WAPA progress on STX

Not to be negative, shouldn't they have bought these in the beginning, now they have to go out and replace 6500 poles. SMH

The first poles erected after Irmaria were put up using FEMA disaster funding. These FEMA funded projects are about restoring to the same level of service/efficacy as before the storm. VI was completing with PR, TX, FL and other islands for replacement poles. The goal was to restore power as quickly as possible - really remarkable that it happened if you think about it.

Now, VI has received additional federal funds to harden its electric grid and replace facilities with more resilient structures. This is extraordinarily important before the next storm hits, whether this year or years from now. These facilities include electric, schools, hospitals, public/low income housing etc.

Not to be negative, shouldn't they have bought these in the beginning, now they have to go out and replace 6500 poles. SMH

Yes, that's great, but in a rush to get power back, someone should have said, wait, can we do the new poles now, let's get fema, usvi and the us gov't together and do this right. but we are talking about 2 inept gov'ts for sure.

You can't improve with FEMA disaster funds - you can only replace. It's about policy and purpose - not ineptitude of either government. Money wasn't available to improve until the Trump signed the disaster bill earlier this year.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanfleischmann/2017/12/05/all-in-philanthropy-the-story-of-bloomberg-lps-rebuilding-team-in-the-u-s-virgin-islands/#723d13a34cda

Yes, that's great, but in a rush to get power back, someone should have said, wait, can we do the new poles now, let's get fema, usvi and the us gov't together and do this right. but we are talking about 2 inept gov'ts for sure.

Dave. I was curious also

And there is still the question of when the composite poles will be available.

http://viconsortium.com/business/wapa-board-approves-composite-poles-purchase-and-contracts-for-their-installation/

http://viconsortium.com/business/wapa-board-approves-composite-poles-purchase-and-contracts-for-their-installation/

Yeah, that's what I originally posted.

They are putting composite poles on St John as we speak. 😉

There's no way tens of thousands of composite poles existed for the USVI, PR, FLA, TX, ECT right after Irmaria. I don't think anybody would have been up to forgoing electricity until they were all built, paid for, trucked to a port, loaded, shipped, received and finally installed.

March 9, 2018 vi consortium

WAPA RESTORES POWER TO 100 PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS TERRITORY-WIDE

how many does that still leave without power?

how many does that still leave without power?

Presumably all of those are damaged buildings/weather heads that need to be repaired by owner and some may never be repaired.

any idea of the numbers

how many does that still leave without power?

Presumably all of those are damaged buildings/weather heads that need to be repaired by owner and some may never be repaired.

any idea of the numbers

how many does that still leave without power?

Presumably all of those are damaged buildings/weather heads that need to be repaired by owner and some may never be repaired.

All of them? *-) 🙂

lol, thank you . i needed the laugh this morning.

and am surprised by her less than kind response

any idea of the numbers

how many does that still leave without power?

Presumably all of those are damaged buildings/weather heads that need to be repaired by owner and some may never be repaired.

All of them? *-) 🙂

One interesting tidbit about WAPA is that they are very responsive to email if you report the problem and provide your details including cell phone number via website and totally unresponsive to telephone reports.

Getting WAPA voicemail and leaving the message gets 100% ignored. Emailing works!

That's a switch. I've not gotten response to e-mail in the past.

On a related topic, anyone get a WAPA bill lately? They've not done a reading on my meter for two months and I've got a smart meter.

I have seen only one bill in January. Nothing after that.

All I know for sure is that the USVI have handled the power restoration much better than Puerto Rico. I'm not suggesting that we give Governor Mapp a great big at-a-boy. But, I was pleasantly surprised at how well the restoration was carried out.

All I know for sure is that the USVI have handled the power restoration much better than Puerto Rico. I'm not suggesting that we give Governor Mapp a great big at-a-boy. But, I was pleasantly surprised at how well the restoration was carried out.

Yes, they did a relatively good job considering what they had to deal with. Much smaller scale to focus on than PR PR is like 25 times the size of the VI. The VI brought in roughly 800 lineman. Imagine trying to get 20,000 linemen into PR along with all the equipment. Let''s hope they make some good progress with the composite poles before next season.

Composite poles have been going up in hermon hill past couple of weeks

Credit goes to extremely hardworking mainland crews. The local WAPA guys I know and talked to were impressed by speed and efficiency of our saviors.

thats the only way i contact them. sometimes they will call you within the hour and sometimes just an email back

One interesting tidbit about WAPA is that they are very responsive to email if you report the problem and provide your details including cell phone number via website and totally unresponsive to telephone reports.

Getting WAPA voicemail and leaving the message gets 100% ignored. Emailing works!

im not really sure thats true. a couple of weeks ago they only had 100k without power. which really isnt bad considering the size of them compared to us and the number of customers

All I know for sure is that the USVI have handled the power restoration much better than Puerto Rico. I'm not suggesting that we give Governor Mapp a great big at-a-boy. But, I was pleasantly surprised at how well the restoration was carried out.