The best thing for the USVI is for the gov't to sell WAPA to a major USA utility company. Gov't gets much needed money. Utility company has deep poc...
You may want to contact Jeff Smith at Solar St. John. He provides solar driven pool pumps. If you contact Jeff, tell him you were referred by Lu...
Dear carygirl & All, I just read a summary of the outages on VI Daily News. There has been many calls to the Governor to step in and "do somethi...
VPF, One other thing to consider. You will be noticeably cooler on the mooring as opposed to the slip. The boat (and hatches) move in line with...
We have 3 feet on the ground in Pittsburgh and that is not counting the drifts and shoveled piles that are even higher. :S
Slight correction from what VICaptain mentioned. If you maintain your states-side TMobile account, you can call from STT back to the USA and it is a ...
Cory, I left you phone message. We have an idea for a hybrid system that would utilize solar thermal technology. Needs to be hybrid due to pass...
Let's be honest. The people at WAPA are no dummies. They know quite well about all the new technologies. The problem is that they do not have the e...
Unfortuantely, the biggest part of the electric rate is the LEAC which is about 40 cents per kWh. This is the fuel surcharge. Not sure about STX, bu...
EngRMP, You are pretty much correct. I didn't run the numbers but I knew the area would be sizable particularly since it not practical to butt t...
Guys, Here is the latest power study (one month old). Summary of recommendations is on pages 203 and 204. Pet Coke on STX and Colombian...
The residential rate is the same. Approx. 51 cents per kWh. About 40 cents is LEAC (fuel surcharge). Regards, L
Part of the problem stems from WAPA operating "outside" of the VI gov't. Right now WAPA has no money to invest in new plants / upgrades, etc. So wha...
WAPA is still all on oil. That's why out of the normal electric residential rate of say about 45 cents per kWh, the LEAC (oil surcharge) is about 35 ...
K- Private mooring balls can not be rented or transfered / sold from the original owner and vessel. I just got a copy of the mooring installatio...
EE: You are correct. I got a copy of the mooring applic. and it is specific to the owner and vessel. I states no renting or transfer permitted eith...
H-a-J, Usually the steam electric plant conversion is to get away from oil. Oil fired units are converted to NG. Most plants in the USA are...
Thanks EZ and J. That is the current plan, but if there was a ball open, it just makes life easier as we need to do some upgrades and mgt. company wi...
