We had a 10kW system with 37.5kWh of battery backup and a 12K inverter installed a couple of years ago on St. Croix. Total cost was roughly $50K befo...

I believe it had been for sale for a while. Hopefully someone will pick it up as it something of a landmark.

Not sure what you mean by off the grid. STJ is a very upscale island with a small population and lots of tourists. That said, you can live off the g...

If you have significant assets (not simply cash and financial instruments) get an attorney. This is not something you want to ignore if you care abou...

We bought in January of 2019, as I approached retirement, rented back to the prior owners until that November and began moving our belongings in Decem...

What was the Territory expecting, a $105M windfall isn’t bad given the total 2023 operating budget for the Territory is only about $1.35B. To me any ...

FYI, Verizon is about to shut down their 3G network, I read it will impact between 5 and 10 million customers. All the other cell carriers have alread...

I’ve been using it for a couple of months, switched from Broadband VI, no regrets. Performance seems to be at least as good, doesn’t appear that even ...

I don’t think that’s unique to the USVI. While living on the mainland does massively increase shopping options, most (or at least many) find it easie...

As a data point, I just finished building a fairly simple 800 sqft 3 car cement garage on STX, electric but no cistern or water and the square foot co...

In the old America, citizens were free to do anything they chose unless there was a specific law prohibiting that activity. So unless there is a spec...

As horrid as this sounds, if you don’t already own the land and have an approved set of plans, I have to agree with the 3 year timeline. After buyin...

I have a friend who purchased a home on STX about 18 months ago that had a Generac propane generator. After the closing they discovered it wasn’t wor...

The airlines are busy again and Silver (same parent company) is adding new aircraft to their fleet and expanding their routes. I’m wondering if the s...

If you already own stuff you like ship it down. We shipped 2 vehicles and 2 twenty foot containers (both packed to the gills), each about a year apar...

The company I used was Trident Generator Services. Specifically I worked with a guy named Bill Smith who’s been on the island for a number of years.

I installed a Kohler 27kW unit back in April on STX. It actually has a John Deere diesel engine and has excellent build quality. The base is also a ...

There are lots of on-line options on shades. You also might try Home Depot as the state side stores typically have a selection of shades they cut to ...

I used a 3rd party service for everything, twice, it was quick, painless and not very expensive. They just contacted me and I picked the car up from t...

I agree with your conclusion, if the original net metering plan were still available I would have chosen that and no battery. That plan along with a ...

Just a little more data on solar cost. First I used Mike Bruno of Energy Wise Strategies, who I highly recommend. We initially put it in a 9.92kW, 3...

Another possible option is Blue Ocean Freight, I had a very good experience with them on 4 separate occasions. I shipped 2 Jeep’s as well as 2 contai...

@vicanuck I have a tendency to ignore fine print when I don’t think anyone is being hurt or taken advantage of, but I appreciate your perspective. Th...

Our strategy for getting to and from the airport is ask a friend for a ride. We reciprocate and it’s working well for all involved. If we’re busy we...

Give MagicJack a try. It’s very cheap and I’ve been using it for years. Seems to work everywhere. I’d even as if they can port your main number, wo...