The Grudge against C.U.C

My family and I had been recently suffering from the power outages. The Commonwealth Utility Center (AKA C.U.C) is the main power plant system in Saipan. Power outages last 2-4 hours and sometimes two times a day. In a tropical and humid climate like Saipan where hibiscus grow and plumerias bloom, it is almost impossible to live without an aircon. There are 3 main reasons how C.U.C affected my family and the economy in the biggest way.

The first reason is because it affected my family financially. My father owns a building. We make a living out of the rent. As the consistent power outages went on, more and more complaints came in. It was the fact about that we did not have generators to have a backup system for electricity as the other buildings did. The renters started to move out one by one. As I come back from school, I notice the building getting more and more empty. This affected my family the most.

The second reason is because it affected the poor economy. Saipan's garment factories were the main source keeping the economy moving. As the garment factories closed down, the economy came to its lowest state as of the financial income. The economies finanial income got lower and lower as the power bills doubled up. There are less jobs then ever and the minimum wage is not enough to support the families in Saipan. People in Saipan are at a most difficult state as of right now.

The third reason is because of the techinical difficulties. I have already fixed my computer 4 times because of the power outages. As I use the computer, the power suddenly goes out. The computer techinician always says the same reason why the computer broke. It was because of the power suddenly going out, and affecting the computer. I am currently in a P.C. room doing my blog project. It is almost the end of the school year and I have many projects to finsih. The fact that the power going out affects me in a great way.

Saipan seriously needs a helping had of money donations or any other sourt of things. The goverment is also unstable because they don't know what to do. People say that 100 dollars a barrel of gas would lead to the end of the world, but it will soon be reaching up to 200 dollars a barrel of gas. The maine source of Saipan's financial income are the garment factories, and the tourism industry which are rapidly decreasing. I do not know what will be the future of Saipan.