The V.I. Water and Power Authority will interrupt service for about 15 minutes to St. Croix feeder 8 at 8 p.m. Wednesday. When the power comes back on, it will be flowing through the new Midland Substation.
The interruption will allow the authority to transfer feeder 8, which originated out of the Estate Richmond Substation, to the new Midland Substation at Remainder 3 Estate Spanish Town. Once transferred, the feeder will be identified as feeder 8B.
The new feeder 8B will distribute power to customers in the following areas:
Alexander Henderson School
Arthur A. Richards School
Brooks Hill
Campo Rico
Cane Carlton
Carlton
Claude O. Markoe School
Concordia West
Cruzan Rum
Diageo Rum Factory
Enfield Green
Frederiksted
Estate Mountain
Good Hope School
Hannah’s Rest
Harrigan Court
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
La Grange
Marley Project
Mars Hill
Smithfield
St. Georges Hill Transmitter site
Sunshine Mall
Two Brothers
Two Williams
Walter M. Hodge
Wheel of Fortune
Whim
White Bay
White Lady
Williams Delight
The Midland Substation will be energized Tuesday and will serve as the distribution point for the western part of the island, and for some areas in the east, the WAPA news release said.
“This 69kv transmission line from Estate Richmond to the Midland substation is the first true transmission circuit in Virgin Islands history,” said WAPA Executive Director Hugo Hodge Jr.
“The substation will assist with decreasing line loss on the distribution system, improving system reliability, enhancing system protection and automation, and developing future load expansion,” said Hodge.
