Load Shedding Schedule
Editor's Note: The following schedule is for Aug. 30 through Sept. 5, 2008.
The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. said that, due to ongoing mechanical repairs of the crankpin bearings on Engine 2, the load shedding schedule for the upcoming week has been amended to reflect the available power supply. Mechanical repairs on Engine 8 was to be completed by Friday; however, due additional unanticipated repairs, the completion time will not be until today. Currently, engines 3 and 6 are the only two units operational at Power Plant 1. CUC apologizes for any inconvenience the load shedding schedule has imposed on the community and will continue to work diligently to resolve the problem.
8:00 a.m.-11 a.m.Feeder-1: Second Partial
Upper Navy Hill
Upper MIHA
99 Cent store
Feeder-2: Entire Grid
Portions of Lower Base, CPA (Seaport), Beach Road Garapan south to San Jose intersection
Feeder-7: Entire Grid
Lower Base industrial area, north to Tanapag, Achugao, San Roque, As Matuis and Marpi
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Feeder-3: Second partial
Upper Gualo Rai
Taro Sue
Kiya-1: Entire Grid
As Terlaje, NMC, Portions of Fina Sisu, San Vicente to Botanical Garden, Lower Dandan Homestead, Upper Dandan Homestead, Isley Field
Kiya-4: Entire Grid
Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Oleai, Susupe, Mount Carmel and south to portions of Chalan Kanoa
2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Feeder-1: Second Partial
Feeder-1: Second Partial
Upper Navy Hill
Upper MIHA
99 Cent store
Feeder-2: Entire Grid
Portions of Lower Base, CPA (Seaport), Beach Road Garapan south to San Jose intersection
Feeder-7: Entire Grid
Lower Base industrial area, north to Tanapag, Achugao, San Roque, As Matuis and Marpi
5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Feeder-3: Second partial
Upper Gualo Rai
Taro Sue
Kiya-1: Entire Grid
As Terlaje, NMC, Portions of Fina Sisu, San Vicente to Botanical Garden, Lower Dandan Homestead, Upper Dandan Homestead, Isley Field
Kiya-4: Entire Grid
Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Oleai, Susupe, Mount Carmel and south to portions of Chalan Kanoa
8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Feeder-4: Entire Grid
Portions of Lower Base, Sadog Tasi, Capital Hill, Kagman and portions of Papago (Botanical Garden)
Kiya-2: Entire Grid
As Lito, Koblerville, As Gonno, San Antonio and Afetnas, portions of Fina Sisu
11:00 a.m.-2:00 am Feeder-3: Second partial
Upper Gualo Rai
Taro Sue
Kiya 1: Entire Grid
As Terlaje, NMC, Portions of Fina Sisu, San Vicente to Botanical Garden, Lower Dandan Homestead, Upper Dandan Homestead, Isley Field
Kiya-4: Entire Gried
Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Oleai, Suspe, Mount Carmel and south to portions of Chalan Kanoa
2:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m. Feeder-1: Second Partial Upper Navy Hill
Upper MIHA
99 Cent store
Feeder-2: Entire Grid
Portions of Lower Base, CPA (Seaport), Beach Road Garapan south to San Jose intersection
Feeder-7: Entire Grid
Lower Base industrial area, north to Tanapag, Achugao, San Roque, As Matuis and Marpi
5:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Feeder-4: Entire Grid
Portions of Lower Base, Sadog Tasi, Capital Hill, Kagman and portions of Papago (Botanical Garden)
Kiya-2: Entire Grid
As Lito, Koblerville, As Gonno, San Antonio, Afetnas, portions of Fina Sisu
CUC will try to keep to this contingent schedule. It may, however, be modified in future public notices. In addition, the schedule may also be altered to address particular emergencies when necessary. (CUC)
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Rep. Tina's Call for Impeachment....
