Electricity tariffs, rooftop solar schemes and grid codes for the Eastern Caribbean. Part of Electricity Rates and Grid Codes.
Jump to: Anguilla · Antigua and Barbuda · Barbados · British Virgin Islands · Dominica · Grenada · Montserrat · Saint Lucia · St Kitts and Nevis · St Vincent and the Grenadines · US Virgin Islands
Anguilla
| Utility | Anguilla Electricity Company Limited (ANGLEC) |
| Regulator | Public Utilities Commission (as listed in NREL Energy Snapshot, May 2020 – dated; current status not verified) |
| Residential | ANGLEC ‘Electricity Tariff/Rate as @ September, 2026’ (single schedule, not split by class): 0-40 units minimum EC$22.00; 41-25,000 units EC$0.63 per kWh; 25,001-100,000 units EC$0.62 per kWh; over 100,000 units fixed charge $20,500.00 plus EC$0.43 per unit. Meter rental (fixed charge) EC$5.00. Fuel surcharge EC$1.05 per kWh (as at Sept 2026). GST 13% (0-130 kWh exemption on domestic accounts only). Separately, news (Anguilla Focus, 10 Aug 2026) reports surcharge fell to EC$0.85/kWh on bills for July 2026 consumption, with a government cap of EC$0.42/kWh for domestic and other customers (EC$0.65/kWh hotels and villas) under relief measures ‘until the end of August’. Fuel surcharge history 2026 per same article: $0.42 before 1 Apr; $0.88 from 1 Apr; $1.04 from 29 May; $0.97 backdated to 4 Jun; $0.85 Aug. Currency: EC$. Effective: September 2026 (ANGLEC rates page); surcharge varies monthly. Source: anglec.com, anguillafocus.com |
| Commercial | ANGLEC publishes one schedule for all classes (same blocks as residential). Government relief cap for hotels and villas EC$0.65/kWh (Aug 2026). The 0-130 kWh GST exemption applies to domestic accounts only. Currency: EC$. Effective: September 2026. Source: anglec.com |
| Rooftop solar | Not found (current scheme). The NREL 2020 snapshot lists ‘Net Metering’ in the policy framework without details. A 2012 Government RE Integration narrative recommended net billing at avoided fuel cost under Standard Offer Contracts (dated, a proposal only). No current export/credit rate or size cap found. The ANGLEC rates page contains no net metering information. Source: nrel.gov, gov.ai |
| Grid code | None published (as at Oct 2026) The NREL 2020 snapshot lists ‘Interconnection Standards’ in the policy framework but no document was found. |
| Note | 2026: sharp fuel-surcharge rises from April 2026; Government of Anguilla paid ANGLEC EC$3.3m (April) and EC$5.4m (May) to hold the domestic cap at EC$0.42/kWh; relief extended into Aug/Oct 2026. ANGLEC 12 MW solar + storage project (CDB-financed) in progress. |
Antigua and Barbuda
| Utility | Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) |
| Regulator | No independent electricity regulator found; APUA (statutory authority, APUA Act 1973) oversees interconnection |
| Residential | APUA ‘Understanding Your Bill’ page: residential 40 cents per unit for the first 300 kWh; 38 cents per unit above 300 kWh (no customer charge listed; no effective date given; currency not named on page, presumed EC$). Fuel Variation Charge reintroduced 1 July 2024 (adjusts 1 cent/kWh per 10-cent change in cost per imperial gallon). Reported FVC 2026: 55 cents/kWh (Mar, Apr), 70 cents (May), 80 cents (June) per ABS TV (8 Jun 2026); currency not named in source. Currency: not stated in source (presumably EC$). Effective: Base rate: undated; FVC: June 2026. Source: apua.ag, abstvradio.com, apua.ag |
| Commercial | Not found on APUA site. CCREEE 2023 Energy Report Card (2022 data, source APUA 2023) gives only US$ averages: commercial US$0.52/kWh, residential US$0.51/kWh, industrial US$0.53/kWh. Currency: US$ (as published by CCREEE). Effective: 2022 data. Source: cekh.ccreee.org |
