GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

OF THE UNITED STATES



Public Services Commission



IN RE )

) Order No. 38/2024

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF )

PUBLIC UTILITY FEES )

)

ORDER OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT



WHEREAS, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 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 in its office on St. Croix

located at Estate Carlton Suite 1 & 2 , Frederiksted via its Zoom videoconference link; and



WHEREAS, based upon the formula mandated in 30 V.LC. § 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 foliowing annual assessment fees on the listed public utilities:



Utility Gross Ratio | F/¥ 2025 Fees



Operating Revenues

Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority $ 212,697,585.10 72.79% | $ 1,513,572.74



Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation



d/b/a Viya $ 15,528,619.41 5.31% $ 110,502.88

Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority $ 43,735,503.00 14.97% | $ 311,225.28

Viya Cable TV St. Thomas-St. John $ 8,001,317.28 2.74% $ 56,938.00

Viya Cable TV St. Croix $ 5,492,311.99 1.88% $ 39,083.72

Varlack Ventures, Inc. $ 3,518,.473.89 1.20% $ 25,037.74

Transportation Services of St. John, Inc. $ 3,223,222.50 1.10% $ 22,936.70



Total Assessment Revenue: $__292.197,033.17 | 100% 79,297.07