Courtney Powell
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St. Kitts’ First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
The St Christopher Air, Sea and Ports Authority (SCASPA) solar farm is a 1.0 megawatt (MW) farm on the beautiful Island of…
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REdiscover: Sorobon Wind Turbine (Bonaire)
In this article – the third in our rediscover series – I will take a look at the Sorobon Wind Turbine in…
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REdiscover: Munro College Wind Turbine (Jamaica)
In our last rediscover article we looked briefly at the Rosalie Bay Resort Wind Turbine in Dominica. In this article I will…
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REdiscover: Rosalie Bay Resort Wind Turbine (Dominica)
This post is the first of a series of short articles that I am currently working on. The objective really is to…
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Jamaica’s Policy for the Addition of Renewable Capacity to Electricity Grid
The addition of new generating capacity to Jamaica’s electricity grid can be achieved in three ways: 1. the installation of conventional power…
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What is the Fuel and IPP charge on your JPS Bill?
The Fuel & IPP Charge on your bill combines two factors: 1) The cost of fuel used to generate electricity and 2)…
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Average Electricity Cost in Jamaica is Down to Five-Year Low
The average cost of the electricity in Jamaica is currently at a five year low of US 25 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh),…
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Greening Nevis Electricity Sector
Nevis, the sister isle of St. Kitts, is on its way to becoming carbon neutral in the near future. The two-island state…
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Harnessing Geothermal Energy for Electricity Generation
In a previous article titled “Geothermal Potential in the Caribbean,” I highlighted the vast geothermal energy potential of several of the islands. The…
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The Economics of Wind Power in Jamaica
In late 2013, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) named three preferred bidders for the supply of up to 115 MW (megawatts)…