Tag: CUC
MPs to grill fuel suppliers on price
(CNS): Chris Saunders MP (BTW) successfully steered a motion through parliament last month to establish a select committee to determine how the price of fuel is arrived at here in the Cayman Islands. He said there is at least $2 charged on every gallon sold that, to date, has never been explained. Although this was […]
Parliament votes for review of electricity bills
(CNS): How CUC and Island Energy, the power company for the Sister Islands, calculate the cost of electricity bills and work out fuel charges as well as the accuracy of meter readings could be the subjects of an independent investigation after the government accepted a private member’s motion Thursday, tabled by McKeeva Bush. The debate […]
CUC to audit homes involved in CHEER project
(CNS): The homes that have been and will be selected by the Cayman Islands Government to take part in the CHEER project will be audited by CUC. The audits will establish what needs to be done to help them save money on bills and to sustain that going forward. The home retrofit programme is funded […]
Renewables are the way forward, says ministry
(CNS): The Ministry of Sustainability has said that the draft revised National Energy Policy makes it clear that renewable energy is the way forward for Cayman and that any use of other fuels is expected to be just an interim measure that should not increase the cost of bills. The comments follow the revelation that […]
CUC still planning to burn natural gas
(CNS): CUC has announced that it is looking for qualification submissions from prospective natural gas suppliers as part of its effort to reduce the cost of energy production and carbon emissions. But the decision comes in the wake of the government’s revised National Energy Policy (NEP), which now calls for a 100% transition to green […]
Policy falls short of a legal right to green energy
(CNS): The draft updated National Energy Policy includes changes promoting more equitable access to green energy sources. But officials have said the proposed new implementation plan only considers consumers’ right to access the national grid but doesn’t mandate it. Fourteen years after the CORE programme began, only 3.5% of local power comes from renewables, and […]
Draft energy policy review to go to public
(CNS): More than six years after the National Energy Policy was first published, Cabinet has approved the publication of a draft updated policy and the rollout of a 30-day public consultation period. The policy, which is expected to be posted online in the coming days, covers Cayman’s energy needs and how they will be achieved […]
Fuel cost comes down as base rate goes up
(CNS): Customers can expect to see a decline in fuel cost charges when they get their bills for June and July, CUC has said. But that could be countered by another increase in the base rate, which CUC said was verified and accepted by OfReg to roll out in June’s bills. As bills appear to […]
CUC rolls out non-renewable charging stations
(CNS): Caribbean Utilities Company is rolling out an electric vehicle charging station initiative, offering to install stations in business and residential strata car parks and to maintain them for an annual fee. Users will be charged for the power via an app. Grand Cayman’s power provider is promoting the stations as a sustainable project, but […]
CUC blames consumption for higher bills
(CNS): Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) has said there has been no increase to the base rates on bills that were dispatched this week. Responding to customer concerns that May’s electricity bills are even more painful than usual, Grand Cayman’s power provider said there was only a marginal rise in the fuel rate, but increased consumption […]
OfReg clears more piecemeal CUC green capacity
(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has given CUC the green light to release another 6MW of capacity for the Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) programmes in the continuing piecemeal approach to the adoption of renewable energy in Cayman. As the clock ticks on the government’s unrealistic goal to […]
