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GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES Public Services Commission In re The Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority Petition for Permanent Electric System Base Rate Relief (Docket 651) Docket No. 651 and 652 Order No. 25/2016 The Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority Petition for Permanent Water System ) ) ) ) And ) ) Base Rate Relief (Docket 652) ) ) ORDER WHEREAS, on December 1, 2015, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (hereinafter “WAPA” or “Authority”), filed two Petitions with the Virgin Islands Public Services (hereinafter “Commission” or “PSC”) seeking permanent Electric and Water Systems base rate relief effective on bills issued on or after July 1, 2016; and WHEREAS, on December 15, 2015, the Commission met in regular session at both its offices on St. Croix and St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands; and WHEREAS, PSC Staff recommended the appointment of Attorney Bennett Chan as hearing examiner for both dockets; and WHEREAS, Section 24 of Title 30 of the Virgin Islands Code provides that applications for new rates may be suspended for a period of up to eight (8) months from the date of filing, which permits the investigation, review, and deliberation of the requested base rates for the electric and water systems. NOW THEREFORE, the Commission ORDERS that 1. Bennett Chan is appointed as the hearing examiner in both Dockets 651 and 652; and 2. That the requested rates be SUSPENDED for a period not to exceed eight (8) months from the date of filing. So Ordered. For the Commission Date: January / , 2016 Sigl Johann Clendenin, Chair