(The following speech was delivered during House Session on Aug. 22)
The recent federal indictments of the Lieutenant Governor, the Commerce Secretary, the Lieutenant Governor's sister, and the former Executive Director of CUC have dealt a crushing blow to public confidence in government. The tentative responses of lawmakers and other public officials to the indictments have only rubbed salt in the people's wounds. The lieutenant governor must step down. There is no question about that. Even if there is a chance that he might ultimately be acquitted of criminal charges in court – in the hearts and minds of so many our people, he has lost all credibility, and should not be allowed to remain in public office. Our personal relationships with him do not matter. All that should matter is the public trust. He must step down. I urge this body to take a clear and united position on this issue, on behalf of our constituents, to urge Mr. Villagomez, in the strongest terms possible, to resign from his position, or be removed.
We must also challenge the increasingly autocratic methods of the Governor. The people are clamoring for a recall, for impeachment, for the Legislature to take some kind of meaningful stance against the parade of weakly-justified emergency declarations, unconstitutional executive orders, highly suspicious sole-source contracts, nonsensical threats of litigation against the federal government, failures to pay employer contributions the Retirement Fund or to pay down the deficit – the list goes on and on.
The Governor's actions might be, at the end of the day, technically legal. But they are fundamentally, ethically, and morally wrong. Taken together, they add up to dereliction of duty. Taken together, they add up to a staggering betrayal of the public trust.
I do not deny the Governor's constant reminders that he inherited a mess of problems from previous administrations – but I do hold him accountable for making things worse during his administration, and I hold this body accountable for enabling him every step of the way when we have either ignored or outright endorsed his failed policies.
It is my view that there is no longer a question of whether or not we have the grounds to pursue impeachment proceedings against this Governor, but whether or not we have the will and the courage to do so. But even if this body is not willing to do so, we can, at the very least, refuse to be complicit in the Governor's constant abuses of power and resolve to restore public confidence in the checks and balances of democracy wherever this Governor – and we, by our consent -- have shattered that confidence. We can, at the very least, cut his budget and restrain his ability to do further harm to the economy, to the morale of our community, to our relations with the federal government, and to the public trust.
And while I am on the subject of the budget, I must ask, what is the status of FY 09 budget? The budget is essentially the government's plan for the year. The silence about the progress we are making with respect to the budget for Fiscal Year 2009 is deafening. Has the committee returned the budget to the governor to correct the serious discrepancies that have been identified in his initial submittal? Are meaningful efforts being made to prioritize essential services, cut costs, pay down the deficit, and remit employer contributions to the Retirement Fund? Whatever happened to public budget hearings? I am deeply worried that we will be repeating the budget fiascos of past years – which is that no budget was passed, no real government downsizing occurred, the deficit continued to balloon, pensions were denied to eligible retirees, and political hirings continued even as hard-working and competent government employees saw their salaries slashed.
Our people grow increasingly demoralized, increasingly angry, and increasingly restless. I have heard talks about mass demonstrations on the hill and in the streets, uprisings, and alarmingly, violence and sabotage. Our people are reaching a breaking point. They have had it with business as usual in this government. They have had it with misspent public funds and misdirected priorities. They have had it with rolling blackouts and contaminated water, or no water at all. They have had it with the soaring cost of living. They have had it with the petty games, the cronyism, and the short-sightedness of local politics. They are ready to do away with the politics of old, and embrace a new politics that is democratic, transparent, inclusive, and guided by a long-term vision for our future. They are ready for real change, and they want a real plan -- not the shoot-from-the-hip strategy that has characterized local politics thus far. Planning takes leadership. It takes courage and political will.
I hear these things every day. I think about them every day. And as discouraging as I have found the last eight months of this term, I continue to hope even now that it is still possible for change in our Commonwealth and in the way that we govern ourselves, to begin with this Legislature.
