U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (September 4, 2024) – The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (“WAPA” or the “Authority”) announces continued conservation efforts as the St. Thomas/St. John district is experiencing low diesel inventory. As part of those efforts, to minimize impact to schools and businesses and to prevent district-wide outages, a rotational outage schedule is in effect between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.

As the Authority awaits delivery of diesel, customers are being asked to conserve energy as much as possible to stabilize power across the district. Customer power consumption continues to rise, leading to increased fuel usage and creating a greater-than-normal demand for fuel.

This initiative to reduce outages requires a collective effort from our community. Actions like minimizing air conditioning use when you're not at your home/business, turning off fans and lights when leaving a room, and unplugging electronics not in use can all contribute to reduce power consumption.

Together, we can reduce the impact during these warmer months. We appreciate your cooperation and commitment to practicing sustainability and reducing your power usage during this time.

The scheduled rotation outage below for the St. Thomas/St. John district is subject to change and restoration can be delayed up to 15 minutes based on load demand:

Wednesday, 9/4/2024

10:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Feeder 7C

Feeder 10B

Feeder 6B

Feeder 7B

Feeder 9B

Feeder 5A

Feeder 9E

Thursday, 9/5/2024

12:00 AM – 2:00 AM

Feeder 9C

Feeder 8A

Feeder 7A

Feeder 8B

Feeder 6A

Feeder 7E

2:00 AM – 4:00 AM

Feeder 7C

Feeder 10B

Feeder 6B

Feeder 7B