U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS– The Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) is pleased to announce the recent procurement of eight Ford F-150 Lightnings, fully electric pick-up trucks that will augment the Government of the Virgin Islands’ (GVI) fleet and help reduce its carbon footprint. The purchase was funded through a Department of the Interior (DOI) Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) grant and represents the latest in a series of steps VIEO has implemented to help diversify and modernize the GVI...

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS– Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) Director Kyle Fleming is pleased to announce a major milestone in the implementation of the long-awaited Solar Plus Financing Pilot Program. The Virgin Islands Energy Office alongside the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority conducted a closing ceremony for the first two loans under VIEO’s Solar Plus Financing (SPF) program. SPF is a Zero Money Down & 1% Interest loan program focused on providing ho...

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS– Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) Director Kyle Fleming is pleased to announce that the agency recently completed the installation of eight Level II electric vehicle (EV) chargers at four new charging sites on the island of St. Croix. The chargers have been energized and are open to the public. The EV Charger Pilot project is just the first wave of VIEO’s transformative push to make Virgin Islands roa...