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AFTER RAISING THE POWER RATES TO ALMOST 4 TIMES THE AMOUNT THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING;


POWER OUTAGES:
THURSDAY; 8-10PM
FRIDAY; 8-10PM
SATURDAY: 8-10PM
SUNDAY: 8-10PM
MONDAY: 9AM-11AM, 1PM-2PM, 8:36PM-10:30PM

CUC: Cylinder, turbocharger problems cause power outage Tuesday, 03 June 2008 00:00 By Raymond A. Martinez - Variety News Staff THIRTY percent of the island suffered power outage yesterday as two engines at Power Plant 1 experienced mechanical breakdown, leaving only two engines running to service the rest of the
communities.
This is according to Commonwealth Utilities Corp. Executive Director Antonio S. Muna.
Muna explained that engines #3 and 6 were down due to mechanical problems.
Engine #3, he said, experienced abnormal sound on its cylinder #16, while engine #6 was down due to presence of water in the turbocharger lube oil system.
CUC report says unit #3 needs valve replacement and unit #6 needs further inspection with its turbocharger cooler.
Engines #3 and 6 were secured yesterday, but are still under observation by the power plant crew.
Muna mentioned that engines #2 and 8 were the only power units that were operating yesterday with a combined capacity of 13 megawatts only.
CUC implemented load shedding from 8 a.m. until 12 midnight, affecting the entire grid of Kiyas 1 and 4, Feeders 7 and 4.
San Vicente, portions of Papago, Upper and Lower Dandan, Isley Field, Upper Gualo Rai, Chalan Kiya, Oleai, San Jose, Garapan, Koblerville, As Gonno, San Antonio, Capital Hill, Kagman, Achugao, San Roque, Afetnas and several other places were affected.
Water services and traffic lights were also down in yesterday’s power outage.
Last week CUC announced that high atmospheric temperature and overheating radiator has paralyzed two of its power plant engines which caused power service interruption island-wide.
Gary P. Camacho, CUC’s power division acting manager, said they will repair a defective air break system on Feeder 3 near the Gualo Rai intersection today.
“The repair of this equipment will allow the crews to isolate specific areas of the grid to perform systems maintenance and minimize future feeder outages,” Camacho explained.
Feeders 2 and 3 will be taken offline from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Other Feeders that will be affected in today’s outage include Kiya 1: Second Partial, Feeder 1: Laterals, entire grids of Feeders 4 and 7, and entire grids of Kiyas 1,







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ROLLING BLACK OUT"S

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OUTAGE November 19, 2007...lower dandan.

OUTAGE November 20th, schedule to go off in some parts of the Island.

OUTAGE November 21th, 2007 HITS KAGMAN

EMERGENCY BLACKOUT HITS SAIPAN November 21st, 2007 5pm without announcement.

ROTATING BLACKOUTS ARE BACK November 23rd, 2007
Feeder 4 - 1 in the morning and another from 7pm-9pm.

OUTAGE: November 25th, 2007
Feeder 4 - 1 at midnight and another at 7-9pm.

OUTAGE: November 26th, 2007
Susupe, Feeder 4 7-9pm & midnight for 2 hours.

