Tag: CUC
CUC responds to Viewpoint
CUC writes: We refer to the Viewpoint titled “The CORE Energy Issue”, which was carried on your news site on May 19, 2016. In this article the writer states: “As CORE output represented just a little over 1% of CUC’s general output from 2015, and any excess production would be a fraction of that, the […]
The CORE energy issue
A CNS reader writes: CUC recently announced, with the approval of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), the extension of the Consumer Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) programme. The 2MW expansion, to be split evenly between commercial and residential customers, carried an expected decrease in purchasing price, and also introduced a tiered structure reflecting the diminishing cost […]
Pole fire cuts power to customers in George Town
(CNS): A number of customers in and around the capital were without power Thursday afternoon following a CUC pole fire. Officials said the fire happened on South Sound Road and was impacting customers in that area as well as Smith Road, Hospital Road and the Windsor Park area of George Town. CUC Crews were said to be […]
Warm weather and new customers boost CUC profit
(CNS Business): Both the weather and an increase in customers helped to drive profits up for Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) in the first quarter of this year, despite increased depreciation, maintenance and amortization costs, according to results released by the power provider on Grand Cayman. The firm also claimed that it had a 99.9% reliability […]
CORE programme grows another 2MW
(CNS Business): The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has sanction an expansion of Caribbean Utilities Company’s Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) Generation Programme, which will see more residential and commercial customers who are using alternative power, such as solar and wind, to feed back another two megawatts of power to the grid. The Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) programme, […]
CUC investigating repeated short outages
(CNS): A number of short but relatively frequent power outages over the last week or so in various neighborhoods on Grand Cayman are under investigation by CUC. The island has experienced a number of long, widespread power outages during the first quarter of the year and Grand Cayman’s power provider has admitted it has been […]
CUC says new meters will cut bill errors
(CNS): An island-wide programme to replace meters will reduce billing errors and give customers more detailed information about their power consumption, CUC has said. No strangers to complaints from their clients who question the accuracy of bills and meter readings, especially when high bills don’t seem to change, even when residents are away from home, […]
CUC says oil leak led to outage
(CNS): Offering further explanation for the power outage Tuesday, CUC have said that interruption to service followed an emergency stop of one of their larger generating units by staff for a oil leak. “The sudden loss in generation caused the load-shedding of four feeders serving the various affected districts,” Grand Cayman’s power company said. The […]
Generation loss causes outages across Grand Cayman
(CNS): Officials from CUC have confirmed that the loss of “some generation at the power plant” in the industrial area of George Town caused outages from West Bay to East End on Tuesday evening, which saw some customers without power for close to two hours. The electricity supply failure began around 7:12pm in some areas, […]
Power outages continue due to pole damage
(CNS): More CUC customers are currently without electricity in George Town after another problem with a power pole in the industrial area, following the morning’s outage, which lasted more than two hours. Just before 2pm Friday, the power was cut again on Red Gate Road, Dorcy Drive, McClendon Drive, Industrial Park and the airport area, as well […]
Pole fire causes another GT power cut
(CNS): Parts of the capital are without power again this morning after a pole fire in the industrial area of George Town caused an electricity outage, CUC have said. Customers on Red Gate Road, Dorcy Drive, Industrial Park, the airport and other areas, as well as along Sparky Drive where the fire occurred, have had […]
