Four New Generators Arrive to Add 10 MW of Standby Power for St. John

ST. THOMAS-ST. JOHN — Four new generators with a combined capacity of 10 megawatts arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands Wednesday, advancing an $8 million project intended to provide additional standby generation for St. John following reliability problems on the island earlier this year. The four Cummins generator sets can each produce 2.5 megawatts. They were shipped from Alabama earlier this month and arrived August 26. The project is supported by Federal Emergency Management Agency funding and is being carried out by the V.I. Water and Power Authority in coordination with the Office of Disaster Recovery and contractor RG Engineering. Once installed, the units are intended to provide backup generation capacity that can help maintain electric service to St. John residents and businesses when additional power is needed. “ODR is pleased to support the Authority in marking this crucial step towards the larger goal of increasing grid reliability and resilience,” said ODR Director Adrien...