Notice is hereby given that there will be a Regular Meeting of the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the PSC's Conference Room located at No. 1003 Estate Ross, Suite 4 (Barbel Plaza), St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Commission and Agenda participants will be conducting the meeting via teleconference (for Executive Session) and Zoom Video Conferencing for parties listed on the agenda beginning at 10:00 a.m. The public is invited to observe the meeting live on Facebook, facebook.com/vipsc1965/live/, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Due to logistics of videoconferencing, there may be brief delays between agenda items to permit reorganization of the participants.

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

   1. Roll Call / Call to Order

   2. Welcome and Introductions

   3. Executive Session (Estimated 60 Minutes)

2. CONSENT AGENDA

   1. Docket 681 - Onvoy, LLC
      Amount: $392.00

   2. Docket 679 - TruConnect Communications, Inc. (Amended Order 57/2020)
      Amount: $305.26

3. ADMINISTRATIVE

   1. Commission Standard Operating Procedures

      1. PSC Staff Report

      2. Commission Questions, Comments and Motions

4. ENERGY AND WATER MATTERS

   1. Report on Extended and Multiple Outages During the Week of October 2nd - 61h and the Month of September 2023

      1. Report from W AP A on the causes of the various outages and all steps taken and to be taken to prevent recurrence.

      2. Commission Questions, Comments and Motions

   2. Docket 630 - Advance Wind

      1. Status Report from Advance Wind

      2. Report from WAPA

      3. Commission Questions, Comments and Motions

   3. Docket 685 - VI Electron

      1. Status Report from VI Electron

      2. Report from WAPA

      3. Commission Questions, Comments and Motions

   4. Docket 289 - WAPA LEAC Filing

      1. BMR Donoe Solar, LLC and BMR Spanish Town, LLC Petition to Enforce PPAs and Motion to Intervene as a Third Party in Electric LEAC

         1. Response by Water and Power Authority

         2. Reply by BMR Solar

         3. PSC Staff Report and Recommendations

      2. Proposed Bifurcation of the Electric LEAC for Purchased Power and Fuel Components

         1. PSC Staff Report

         2. Commission Questions, Comments and Motions

   5. Water Quality and Water Rate Investigation

      1. St. Croix Water Quality Issues

         1. WAPA Report on Water Quality Issues and Funding Sources

            (1) Report to Address Both Long-Term and Short- Term/Interim Measures to Address Water Quality

         2. Public Comment

         3. Commissioners Comments, Questions and Motions

   6. WAPA Billing Issues and AMI Metering System

      1. PSC Staff Report on Billing Issues and Customer Rights

      2. WAPA Report on Billing Systems and AMI Metering System

      3. Commissioners Comments, Questions and Motions

   7. Net Energy Billing Program

      1. Report from the VI Energy Office

      2. Report from WAPA

      3. PSC Staff Report

      4. Commission Questions, Comments and Motions

5. WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

   1. Report from the Waste Management Authority on the Fire at Bovoni Landfill

   2. Discussion of Waste Management Authority's Testimony Before the Committee on Housing, Transportation and Infrastructure on October 3, 2023

   3. Commission Questions, Comments and Motions

6. NEW BUSINESS

7. ADJOURNMENT

Sandra L. Setorie
Interim Executive Director

Please Note: Pursuant to Title 30 of the Virgin Islands Code, it is noticed that all items on the Commission's Agenda are actionable and that decisions, as necessary and appropriate, can and possibly will be made on all matters before the Commission at any of its regularly or specially scheduled meetings.

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