Tina Sablan
House of Representatives
16th CNMI Legislature
PO Box 500586
Saipan, MP 96950
Tel: (670) 664-8931
Cel: (670) 285-3935
Email: tinasablan@gmail.com or
rep.sablanc@cnmileg.gov.mp
The recent federal indictments of the Lieutenant Governor, the Commerce Secretary, the Lieutenant Governor's sister, and the former Executive Director of CUC have dealt a crushing blow to public confidence in government. The tentative responses of lawmakers and other public officials to the indictments have only rubbed salt in the people's wounds. The lieutenant governor must step down. There is no question about that. Even if there is a chance that he might ultimately be acquitted of criminal charges in court – in the hearts and minds of so many our people, he has lost all credibility, and should not be allowed to remain in public office. Our personal relationships with him do not matter. All that should matter is the public trust. He must step down. I urge this body to take a clear and united position on this issue, on behalf of our constituents, to urge Mr. Villagomez, in the strongest terms possible, to resign from his position, or be removed.
We must also challenge the increasingly autocratic methods of the Governor. The people are clamoring for a recall, for impeachment, for the Legislature to take some kind of meaningful stance against the parade of weakly-justified emergency declarations, unconstitutional executive orders, highly suspicious sole-source contracts, nonsensical threats of litigation against the federal government, failures to pay employer contributions the Retirement Fund or to pay down the deficit – the list goes on and on.
The Governor's actions might be, at the end of the day, technically legal. But they are fundamentally, ethically, and morally wrong. Taken together, they add up to dereliction of duty. Taken together, they add up to a staggering betrayal of the public trust.
I do not deny the Governor's constant reminders that he inherited a mess of problems from previous administrations – but I do hold him accountable for making things worse during his administration, and I hold this body accountable for enabling him every step of the way when we have either ignored or outright endorsed his failed policies.
It is my view that there is no longer a question of whether or not we have the grounds to pursue impeachment proceedings against this Governor, but whether or not we have the will and the courage to do so. But even if this body is not willing to do so, we can, at the very least, refuse to be complicit in the Governor's constant abuses of power and resolve to restore public confidence in the checks and balances of democracy wherever this Governor – and we, by our consent -- have shattered that confidence. We can, at the very least, cut his budget and restrain his ability to do further harm to the economy, to the morale of our community, to our relations with the federal government, and to the public trust.
And while I am on the subject of the budget, I must ask, what is the status of FY 09 budget? The budget is essentially the government's plan for the year. The silence about the progress we are making with respect to the budget for Fiscal Year 2009 is deafening. Has the committee returned the budget to the governor to correct the serious discrepancies that have been identified in his initial submittal? Are meaningful efforts being made to prioritize essential services, cut costs, pay down the deficit, and remit employer contributions to the Retirement Fund? Whatever happened to public budget hearings? I am deeply worried that we will be repeating the budget fiascos of past years – which is that no budget was passed, no real government downsizing occurred, the deficit continued to balloon, pensions were denied to eligible retirees, and political hirings continued even as hard-working and competent government employees saw their salaries slashed.
Our people grow increasingly demoralized, increasingly angry, and increasingly restless. I have heard talks about mass demonstrations on the hill and in the streets, uprisings, and alarmingly, violence and sabotage. Our people are reaching a breaking point. They have had it with business as usual in this government. They have had it with misspent public funds and misdirected priorities. They have had it with rolling blackouts and contaminated water, or no water at all. They have had it with the soaring cost of living. They have had it with the petty games, the cronyism, and the short-sightedness of local politics. They are ready to do away with the politics of old, and embrace a new politics that is democratic, transparent, inclusive, and guided by a long-term vision for our future. They are ready for real change, and they want a real plan -- not the shoot-from-the-hip strategy that has characterized local politics thus far. Planning takes leadership. It takes courage and political will.
I hear these things every day. I think about them every day. And as discouraging as I have found the last eight months of this term, I continue to hope even now that it is still possible for change in our Commonwealth and in the way that we govern ourselves, to begin with this Legislature.
