More than seven weeks after Typhoon Soudelor wrought havoc on Siapan\u2019s power grid, the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. is now able to generate 43.4MW of electricity through a combination of Power Plant Four in Puerto Rico and Power Plant One in Lower Base.<\/p>\n
As the restoration of Saipan\u2019s main production facility continues, CUC expects another 10MW to come online within the next two weeks.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Sept. 21, Saipan\u2019s base load was 13.6MW at 3am. CUC\u2019s daytime peak was 19.5MW at 2pm and our evening peak reached 18.4MW at 8pm.<\/p>\n
The utilities company continues the recovery and restoration of Saipan\u2019s power and water systems with the assistance of local, regional, and federal partners. Below you will find the latest information about Saipan\u2019s water and wastewater capabilities.<\/p>\n
POWER<\/strong> PERSONNEL<\/strong> POWER PLANT FOUR<\/strong> POWER PLANT ONE<\/strong> Generator 6 recently came online, which provided an additional 10MW of electricity. The rest of the power is provided by Generators 1 (5.5MW), 2 (4.0MW), and 3 (5.5MW), and 5 (10MW). Restoration of the consoles and generators continues which will lead to additional generation capability in the near future. Generator 7 (10MW) is being dried and a test run is scheduled for next week.<\/p>\n DISTRIBUTION<\/strong> TRANSFORMER RECOVERY<\/strong> WATER<\/strong> LIMITED WATER SERVICE<\/strong> WATER DISTRIBUTION<\/strong> Capital Hill is broken up into three sections: Kanat Tabla is broken into four sections: Garapan is broken into three sections: It is important to note that all times are subject to change based on the volume of water coming into the tank. More than seven weeks after Typhoon Soudelor wrought havoc on Siapan\u2019s power grid, the Commonwealth…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,6325,428,4236],"class_list":["post-210985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","tag-cuc","tag-power-plant-one","tag-san-vicente","tag-water-division"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210985\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAll of the primary lines on each of Saipan\u2019s eight feeders are projected to be online by the end of September and the majority of Saipan should be online by the end of October. As CUC\u2019s crews begin work on the lateral lines, customers closer to the primary lines will be among the first to receive power while restoration will take longer for customers further away from the primary lines and those with more damage.<\/p>\n
\nCUC Saipan linemen are currently supported by their peers from Rota, Tinian, Rhode Island, Palau, Yap, Pohnpei, Kosrae and Guam.<\/p>\n
\nPower Plant Four is currently able to produce 8.4MW of electricity from Generators 2 (2.1MW), 3 (2.1MW), 5 (2.3MW), 7 (.95MW), and 9 (.95MW). The plant is currently standing in reserve.<\/p>\n
\nPower Plant One currently produces all electricity for Saipan with the capability to generate 35MW. Saipan\u2019s current base load (the demand from customers connected to our network) is at 12.3MW in the early morning hours and a peak load of 17.2MW in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
\nCUC and its partners have erected a power poles and strung lines on each of Saipan\u2019s eight feeders. As a result, CUC remains on target to meet its goal of energizing each of the primary lines by the end of September.<\/p>\n
\nThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the responsibility of recovering and disposing CUC\u2019s damaged transformers. As of 2pm on Sept. 21, 2015, the CUC\/EPA Transformer Team collected a total of 627 downed transformers.<\/p>\n
\nCUC has accomplished its immediate goal to bring limited water service to all of the villages across Saipan. As CUC\u2019s ability to provide power to the island increases, its ability to energize wells will increase water production.<\/p>\n
