The following is from an article in the St Thomas Source - March 23, 2007. I can only imagine that the current situation is even worse. It is no small wonder that businesses, much less anyone that lives in the USVI, can not afford their utility bills.

"....fuel prices and hurricanes aren't WAPA's only problems.
V.I. government agencies owe WAPA millions in unpaid water and light bills, forcing Bruno-Vega and WAPA's board to continually threaten to pull the plug. Inability to collect payments has hindered efforts to repair and modernize the utility, Bruno-Vega long complained.
Outstanding electric bills for all V.I. government agencies totaled $12.3 million as of February 28.
The Juan F. Luis Hospital owes the most -- $4.2 million. The hospital didn't make any payments in November 2006 or in February or March 2007 -- breaking a Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies signed last year.
The V.I. government owed more than $6.4 million in water bills as of February 28, including $2.4 million owed by the V.I. Housing Authority and more than $1 million owed by Luis Hospital."

http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?v=d&s=News:Local&p=1153550138