Tina Sablan
House of Representatives
16th CNMI Legislature
PO Box 500586
Saipan, MP 96950
Tel: (670) 664-8931
Cel: (670) 285-3935
Email: tinasablan@gmail.com or
rep.sablanc@cnmileg.gov.mp
Thursday, August 21, 2008
CUC Load Shedding Schedule
Marianas Variety - New load shedding schedule
Friday, 22 August 2008 00:00 By Junhan B. Todeno - Variety News Staff
THE island’s business district in Garapan will experience power interruption from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for one week staring Saturday, according to the new load shedding schedule of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.’s power division said.
Feeder 1, which covers the area of 99 Cents Store and portions of Garapan, including the Duty Free Shop and the Bank of Guam, will be taken offline for two hours from Aug. 23 to 29.
Another business area — the Kiya 4 grid — covering Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Oleai, Susupe, Mount Carmel and south to portions of Chalan Kanoa will have no power from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
There will be a power outage from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in areas covered by Feeder 2: CPA seaport, Beach Road Garapan, Fishing Base, south to San Jose intersection.
The load shedding from 10 a.m. to 12 noon will affect Kiya 1: As Terlaje, NMC, Botanical Garden, portions of Fina Sisu, Lower Dandan, Upper Dandan, Isley Field, and Kanat Tabla.
Feeder 3, which covers Upper Gualo Rai, will also be offline during the same hours.
From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Feeder 7 will have no power, affecting Lower Base, north to Tanapag, Achugao, San Roque, As Matuis and Marpi.
Feeder 4, comprising Lower Base, Sadog Tasi, Capital Hill, Kagman and portions of Papago to Botanical Garden, will experience a blackout from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Power interruption is scheduled from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. for the Kiya 2 grid affecting As Lito, Fina Sisu, Koblerville, As Gonno, San Antonio, Afetnas, Chalan Kanoa, and Chalan Piao.
“As the rehabilitation and maintenance repairs continue on the engines and generators at Power Plant 1, load shedding will continue to be required,” said Gary P. Camacho, acting manager of CUC’s power division.
He said the water and wastewater services will also be affected as a result of the power outages.
“CUC will make all efforts to keep to this schedule; however, such schedule may be modified in future public notices…and may be altered to address particular emergencies when necessary,” he said.
Friday, 22 August 2008 00:00 By Junhan B. Todeno - Variety News Staff
THE island’s business district in Garapan will experience power interruption from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for one week staring Saturday, according to the new load shedding schedule of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.’s power division said.
Feeder 1, which covers the area of 99 Cents Store and portions of Garapan, including the Duty Free Shop and the Bank of Guam, will be taken offline for two hours from Aug. 23 to 29.
Another business area — the Kiya 4 grid — covering Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Oleai, Susupe, Mount Carmel and south to portions of Chalan Kanoa will have no power from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
There will be a power outage from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in areas covered by Feeder 2: CPA seaport, Beach Road Garapan, Fishing Base, south to San Jose intersection.
The load shedding from 10 a.m. to 12 noon will affect Kiya 1: As Terlaje, NMC, Botanical Garden, portions of Fina Sisu, Lower Dandan, Upper Dandan, Isley Field, and Kanat Tabla.
Feeder 3, which covers Upper Gualo Rai, will also be offline during the same hours.
From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Feeder 7 will have no power, affecting Lower Base, north to Tanapag, Achugao, San Roque, As Matuis and Marpi.
Feeder 4, comprising Lower Base, Sadog Tasi, Capital Hill, Kagman and portions of Papago to Botanical Garden, will experience a blackout from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Power interruption is scheduled from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. for the Kiya 2 grid affecting As Lito, Fina Sisu, Koblerville, As Gonno, San Antonio, Afetnas, Chalan Kanoa, and Chalan Piao.
“As the rehabilitation and maintenance repairs continue on the engines and generators at Power Plant 1, load shedding will continue to be required,” said Gary P. Camacho, acting manager of CUC’s power division.
He said the water and wastewater services will also be affected as a result of the power outages.
“CUC will make all efforts to keep to this schedule; however, such schedule may be modified in future public notices…and may be altered to address particular emergencies when necessary,” he said.