| Rooftop solar | Net billing: APUA Interconnection Policy: systems up to 5 kW ‘Sale of Excess’ (bidirectional meter; consumption billed at published tariff; exports credited at avoided fuel cost); systems over 5 kW ‘Buy-All, Sell-All’ (all consumption at tariff, all output credited at avoided fuel cost). No numeric credit rate or maximum size published. A 2023-24 survey found 10.23 MW of customer solar. Started: Interconnection policy 2011 (net metering); changed to net billing 2015. Source: apua.ag, apua.ag |
| Grid code | APUA Interconnection Policy (Interconnection Policy Statement); no grid code document found (2011, revised 2015; APUA) Document No published grid code found. CCREEE ERC lists interconnection policy ‘In Force’ 2011. |
| Note | Fuel Variation Charge reintroduced July 2024; rose sharply in 2026 (55 to 80 cents/kWh Mar-Jun 2026). APUA compliance drive (2024) on unregistered PV/battery systems. |
Barbados
| Utility | The Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BLPC) |
| Regulator | Fair Trading Commission (FTC) |
| Residential | Domestic tariff. Customer charge $7, $12 or $17 per month, depending on the 30-day average kWh over the previous 12 months. Base energy charge: first 150 kWh $0.160/kWh; next 350 kWh $0.196; next 1,000 kWh $0.225; over 1,500 kWh $0.254. Fuel Charge Adjustment (FCA) is billed on all kWh and recalculated monthly. Recent FCA values in cents/kWh: Sep 2026 37.5253; Aug 2026 37.5253; Jul 2026 39.7500; Jun 2026 39.7500; May 2026 39.7500; Apr 2026 35.8256; Jan-Feb 2026 28.9949. Riders as approved by the FTC. Currency: BBD (the document shows only ‘$’). Effective: Tariff dated 16 September 2022 (interim rates); FCA as of September 2026. Source: blpc.com.bb, blpc.com.bb |
| Commercial | General Service tariff. Customer charge: 0-100 kWh $10/month + VAT; 101-500 kWh $13/month + VAT; over 500 kWh $19/month + VAT. Energy: first 100 kWh $0.194/kWh + VAT; next 400 kWh $0.237; next 1,000 kWh $0.284; over 1,500 kWh $0.320. FCA is billed on all kWh, at the same monthly values as residential. Currency: BBD (page shows only ‘$’). Effective: No effective date stated; the page was last modified 29 Sep 2022. Source: support.blpc.com.bb |
| Rooftop solar | Feed-in tariff (Renewable Energy Rider / FIT); buy-all/sell-all, with sale-of-excess as an option for systems of 3 kW or less. FIT rates from 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025, in BBD cents/kWh: solar up to 10 kW 34.25; >10-100 kW 35.75; >100-250 kW 34.75; >250-500 kW 39.75; >500 kW-1 MW 34.25; land-based wind up to 10 kW 36.75, >10 kW-1 MW 45.75. Systems over 3 kW must use buy-all/sell-all. Contracts run 20 years. Before Oct 2019 the rates were $0.416/kWh (solar PV) and $0.315/kWh (wind). No FIT schedule for 2026 was found. Started: Renewable Energy Rider existed before 2019; FIT under the FTC from 2019. Source: support.blpc.com.bb, barbadostoday.bb |
| Grid code | The Grid Code (FTC-approved) (March 2017; amended November 2024 for Battery Energy Storage Systems; BLPC) Document Separate document: Battery Energy Storage Requirements (January 2025). There is no separate DG guideline document, only a web article on applying for interconnection. Grid code page. |
| Note | Base rates are interim. In Nov 2023 the FTC dismissed BLPC’s request for an 11.9% increase and said a final order would follow, with refunds if interim rates exceed final ones. No final order was found. The FCA peaked at 39.75 c/kWh in May-Jul 2026. |
British Virgin Islands
| Utility | BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) |
| Regulator | No independent regulator found; BVIEC operates under the BVI Electricity Corporation Ordinance 1978 (as amended) and the Government of the Virgin Islands |
