Economics
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Marketing Renewable Energy Consultancy in Trinidad & Tobago
Renewable Energy (RE) is once again at the forefront both locally and internationally with the recent display of two opposing views, one…
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Can Renewables Address the Economic, Social and Environmental Goals in the Caribbean?
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in a ninety-four (94) page publication titled “REthink Energy towards a new power system” articulated the…
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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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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)…
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JPS proposes massive residential rate increase!
As some of you may already know, JPS has made an application to the OUR for an increase in its non-fuel tariff…
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Distributed RE Integration Policies in the Caribbean
The high cost of electricity in the small islands of the Caribbean has driven the various governments to take a serious look…
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Renewable Power is Cost Competitive
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in its REmap 2030 report highlighted that “renewable technologies are now the most economic solution for…
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Island Electricity Market Liberalization
The Islands of the Caribbean are known to have some of the highest electricity rates in the world, with the exception of…
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Solar PPA – the straw to break the supply monopoly
Over the past couple of years I have listened to cries emanating from all sectors of the society to break the monopoly…