GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS



PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION



IN RE: PSC Docket No. 289



THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER AND | Order No. 28/2016

POWER AUTHORITY’S LEVELIZED

ENERGY ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE



ORDER



WHEREAS, on October 1, 2015, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority’s

(hereinafter “WAPA” or “Authority”) filed a Petition with the Virgin Islands Public Services

Commission (hereinafter “PSC” or the “Commission’’) for both the Electric and Water Levelized

Energy Adjustment Clause (hereinafter “LEAC”) factors for the period of January 1, 2016 to June

30, 2016 for the Electric System and from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 for the Water

System; and



WHEREAS, on December 8, 2015, the Commission received a Report and



Recommendations from its technical consultants, Georgetown Consulting Group, Inc. (hereinafter

“GCG”); and



WHEREAS, on December 14, 2015, the Commission received WAPA’s Response to the

GCG Report; and



WHEREAS, on December 15, 2015, the Commission met in public session in the

Commission’s offices on both St. Thomas and St. Croix and heard from the Authority and the

Commission’s technical consultants; and



WHEREAS, the Commission has reviewed the Authority’s Petition for new Electric and

Water LEAC rates for the periods of January 1, 2016 to July 31, 2016 and January 1, 2016 to

December 31, 2016, respectively, as well as the supporting information, and the technical report,

the rebuttal and testimony of the witnesses, and the prior actions in this docket; and



NOW THEREFORE, the Commission ORDERS that:



1. The Electric System LEAC for the period of January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016 is set at

$0.16279 per kWh; and



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