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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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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

CUC increases fuel rate of non-residential customers

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By Raymond A. Martinez
Variety News Staff



THE Commonwealth Utilities Corp. has increased its electric fuel rate this month for its commercial, government, and non-conforming load customers.

Based on CUC’s April schedule of electric charges and rates, the electric fuel rate for commercial, government, and non-conforming load was raised to $0.327 after the cost of fuel per barrel reached $132.

CUC said last month the fuel cost was between $110 and $120 per barrel.

The $0.327 is applied to all kilowatt-hour electric usage of non-residential customers.

Currently, the total rate per kilowatt hour for commercial customers is up from last month’s $0.374 to $0.413.

The total rate per kilowatt hour for government customers is up from $0.379 to $0.418.

The total rate per kilowatt hour for non-conforming load customers is up from $0.510 to $0.549.

Non-conforming load refers to CUC’s Tinian customers which include the International Broadcasting Bureau.

CUC said the monthly charge and the electric non-fuel rate are still fixed at their old amounts.

The electric non-fuel rate for commercial is at 0.086, government at 0.091, and con-conforming load at 0.222.

The electric fuel rate for residential customers still remains at 17.6 cents per kilowatt hour, pursuant to Public Law 15-94 which lowered the ceiling rate of electric fuel from 25.3 cents per kwh.

CUC Executive Director Anthony C. Guerrero earlier said that they were only able to purchase 11,000 barrels of fuel from Mobil due to lack of funds.

CUC could pay only $1.5 million for the fuel delivery, short of 14,000 barrels to operate its power plant facilities for one month.

Press Secretary Charles P. Reyes Jr. said, “We are still addressing the issue. It is a very difficult matter.”
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