Due to WAPA water service interruptions on St. Croix that have affected Central High School and Elena Christian Jr. High School, both schools will be officially dismissed at 1:00 p.m. today, Friday, March 4, 2016, according to a D…
…the water service interruption impact on potable water customers. WAPA Interim Executive Director Julio Rhymer said Wednesday night that less than a half dozen customers in front of The Home Depot store and no more than 20 custome…
…"What we would like to do is to be able to impose a surcharge on the WAPA bill that will be not less than $1, but for its highest users, hopefully not more than $20. So if your business consume a lot of power, your surcharge will …
…request. Mrs. Plaskett said her office had been working closely with WAPA, the ACOE, and the Northern Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) toward streamlining the permitting process for development of projects in the territor…
…the Epic Curacao, ship carrying first delivery of propane fuel to WAPA in October, 2015. Jean P. Greaux, Jr., WAPA’s communications director, told The Consortium that there were some complaints, but he could not confirm whether th…
…strikes which took out a couple of 25 and 50 KVA transformers,” said WAPA Director Hugo V. Hodge, Jr. By mid-afternoon Tuesday, crews had restored service in Estates Cane Carlton, Pearl, Castle Coakley, Seven Hills, All for the Be…
…reports from VI Consortium about unfair hiring practices at WAPA's propane conversion facility being constructed in Estate Diamond in Christiansted. Hodge issued a statement this week defending the project's lead contractor, VITOL…
…spending had dropped, we suspect that the high cost of energy from WAPA may have contributed to the overall decrease. In the midst of all the bad news, there were positive signs, as two sectors saw growth: tourism and rum producti…
…hour through September 30, 2026, citing fuel market uncertainty, WAPA’s financial condition, generator issues and underperforming renewable energy projects.
Virgin Islands residents who own Tesla Powerwall home battery storage systems could soon be paid up to $4000 to make their stored energy available to support the municipal supply of electricity during “periods of elevated demand a…
…advanced Gov. Bryan's nominations of financial analyst Joan Foy to WAPA’s Board and attorney Mark Wiechnik to the Historic Preservation Commission, citing their experience as vital to reform and revitalization efforts.