File:FEMA - 9272 - Photograph by FEMA News Photo taken on 09-24-1998 in US Virgin Islands.jpg

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Description	English: Raymond L. George, Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority talks about the power system upgrade which included hardening of the power grid. Due to the damage system damage reduction measures, the power outages were limited to only 15% of the island.
Date	24 September 1998
Source	This image is from the FEMA Photo Library.
Author	FEMA News Photo

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Image title	13 October 1998 - St. Croix, (US) Virgin Islands - Mr. Ira L.S. Bowry, Operations Manager, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Power Authority, showing the old power grid which has since been upgraded to a new state of the art system, a result of successful mitigation measures, aimed at ensurig the continuity and rapid reinstatement of power in a storm. Bowry stated that the this old power grid will be torn down in the near future.
Author	Mannie Garcia
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	72 dpi
Vertical resolution	72 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
File change date and time	13:46, 5 January 2004
Colour space	Uncalibrated

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