| Residential | Legislated energy rates (cost per unit): 0-60 units 24 cents; 61-25,000 units 22.5 cents; 25,001-100,000 units 19 cents; over 100,000 units 16.75 cents. Fixed charge $2.50 per month. Fuel oil surcharge added/deducted per unit. BVIEC (25 Aug 2026): July 2026 gross surcharge $0.34758/kWh, BVIEC contribution $0.07152, net surcharge to customers $0.27606/kWh; Jan 2026 11.63 cents, Feb 2026 11.10 cents. Base rates unchanged in 2026. The rates page does not state a class split or currency (US$ is BVI’s currency). Currency: US$ (BVI currency; source uses $ and cents without naming it). Effective: Base rates legislated (no effective date stated); surcharge July 2026. Source: bvielectricity.com, bvielectricity.com |
| Commercial | Same block schedule applies (page does not separate classes). Example in BVIEC article: 30,000 kWh customer fixed legislated charges $6,578.40/month. Currency: US$. Effective: as above. Source: bvielectricity.com |
| Rooftop solar | Feed-in tariff (bi-directional FIT meter), under Renewable Energy Regulations 2018. The BVIEC Renewable Energy Application Process refers to application for the ‘Feed In Tariff (FIT) bi-directional meter’; inspections by the Government Electrical Inspection Unit. Export rate and size caps not found (the gazetted regulations PDF is scanned, with no readable text). BVI Beacon (undated) quotes a FIT ‘ten cents less’ than the purchase price – not confirmed. Started: Enabling law 2015 (BVI Electricity Corporation (Amendment) Act No 9 of 2015); Regulations 2018. Source: bvielectricity.com, bvielectricity.com, bvielectricity.com |
| Grid code | None published (as at Oct 2026) DG connection governed by Renewable Energy Regulations 2018 and the BVIEC Renewable Energy Application Process guideline (undated, uploaded 2022). |
| Note | 2026: government emergency fuel subsidy US$1m/month Mar-May 2026; BVIEC mandatory subsidy every month; July 2026 net surcharge the highest since at least 2020. Targeted subsidy adjustment for consumption above 1,500 kWh announced. |
Dominica
| Utility | Dominica Electricity Services Ltd (DOMLEC) |
| Regulator | Independent Regulatory Commission (IRC) |
| Residential | Base tariff: not found. A new IRC-approved tariff with time-of-use / off-peak rates has been announced, but the figures were not in the published sources checked. Fuel surcharge (Jamaica Gleaner, 17 Apr 2026): Jan 2026 EC$0.32/kWh; Feb EC$0.36; Mar EC$0.37; Apr EC$0.50. Currency: EC$. Effective: Fuel surcharge April 2026. Source: jamaica-gleaner.com |
| Commercial | Not found |
| Rooftop solar | Self-generation with sale of excess under the interconnection policy / IRC self-generator licensing (no FIT); scheme details not found. The DOMLEC interconnection policy allows customers with RE systems to sell excess to DOMLEC (2015 report). CCREEE ERC 2021 references a Distributed Renewable Energy Generation Policy (2016) and ‘no feed-in-tariff’. The IRC (Jul 2026) plans a new regulatory framework for DRE generation. No buy-back rate or caps found. Source: dominicanewsonline.com, cekh.ccreee.org, ircdominica.org |
| Grid code | Existing grid codes (transmission, distribution, generation) referenced by the IRC; document not found The IRC (19 Jul 2026) lists ‘review and modernization of Dominica’s electricity grid codes’ and a ‘draft interconnection policy for DOMLEC’ as priorities. The IRC site has a ‘Self-Generators Applications’ section. |
| Note | The IRC completed the DOMLEC rate review in 2026; the new tariff has lower off-peak rates. Effective date conflict: an IRC article (31 Aug 2026) says 1 October 2026; the DOMLEC announcement as reported 7-8 Oct 2026 says 1 November 2026. The geothermal plant entered commercial operation in Aug 2026. |