\nUntil CUC is able to energize each of Saipan\u2019s 150 wells, its Water Division is working to deliver island-wide water service, albeit in a limited capacity, using a network of generators from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n
\nCUC provides Limited Water Service (LWS) to every village in Saipan based on the following schedule, which is subject to change based on the levels in the tanks:
\n\u2022 San Antonio: 8am-1pm daily
\n\u2022 Chalan Piao: 8am-1pm daily
\n\u2022 Chalan Kanoa: Odd days: 6pm-8am Even days: 1-6pm
\n\u2022 Susupe: Odd days: 1-6pm Even days: 6pm-8am
\n\u2022 Oleai: Odd days: 1-6pm Even days: 6pm-8am
\n\u2022 San Jose: 1-6pm Even days: 6pm-8am
\n\u2022 Chalan Kiya: 24 hours (lower elevations only)
\n\u2022 Navy Hill (Upper): 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 Navy Hill (Lower): 8am-11am daily
\n\u2022 Chinatown: 11am-1pm daily
\n\u2022 Chalan Galaide: 1pm-3pm daily
\n\u2022 As Rabagau: 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 As Teo: 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 As Matuis (Lower): 8am-6pm daily
\n\u2022 As Matuis (Upper): 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 San Roque: 8am-6pm daily
\n\u2022 Gualo Rai: 8am-5pm daily
\n\u2022 San Vicente 1: 1pm-5pm daily
\n\u2022 San Vicente 2: 9am-1pm
\n\u2022 Lower Base: 9am-4pm
\n\u2022 Tanapag: 8am-6pm daily
\n\u2022 Sadog Tasi: 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 Tottoville: 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 Koblerville: 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 Afetna: 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 As Gonno: 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 Kagman IV: 9am \u2013 11am daily Kagman I: 10am \u2013 12pm daily
\n\u2022 Kagman II: 10am \u2013 12pm daily Kagman III Phase I: 10am \u2013 12pm daily Kagman III Phase II: 12pm \u2013 2pm daily Kagman III Phase III: 2pm \u2013 4pm daily
\n\u2022 As Lito: 10am-1pm daily
\n\u2022 Dandan Homestead: 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 Dandan Homestead: 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 Obyan: 24 hours daily
\n\u2022 Airport Road: 9am-6:30pm daily
\n\u2022 Finasisu: 8am-6:30pm daily<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 CH 1: 24 hours daily (East Isa Dr. from Sarah Market to Kagman Mobil Gas Station (including Atbut Dr., Egigi Dr., Ifet Dr., Chunge Pl., Fakpe PL., and Fahang Dr.).
\n\u2022 CH 2: 24 hours daily 1200 Block
\n\u2022 CH 3: 1pm-4pm 1300 block, Wireless Ridge, West Isa Dr. to Haat PL., and Chalan Talafofo).
\n\u2022 CH 4: 24 hours daily (Papago Dr., Sosugi Dr., Isa Dr. from Ahgaga Dr. to Mulberry Ln.).
\n\u2022 Tapochau: 3pm-6pm daily<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 KT1: 8am-1pm (Kanat Tabla) Odd Days
\n\u2022 KT2: 8am-1pm (Middle Rd & Beach Rd, Gualo Rai St to Quartermaster Rd) Odd Days
\n\u2022 KT3: 12pm-6pm (Middle Rd & Beach Rd, Chalan Monsignor Guerrero to Quartermaster Rd) Even Days
\n\u2022 KT4: 12pm-6pm (Kanat Tabla) Even Days
\n\u2022 Papago: 9am-5pm daily
\n\u2022 Laolao Bay Drive: 9am-1pm daily
\n\u2022 San Vicente 1: 1pm-5pm (Stanford area)
\n\u2022 San Vicente 2: 9am-1pm<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 G1: 8am-11am (South Garapan \u2013 Dama Di Noche St to Gualo Rai St)
\n\u2022 G2: 11am-2pm (Garapan Orchid St to Dame Di Noche St)
\n\u2022 G3: 2pm-5pm (Garapan \u2013 Micro Beach Rd to Orchid St)
\n\u2022 Gualo Rai: 8am-5pm daily<\/p>\n
\nCUC is a non-profit autonomous agency of the CNMI government. The utility provides electric power, water and wastewater services to the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. (CUC)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"