GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

OF THE UNITED STATES



Public Services Commission



IN RE



ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF

PUBLIC UTILITY FEES



ORDER OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT



Order No. 58/2018



WHEREAS, on Tuesday September 25, 2018, the Virgin Islands Public Services

Commission (hereinafter “PSC” or “the Commission”) met in Regular Session in its office on St.

Thomas located at No. 1003 Estate Ross Suite 4, Barbel Plaza and at the Virgin Islands Board of

Education office on St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands; and



WHEREAS, based upon the formula mandated in 30 V.I.C. § 25a, all public utilities are

subject to the assessment of fees on an annual basis by the Commission; and



WHEREAS, the Legislature extended the sole right to Virgin Islands Water and Power

Authority (hereinafter “WAPA” or “the Authority”) to pay its annual assessment in equal



quarterly installments; and



WHEREAS, after careful review and deliberation and the recommendations of its staff,

the Commission voted to make the following annual assessment fees on the listed public utilities:



Utility 2017 Gross Ratio F/Y 2019 Fees

Operating Revenues



Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority $ 136,616,759.00 64.74% | $ 1,152,444.55

Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation

d/b/a Viya $ 20,582,234.38 9.75% |$ 173,623.53

Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority | $ 33,574,872.30 15.91% |$ 283,224.25

Viya Cable TV St. Thomas-St. John $ 8,877,864.24 4.21% |$ 74,890.13

Viya Cable TV St. Croix $ 5,501,408.48 2.61% |$ 46,407.69

Varlack Ventures, Inc. $ 3,054,814.50 145% |$ 25,769.20

Transportation Services of St. John, Inc. $ 2,799,576.00 1.33% |$ 23,616.10

Total Assessment Revenue: $ 211,007,528.90 100 % $ 1,779,975.45