Grenada
| Utility | Grenada Electricity Services Ltd (GRENLEC) |
| Regulator | Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) |
| Residential | Domestic non-fuel charge EC$0.4057 per unit (effective 9 Sep 2022; the page labels it ‘cents’ but the figure is EC$). Fuel charge EC$0.7502 per kWh; fuel adjustment clause EC$0.03910 per kWh (on prior period usage); renewable energy charge EC$0.003520 per kWh (all effective 8 Oct 2026). No fixed customer charge listed. VAT 7.5% (domestic exempt first 99 kWh); environmental levy none <=99 kWh, $5.00 flat 100-150 kWh, $10.00 flat >150 kWh (from 1 Feb 2023). Not tiered. Currency: EC$. Effective: Non-fuel 9 Sep 2022; fuel/FAC/RE charge 8 Oct 2026. Source: grenlec.com |
| Commercial | Commercial non-fuel charge EC$0.4375 per unit (effective 9 Sep 2022); same fuel (EC$0.7502), FAC (EC$0.03910) and RE charge (EC$0.003520) as domestic, effective 8 Oct 2026. Floor area charge minimum 2 cents per 50 sq ft per month. VAT 7.5% on non-fuel charge. Currency: EC$. Effective: 9 Sep 2022 / 8 Oct 2026. Source: grenlec.com |
| Rooftop solar | Sale of excess / buy-back under PURC self-generator permits (net billing-style). GRENLEC ‘Buying Rate for Renewable Energy Supplied by Customers to Grenlec’: Fixed Rate/kWh (applicable contracts) EC$0.36 or EC$0.45; Variable Rate/kWh (applicable contracts), based on avoided fuel cost: 2026 EC$0.47, 2025 EC$0.50, 2024 EC$0.52. Interconnected RE self-generators must hold a PURC self-generator permit (PURC notice, deadline 30 Oct 2020). Size caps not found. Source: grenlec.com, nowgrenada.com |
| Grid code | PURC Draft Grenada Electricity Sector Grid Code (Introduction, Generation, Transmission and Distribution, and Supply Codes), draft consultation documents (2019-2020; PURC) Document Only draft versions found; no final adopted grid code located. Supply Code draft. |
| Note | PURC introduced the Renewable Energy Charge (1 Oct 2023) and the Fuel Adjustment Clause (1 Nov 2023). |
Montserrat
| Utility | Montserrat Utilities Limited (MUL) |
| Regulator | None (no electricity regulator per CCREEE ERC 2022); MUL is government-owned |
| Residential | MUL ‘Understanding Your Electricity Bill’: domestic 0.48 per unit (0-75 units), 0.55 per unit (all remaining units). No customer charge listed. Fuel surcharge calculated monthly against a deemed base price of $0.2601 (1 Jan 1974); current surcharge figure not found. No effective date; currency not stated (presumed EC$). Currency: not stated in source (presumably EC$). Effective: not stated. Source: mul.ms |
| Commercial | Commercial 0.54 per unit (single block); industrial shown as ‘047’ (presumably 0.47); streetlight 0.44. No effective date. Currency: not stated (presumably EC$). Effective: not stated. Source: mul.ms |
| Rooftop solar | Not found. CCREEE ERC 2022 has a net metering field with no status given. No MUL scheme page found. Source: ccreee.org |
| Grid code | None published (as at Oct 2026) |
| Note | CCREEE ERC 2022 (US$): residential US$0.18 first 75 kWh, US$0.20 above; commercial US$0.20; includes average fuel charge US$0.34/kWh (dated, 2022). No 2025-26 tariff news found. |
Saint Lucia
| Utility | St Lucia Electricity Services Ltd (LUCELEC) |
| Regulator | National Utilities Regulatory Commission (NURC) |
| Residential | 2026 base tariff: domestic 1-180 units EC$0.812/kWh; 181+ units EC$0.862/kWh. Fuel surcharge (FSCA) EC$0.415/kWh on October 2026 bills, giving EC$1.227 and EC$1.277. Minimum monthly charge domestic EC$5.00. (July 2026 FSCA was EC$0.225.) Currency: EC$. Effective: Base tariff 2026 (adjusted annually); FSCA October 2026 bills. Source: lucelec.com, lucelec.com |
