FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 11/8/2024 Media Contact: Lasiba Knight, Public Information Officer lasiba.knight@vi.gov (340) 774-0750 ext. 3621 VIBES Program Updates U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS– Effective November 8th, the Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) overhauled the Virgin Islands Energy Storage (VIBES) program, opening up the application specifications to allow for larger battery systems to participate. VIBES is all about keeping the ligh...

Our focus over the last two years at the VIEO has been centered on securing a transformational cache of federal funding, a job that I am proud to say we have more than succeeded in.  (Continue reading by clicking the link below)...

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Virgin Islands Energy Office Director Kyle Fleming is pleased to announce that coming next month the territory will play host to the 2024 Electric Vehicle Summit, an informative symposium covering all aspects of this exciting transportation revolution. The summit, which is presented in partnership with EVNoire, will take place across both University of the Virgin Islands’ campuses, kicking off on St. Thomas July 16th at the Innovation Center, and on St. Croix July 19th...

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS– Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) Director Kyle Fleming detailed how the agency plans to transform the territory’s renewable energy landscape by tapping into over $155 million in federal grants awarded to the Virgin Islands, while defending VIEO’s Fiscal Year 2025 General Fund appropriation request this Friday before the Legislature’s Committee on Budget and Appropriations at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix.   Delivering relief t...

On Friday, May 24, 2024, the Virgin Islands Energy Office began accepting applications for a new federally funded initiative that aims to reduce the financial hurdles impeding residents from investing in automatic battery backup systems. The Virgin Islands Energy Storage (VIBES) Rebate Program provides up to $4,000 in rebate incentives for the installation of new residential or commercial battery storage systems, so long as they are accompanied by either an automatic transfer switch or a smart c...