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WAPA Cuts Power to 9,200 Customers on St. Croix Today; 4,100 on St. Thomas
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said that 9,200 customers lost power on St. Croix today.
WAPA said four St. Croix estates were without electricity because “of a loss of generation capacity at the Estate Richmond power plant.”
“Plant personnel are working to rebuild capacity in order to restore service to the affected customers. Affected feeders include: 2A, 3A, 6A, and 10A,” WAPA said on Facebook.
WAPA also cut power to 4,100 customers on St. Thomas today starting at 5 a.m.
Read more: http://vifreepress.com/2019/05/wapa-cuts-power-to-9200-customers-on-st-croix-today-4100-on-st-thomas/