating for private-sector efficiency under public oversight.
Facing nearly $60,000 in fines due to critical spare part shortages, WAPA’s cash flow crisis challenges its compliance with EPA regulations. Despite hurdles, officials anticipate a potential release from the St. Thomas consent dec…
…Services Commission outlines the process for disputing incorrect WAPA bills and emphasizes the importance of keeping accounts current during investigations
The Vitol project remains critical to WAPA despite $113 million in cost overruns, with propane costing $250,000 daily vs. $900,000 for diesel, Knight contended
…significant reduction in the concentration of lead and copper in the WAPA water," officials concluded. Nevertheless, out of "deep concern for the health and wellbeing of the people of this community," the Department of Planning an…
…The PSC approved two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) between WAPA and Advance Power which will seek to provide wind energy generation on the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix. Advance Power LLC describes itself as a USVI-based …
…p.m. Wednesday. Power was restored at about 4:19 p.m., according to WAPA. A WAPA customer expressed frustration with the outages and blamed WAPA for destroying her home appliances. "So far it’s come back twice to go back out. And …
…several projects to improve its services to the public. On Thursday, WAPA board members voted to extend lines of credit needed to sustain operations as the authority struggles financially to service its debts to the banks each mon…
…increasingly cost-effective renewable energy backup such as solar. WAPA Interim CEO Noel Hodge turned over questioning on the matter to Vernon Alexander, director of project management at WAPA, who spoke of ongoing land acquisitio…
…Albert Bryan. Mr. Gittens said the legislation restructures the WAPA board to afford greater accountability and establishes minimum criteria for those who serve. Following last month’s veto override, the Bryan administration took …
…regarding charging the actual poles so we've been working with WAPA. We're now in progress on that end." He also said the USVI needs a lot more cameras than the amount currently being installed to get the desired coverage. Accordi…
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