The American Samoa Power Authority apologizes to customers on Ta’u Island for a power outage that began at 2pm on Monday, January 1, 2018.
The cause of the outage was a trip in the PV system.
For such an occurence, the three diesel engines are programmed to start automatically and seamlessly provide power to users.
A statement from ASPA says while this back-up procedure has worked flawlessly in the past, the system’s controllers prevented the generators from taking over.
ASPA engineers were unable to remotely override the system.
A crew was dispatched Tuesday morning to Ta’u and restored power at 10:15am.
According to the statement, the American Samoa Power Authority is proud of the SolarCity/Tesla Micro-Grid in Ta’u.
It has been featured throughout the world; most recently in Puerto Rico as a solution to its power supply problems.
“We are working with engineers from the company to avoid a repeat of the of Monday’s outage,” said ASPA Managing Director Paul Young,
ASPA apologizes for any inconvenience the outage caused and expresses its gratitude for the patience and understanding shown by its customers.
