GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

OF THE UNITED STATES



Public Services Commission



IN RE:



THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER AND POWER

AUTHORITY’S PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF



) Docket No. 671



)

POWER PURCHASE WITH CARIBBEAN W2E )



)



)



Order No. 53/2018



CONVERSION U.S.V.I. INC



ORDER



WHEREAS, on October 6, 2014, the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission

(hereinafter “the Commission” or “PSC”) received an Application from Caribbean W2E

Conversion USVI, Inc. (hereinafter “Caribbean W2E”) seeking designation as a qualifying

facility in the United States Virgin Islands; and



WHEREAS, on the Commission established and opened Docket 639 to consider

Caribbean W2E’s October 6, 2014 Application; and



WHEREAS, on December 16, 2014, Caribbean W2E filed an Application with the

Commission requesting that its Application seeking designation as a qualifying facility be

withdrawn, the Commission therefore ordered that the Application be withdrawn; and



WHEREAS, on April 9, 2015, Caribbean W2E resubmitted their Application seeking

designation as a qualifying facility in the United States Virgin Islands, which the Commission

redocketed as Docket 648; and



WHEREAS, on June 30, 2015, the Commission ordered that the Application for

Qualifying Facility status be accepted and Caribbean W2E must report to the Commission on its

progress in obtaining an interconnection agreement with the Virgin Islands Water and Power

Authority (hereinafter “the Authority” or “WAPA”), and all other necessary agreements,

contracts and leases within six (6) months; and



WHEREAS, the Commission met with the parties during its regular meetings over the

course of several months regarding the status and continued progress of the interconnection

agreements between Caribbean W2E and WAPA; and



WHEREAS, on July 19, 2018, the Authority filed a Petition with the Commission

seeking approval of its agreements with Caribbean W2E for the purchase of electric energy for

the Territory of the Virgin islands through waste to energy conversion projects; and