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…will be considered as part of the PSC's decision on whether to grant WAPA the rate increase it has been asking for. The public hearings will be held on the following dates: Oct. 21 on St. Croix at 5:30 p.m. (location to be determi…
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ST. THOMAS -- WAPA is reporting steady progress on reconstruction of a new electrical substation in Estate Nazareth in the East End of St. Thomas. Contractors poured a concrete roof last week, advancing a project that promises to …
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The WAPA governing board during its monthly meeting on Thursday approved a number of water system related projects, many aimed at improving potable water service on St. Croix, WAPA said in a release Thursday. The approved water sy…
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…Executive Director Lawrence J. Kupfer said Friday that a team of WAPA engineers, technical staff from APR Energy, and engineers from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have made good progress on a path forward to address the root…
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…stations in Richmond, Contentment and Concordia. The move came after WAPA said it suffered a temporary setback in the ongoing efforts to build a high enough water storage capacity at the Kingshill storage tank. Community members h…
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…Public Services Commission (P.S.C.) on Wednesday voted to consider WAPA's request for an electric rate increase, which WAPA said is needed to pay for the loans, secured through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Most …
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…have been approved under FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, WAPA has announced. The hazard mitigation projects include the installation of more durable composite poles, a general hardening of the electric grid, the undergroun…
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…and chief executive officer of the utility, effective March 1, 2018, WAPA said on Thursday. Mr. Kupfer comes to the authority having spent more than 20 years with Hess Corporation and its affiliated companies. He is also a former …
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…that as of Sunday, some 27,000 power customers were reenergized, as WAPA races to complete 90 percent restoration before Christmas. Below, the latest update. HURRICANE RESTORATION UPDATE On Sunday, crews restored customers in the …
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…major step in the territory's power restoration effort. Below, find WAPA's latest power and potable water restoration update post-Hurricanes Irma and Maria. ELECTRIC SYSTEM On St. Croix Tuesday, crews energized areas in the vicini…
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…planting new poles from Starfish Market along a route to Gina Hill. WAPA personnel has removed electrical meters at locations where damage was apparent to either an electrical meter base and or weather head. In these instances, th…
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Update: At about 12:13 a.m. Thursday, WAPA said service to all affected customers on St. Croix had been fully restored. Original Story: ST. CROIX -- At 11:17 p.m. on Wednesday, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said its…
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