Monday, August 11, 2008
CUC Load Shedding Sked Aug. 9 - 15, 2008
Aug. 9 - 15, 2008
As rehabilitation and maintenance repairs continue on the engines and generators at the Power Plant1, load shedding will continue to be required. However, to conform to the daily power demand, the schedule will be expanded to include the entire feeder (1st & 2nd partial) in each of the respective timeslots other than Feeder 1. Therefore, the load shedding schedule for Aug. 9 through Aug. 15, 2008 will be as follows.
8am -10am Feeder-2: Entire Grid
Beach Road Garapan at Fishing Base Kristo Rai south to San Jose Intersection
10am - 12pm Kiya 1: Entire Grid
As Terlaje, NMC, Botanical Garden, Portions of Fina Sisu, Lower Dandan, Upper Dandan, Homestead, Isley Field, Kannat Tabla
Feeder-3: Laterals
Taro Sue to portions of Upper China Town, Upper Gualo Rai
12pm -2pm Kiya-4: Entire Grid
Portions of Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Oleai, Susupe, Mount Carmel and south to portions of Chalan Kanoa
2pm - 4pm Feeder-1: Second partial
99 Cents Store and portions of Garapan (DFS and BOG), Upper and Navy Hill Lower Chinatown, Kristo Rai Church
4pm - 6pm Feeder-7: Entire Grid
Lower Base industrial area, north to Tanapag, Achugao, San Roque, As Matuis and Marpi.
6pm - 8pm Kiya-2: Entire Grid
As Lito, Portions of Fina Sisu, Koblerville, As Gonno, San Antonio and Afetnas, portions of Chalan Kanoa, Chalan Piao
8pm - 10pm Feeder-4: Entire Grid
Lower Base, Sadog Tasi, Capital Hill, Kagman and portions of Papago to Botanical Garden
Water and wastewater services will also be affected in the respective areas as a result of the power outages. CUC will make all efforts to keep to this schedule but it may be modified in future public notices. The schedule may also be altered to address particular emergencies when necessary.
Source: Commonwealth Utilities Corp.
As rehabilitation and maintenance repairs continue on the engines and generators at the Power Plant1, load shedding will continue to be required. However, to conform to the daily power demand, the schedule will be expanded to include the entire feeder (1st & 2nd partial) in each of the respective timeslots other than Feeder 1. Therefore, the load shedding schedule for Aug. 9 through Aug. 15, 2008 will be as follows.
8am -10am Feeder-2: Entire Grid
Beach Road Garapan at Fishing Base Kristo Rai south to San Jose Intersection
10am - 12pm Kiya 1: Entire Grid
As Terlaje, NMC, Botanical Garden, Portions of Fina Sisu, Lower Dandan, Upper Dandan, Homestead, Isley Field, Kannat Tabla
Feeder-3: Laterals
Taro Sue to portions of Upper China Town, Upper Gualo Rai
12pm -2pm Kiya-4: Entire Grid
Portions of Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Oleai, Susupe, Mount Carmel and south to portions of Chalan Kanoa
2pm - 4pm Feeder-1: Second partial
99 Cents Store and portions of Garapan (DFS and BOG), Upper and Navy Hill Lower Chinatown, Kristo Rai Church
4pm - 6pm Feeder-7: Entire Grid
Lower Base industrial area, north to Tanapag, Achugao, San Roque, As Matuis and Marpi.
6pm - 8pm Kiya-2: Entire Grid
As Lito, Portions of Fina Sisu, Koblerville, As Gonno, San Antonio and Afetnas, portions of Chalan Kanoa, Chalan Piao
8pm - 10pm Feeder-4: Entire Grid
Lower Base, Sadog Tasi, Capital Hill, Kagman and portions of Papago to Botanical Garden
Water and wastewater services will also be affected in the respective areas as a result of the power outages. CUC will make all efforts to keep to this schedule but it may be modified in future public notices. The schedule may also be altered to address particular emergencies when necessary.
Source: Commonwealth Utilities Corp.
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