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Crime · Archive
…is cautioning residents to be aware of persons presumably posing as WAPA employees and attempting to gain access to homes, WAPA said through a press release issued late Wednesday. WAPA says it does not have any employees going doo…
Opinion · Archive
…gives US Virgin Islanders relief in their Water and Power Authority (WAPA) bills for each and every power outage experienced in their daily lives. The CARE Refund Legislation and its supporting calculation needs to be well thought…
VIC News · Archive
ST. THOMAS -- Roughly 16,000 Water and Power Authority (WAPA) customers, who reside in St. Thomas and St. John lost power at about 7:50 p.m. on Saturday night, around the time WAPA lost generating unit 23, the authority's 'workhor…
Business · Archive
Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) officials and board members are praising the semi-autonomous entity's latest audit that revealed its coverage ratio (the measure of a company's ability to meet its financial obligati…
WAPA
The Public Services Commission says delinquent payments from WAPA and VIWMA have left it unable to pay hearing examiners and consultants, halting required reviews of electricity, water, solid waste and wastewater rates.
WAPA
…on Monday rejected calls for a state of emergency over the recent WAPA outages affecting St. Thomas and St. John, arguing that the crisis is not rooted in a lack of money or authority but in aging infrastructure, damaged equipment…
Economy
…vehicles could add $25M to $30M in annual electricity sales for WAPA, boost usage by about 10%, lower fuel costs for residents, and lead to gas stations closing over a three- to four-year transition.
WAPA
WAPA said crews are still repairing multiple stressed components after a fault triggered Sunday’s outage, with no firm restoration time as the utility coordinates with the hospital, VIPD, and Education while urging residents to fo…
Crime
Following a February gunpoint robbery at WAPA’s Richmond plant, two suspects have been arrested; VIPD corrected its original release, noting the woman was employed by a contracted security firm—not WAPA directly—as previously stat…
Hurricane Season
WAPA’s Karl Knight told PSC members that a deal with Peerless Oil should be signed within days, allowing diesel inventory buildup. A propane RFP will prioritize suppliers able to deliver 70,000 barrels within 72 hours of the USVI.
WAPA
As excessive heat and Saharan dust push temperatures above 108°F, WAPA calls for community participation in conserving energy to prevent more frequent power outages
WAPA
As WAPA’s debt grows and cost-saving energy projects remain delayed, the Public Services Commission agrees to freeze current electricity rates through December
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