| Commercial | Commercial low tension base EC$0.962/kWh + FSCA EC$0.415 = EC$1.377 (Oct 2026). Commercial high tension: the rates page shows a base of EC$0.992 but a total of EC$1.337, which is inconsistent; the July 2026 FSCA PDF shows a base of EC$0.922. Minimum monthly charge commercial LT EC$30.00; HT bulk EC$500.00. Currency: EC$. Effective: 2026 base; October 2026 FSCA. Source: lucelec.com |
| Rooftop solar | Net metering / net billing (customer-generator framework; LUCELEC policy rather than legislation). Solar PV limits ‘currently set at 5KW for residential and 25KW for commercial customers’ (NURC consultation, April 2023). NURC called the current net metering method ‘unsustainable’. 292 DG systems / 2.53 MW connected by end-2024 (LUCELEC Annual Report 2024). Export/credit rate not found. Started: Pilot 2009-2010 (per CCREEE ERC 2022). Source: nurc.org.lc, lucelec.com |
| Grid code | Electricity (Grid Code) Regulations 2022 (as cited by an I-TRACK country assessment, June 2026); document not located New Grid Code Regulations are planned to accompany an Electricity Bill expected in Parliament in 2026. CCREEE ERC 2022 lists an Interconnection Policy/Standards (2017). |
| Note | The FSCA rose sharply in 2026 (EC$0.225 on July to EC$0.415 on October bills). The Electricity Supply (Amendment) Act 2016 ended LUCELEC’s RE generation monopoly. |
St Kitts and Nevis
| Utility | St Kitts: St Kitts Electricity Company Ltd (SKELEC); Nevis: Nevis Electricity Company Ltd (NEVLEC) |
| Regulator | No electricity regulator listed (CCREEE ERC 2022). A Public Utilities Commission Ordinance (2009) exists for Nevis; operating status not confirmed |
| Residential | SKELEC: the published tariff is an image, ‘Electricity Tariff Structure Jan 2011’, on skelec.kn. CCREEE ERC 2022 (US$, citing the SKELEC tariff of Jan 2011): first 50 units US$0.21, next 100 US$0.24, above 150 US$0.25; demand charge 15-amp fuse US$13.00. The SKELEC fuel variation charge has been shown on bills since Nov 2022; customers using under 200 kWh get a 50% discount, and the FVC was subsidised by the government (2022). Current FVC figure not found. NEVLEC: ERC 2022 (US$): first 50 units US$0.19, next 75 US$0.18, above 125 US$0.17; standing charge US$2.66 (up to 120 units), US$4.44 (120-250), US$6.66 (>250). The NEVLEC fuel surcharge was removed from residential bills in Sept 2022 (it was about 77 cents/kWh) and reintroduced in June 2026: domestic $0.69/kWh charged (calculated $0.79/kWh); currency not named (presumably EC$). Currency: US$ (CCREEE conversion of tariffs); EC$ presumed for the NEVLEC surcharge. Effective: SKELEC tariff Jan 2011 (dated); NEVLEC surcharge June 2026. Source: skelec.kn, ccreee.org, winnmediaskn.com, thestkittsnevisobserver.com, nia.gov.kn |
| Commercial | SKELEC (ERC 2022, US$): first 50 units US$0.29, next 75 US$0.28, next 125 US$0.26, above 250 US$0.24; demand charge US$5.55/kVA. NEVLEC (ERC 2022, US$): first 50 US$0.19, next 75 US$0.18, next 125 US$0.17, remainder US$0.16; standing charge US$4.88/kVA. NEVLEC commercial fuel surcharge (June 2026) ‘in accordance with the applicable Fuel Surcharge calculation’ (figure not given); it was capped at 65 cents before 2022. Currency: US$ (CCREEE). Effective: 2022 data (SKELEC schedule 2011, dated); NEVLEC surcharge June 2026. Source: ccreee.org, thestkittsnevisobserver.com |
| Rooftop solar | Not found (SKELEC and NEVLEC). ERC 2022 lists net billing/net metering in its timeline but the status is unreadable; no rates or caps found for either utility. Source: ccreee.org |
| Grid code | Interconnection Policy/Standards (listed in CCREEE ERC 2022, year 2018; document not found) No grid code found for either island. |
