VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER AND POWER Order No. 39/2018 — April 3, 2018
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION IN RE: PSC Docket No. 289 VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER AND POWER Order No. 39/2018 AUTHORITY’S LEVELIZED ENERGY ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE ORDER WHEREAS, on April 3, 2018, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority’s (hereinafter “WAPA” or “Authority”), filed its Semi-Annual Petition (hereinafter “Petition”) for the Electric and Water Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause (hereinafter “LEAC”) for the period July 1 to December 31, 2018, to be applied to the bills issued on or after July 1, 2018; and WHEREAS, in the Petition, WAPA stated that on May 5, 2017, Vitol suspended delivery of Liquid Propane Gas (hereinafter “‘propane”) to the its power plants in the St. Thomas/St. John and St. Croix districts; and WHEREAS, the suspension of propane deliveries to the Authority forced it to revert to costlier No. 2 fuel oil for electricity generation; and WHEREAS, the Authority began utilizing propane in August 2017 in its power plant on St. …
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GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION IN RE: PSC Docket No. 289 VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER AND POWER Order No. 39/2018 AUTHORITY’S LEVELIZED ENERGY ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE ORDER WHEREAS, on April 3, 2018, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority’s (hereinafter “WAPA” or “Authority”), filed its Semi-Annual Petition (hereinafter “Petition”) for the Electric and Water Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause (hereinafter “LEAC”) for the period July 1 to December 31, 2018, to be applied to the bills issued on or after July 1, 2018; and WHEREAS, in the Petition, WAPA stated that on May 5, 2017, Vitol suspended delivery of Liquid Propane Gas (hereinafter “‘propane”) to the its power plants in the St. Thomas/St. John and St. Croix districts; and WHEREAS, the suspension of propane deliveries to the Authority forced it to revert to costlier No. 2 fuel oil for electricity generation; and WHEREAS, the Authority began utilizing propane in August 2017 in its power plant on St. Croix, and resumed use of propose post-hurricanes in January 2018; and WHEREAS, the Authority stated that its power plant on St. Thomas was scheduled to come online using propane in April 2018; and WHEREAS, the Authority’s power plant on St. Thomas has not come online using propane; and WHEREAS, on June 29, 2018, the Commission held a Special Meeting at its office located at No. 1003 Estate Ross, Suite 4, Barbel Plaza on the island of St. Thomas, United Virgin Islands and via teleconference at the Port Authority conference room located at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on the island of St. Croix, United Virgin Islands: and WHEREAS, at the meeting, the PSC expressed its dissatisfaction with the inclusion of No. 2 fuel oil in WAPA’s petition and the continued delays in bringing more efficient propane gas-burning units online; and