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GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS



PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION



IN RE: PSC Docket No. 289



THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER AND Order No. 44'2016

POWER AUTHORITY'S LEVELIZED

ENERGY ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE



ORDER



WHEREAS, on October 2, 2015, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authonty’s

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

Commission (hereinafter “PSC” or the ‘“Commission”’) for the Electric Levelized Energy

Adjustment Clause (hereinafter “LEAC") factors for the period of January 1, 2016 through June



30, 2016, to be applied on all bills rendered on or after January 1, 2016 and the Water LEAC for

the calendar year of 2016; and



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

Recommendations from its technical consultants, Georgetown Consulting Group, Inc.; and



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

Georgetown 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, United States Virgin Islands and heard

from the Authority and the Commission’s technical consultants; and



WHEREAS, the Commission has reviewed the Authority's Petition for new LEAC rates

for the period of January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016, the supporting information, and the report, the

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



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