| Note | NEVLEC reintroduced the fuel surcharge in June 2026 after removing it for residential customers in Sept 2022. The government subsidised SKELEC fuel costs in 2022. SKELEC smart meter rollout (2025); a 35.6 MW solar + storage plant and a geothermal project are in development. |
St Vincent and the Grenadines
| Utility | St Vincent Electricity Services Ltd (VINLEC) |
| Regulator | Not established (CCREEE ERC 2023: Cabinet oversees, VINLEC self-regulates) |
| Residential | Base tariff: not found on a VINLEC source. Fuel surcharge: $0.5490/kWh (before Apr 2026), $0.6650/kWh (April 2026), $0.7378 (June 2026), $0.8320/kWh (July 2026); news sources, currency shown as $ (subsidy stated in EC$). CCREEE ERC 2023 (US$, VINLEC rate structure 2020) shows residential about US$0.37-0.40/kWh including an average fuel charge of US$0.22/kWh (band mapping unclear; dated). Currency: EC$ presumed for the surcharge. Effective: July 2026 (surcharge). Source: onenewsstvincent.com, iwnsvg.com, cekh.ccreee.org |
| Commercial | Not found on a VINLEC source. CCREEE ERC 2023 shows commercial US$0.36-0.42/kWh (band mapping unclear; dated 2020 rate structure). Currency: US$ (CCREEE). Effective: 2020 rate structure. Source: cekh.ccreee.org |
| Rooftop solar | Net billing (per CCREEE ERC 2023: ‘In force’, 2019). No rates or caps found. Interconnection is under VINLEC internal policies; a feed-in tariff was in draft (2019). The ERC notes that solar with battery storage is not permitted to connect to the grid. Started: 2019 (per ERC). Source: cekh.ccreee.org |
| Grid code | None published (as at Oct 2026) Interconnection policy/standards in draft (2019) per CCREEE ERC 2023; VINLEC uses internal policies. |
| Note | The 2026 surcharge rose from $0.549 to $0.832/kWh (Apr-Jul); VINLEC applied a subsidy (EC$734,959 in July) and said it will absorb part of the surcharge above a threshold. |
US Virgin Islands
| Utility | Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) |
| Regulator | Virgin Islands Public Services Commission (PSC) |
| Residential | LEAC (fuel pass-through) 22.2226 cents/kWh for 1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026, then held at 22.22 c/kWh through year-end. The PSC approved a 3-cent/kWh LEAC increase for November and December 2026. Current base rate and customer charge not found. The last base-rate figures seen are dated: 2017 residential base 15.0141 c/kWh for the first 250 kWh and 17.6339 c/kWh above 250 kWh. Currency: USD. Effective: LEAC 22.2226 c: 1 Jul to 30 Sep 2026; 3-cent increase approved for Nov-Dec 2026. Source: psc.vi.gov, stcroixsource.com, viconsortium.com |
| Commercial | LEAC 22.22 c/kWh. No separate commercial LEAC was reported. Small commercial base block rates and customer charge not found. Currency: USD. Effective: as residential. Source: psc.vi.gov |
| Rooftop solar | Net billing (replaced earlier net metering). Net billing uses a two-meter setup. As of Nov 2024, 802 applications were queued with none finally approved, because of a meter shortage. The credit rate and caps were not found. Source: viconsortium.com |
| Grid code | Not found |
| Note | An Aug 2025 settlement held the LEAC at 22.22 c and wrote off $147M of deferred fuel at 30 Jun 2026. In Sep 2026 the PSC said WAPA’s required rate filing was ‘unstudied’ and incomplete. A 3-cent emergency LEAC increase was approved in Oct 2026 for Nov-Dec. |
Other regions: Northern and Western Caribbean · Southern Caribbean · Dutch Caribbean · Overview
Compiled from utility, regulator and government sources, with press reports where noted. Figures are shown in local currency as published. Last checked: October 2026. Spotted an error or a newer tariff? Let me know.