OUTAGE: November 27th, 2007
Feeder 4 morning hours




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HERE WE GO AGAIN

Local Sunday, March 30, 2008 Fate of power rate repeal now lies with Senate By Agnes E. Donato Reporter House members are counting on the Senate to pass a bill repealing a law that reduced power rates in the Commonwealth. Rep. Tina Sablan, one of bill's sponsors, said yesterday that passing the bill is a difficult political decision, but it “needs to be done.” “I am hopeful that they [senators] will see the gravity of the situation and act expeditiously,” Sablan said in an interview yesterday. Rep. Heinz Hofschneider, also a sponsor of the bill, expressed the same hope. “Everyday that we don't act to repeal that law means CUC will continue to burden the general fund,” he said. House Bill 16-79 passed the Lower House with a 17-1 vote on Thursday. Rep. Stanley T. Torres voted against the bill. Representatives Oscar M. Babauta and Ralph Torres were not present. The bill proposes to repeal Public Law 15-94, which forced power rates down to 17 cents per kWh in October 2007, and reduced or scrapped other charges for residential customers. The law, compounded by the rising cost of fuel, has caused the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. to face a shortfall of about $1 million each month for fuel alone. Due to the shortfall, CUC for instance failed to pay for a full 30-day fuel supply last month. Power outages are now occurring partly because CUC is stretching to last for 30 days the 23-day supply that it managed to purchase. Hofschneider said that the repealer bill would not only allow CUC to pay for full fuel deliveries, but also reduce government subsidy to the utility. In addition, Sablan argued, the customers would not lose much if P.L. 15-94 was repealed. The law, she noted, has not been of any real benefit to the customers, since emergency regulations were adopted to give CUC flexibility in setting the fuel component of the power rates. House Bill 16-79 will become law once approved by the Senate and signed by the governor. Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
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Friday, November 23, 2007

Rotating blackouts are back

mv - Friday November 23, 2007 By Gemma Q. Casas Variety News Staff

SAIPAN residents marked Thanksgiving yesterday with the return of two-hour rotating blackouts because the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. could not produce enough electricity.
CUC said one of its major engines is down and the situation could go on indefinitely if the cash-strapped government fails to come up with enough funds to buy fuel for the power plants.
Anthony Guerrero, CUC’s executive director, said with fuel now going for close to $100 a barrel, the CNMI has to pay even more because of its remote location.
Mobil Oil sells diesel fuel to CUC at $105 per barrel, according to CUC spokeswoman Pamela Mathis.
She said the damaged 7-megawatt engine no. 2 at power plant 1 remains down.
“It hasn’t gotten any better,” she said, adding that it will take several days before the engine is back on line. “We started the load shedding (on Thursday) at 11:30 a.m. It will go on until further notice.”
The next fuel delivery for CUC is scheduled for next week.
Guerrero said although CUC will start charging residential customers higher rates through the emergency regulations implemented on Nov. 2, they won’t be able to get that revenue until next month.
“The revenue from that emergency regulation won’t be realized until the first billing cycle in December. We have another tanker before the end of the month,” he said.
“We’re concerned because between now and the tanker arrival, the revenues from the reduced rates are what’s coming in on our billing process. And as we’ve said before, it’s reduced revenue and so we will be going to the governor and asking him to cover whatever shortfall we have,” he added.
Mobil delivers fuel from Singapore to CUC every 22 days.
Mathis said CUC has notified Finance Secretary Eloy Inos about the situation.
She said the governor is not allowed to reprogram funds for CUC because it is an autonomous agency.
Guerrero said CUC is now awaiting the governor’s decision on its request for fuel subsidies.
“We basically asked for assistance from the governor. As to how the governor will provide that assistance to CUC, whether that will require that he again institute a state of emergency, that will be for the governor and his advisers to decide,” he said.
The load shedding schedule for Saipan is as follows:
11:00 – 1:00 Kiya Two - Second Partial of the Grid At the Mobil Gas Station in Koblerville, Afetna, San Antonio, and Chalan Piao.
1:00 – 3:00 pm Feeder One – Lateral Streets within Partial of the Grid The Anaks Condos, China Town, DFS (and the street behind DFS) Mariana Heights Business Complex
3:00 – 5:00 pm Feeder Two - Second Partial of the Grid Along Beach Road in Garapan from Kristo Rai to Chalan Laulau
5:00 – 7:00 pm Kiya Four North Chalan Kanoa (post office and main streets from Saipan Community School)
7:00 – 9:00 pm Feeder Four - Second Partial of the Grid Capitol Hill on the 1200 Block, Homestead area, Talafofo, As Teo, Papago and Kagman I, II, III. • 9:00 – 11:00 pm Feeder Seven Lower Base industrial area, north to Tanapag, Achugoa, San Roque, and As Matuis to Marpi.

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RESEARCH DONE AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2007