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Column: Wayne Caines On North Power Station

[Opinion column written by BELCO President Wayne Caines] As the most recent and final fossil-fueled power plant ever to be built in Bermuda, BELCO’s North Power Station [NPS] has presented some unforeseen challenges for those residing in the surrounding area. The NPS entered the planning phase almost two decades ago to bridge the gap between our fossil-fueled... Read more of this article

Transformational Living Centre Using Solar Power

The Transformational Living Centre [TLC] for Families is now utilizing solar power which they said “will provide most of the energy required to power their electrical needs.” A spokesperson said, “Gil Nolan, operations manager of Sunny Side Solar and Nick Hutchings, a volunteer for the non-profit solar company that donated the solar panels... Read more of this article

Column: Caines On BELCO, Apology & More

[Opinion column written by Wayne Caines] As Bermuda’s sole provider of electricity, we at BELCO take our responsibility to the community seriously – not only in terms of providing safe, reliable power, but also to take every measure possible to minimise the impacts of our operations on our environment and community. It was unfortunate that we recently... Read more of this article

RA: ‘Critical Deficiencies’ Contributed To Outage

[Updated] The Regulatory Authority released its review into the island-wide power outage in December 2020, noting that it “identified several critical deficiencies which contributed to the outage.” A spokesperson said, “Following the island-wide power outage in December 2020, the RA has completed its review of the incident at the BELCO... Read more of this article

Video: BELCO Upgrading With Subsea Cables

[Written by Don Burgess] BELCO is laying subsea cables as part of its island-wide transmission upgrades this month. A company spokesperson said, “The subsea cables are critical to BELCO’s transmission infrastructure for the island’s east end. This will assist BELCO in moving forward with our commitment to increasing the amount of... Read more of this article

Column: ‘Harness The Power Of The Sun’

[Opinion column written by David Gumbs & Dr. James Fletcher] Across the Caribbean, except for oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago, electricity is already among the most expensive in the world — and it is only getting more expensive. In Saint Lucia, electricity prices have almost doubled in the past 30 years, and in the other countries in the region that... Read more of this article

Crews Working To Restore Power In Paget

BELCO crews are working to restore power after an outage in the Paget area today [May 30]. This morning, BELCO tweeted, “Paget Outage Alert. We are aware that some of our customers in the Paget area are experiencing an outage. Our crews are commencing restoration efforts. For the safety of the motoring public, pedestrians & our team, please exercise... Read more of this article

Bill To Create Sandbox For Energy Innovators

Legislation to create a regulatory sandbox will “allow innovators in the energy sector both the physical and legislative space to carry out their development and testing of technologies,” Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban said. Speaking in the House of Assembly today [May 20] the Minister said, “Today I am tabling the Bill entitled... Read more of this article

BELCO: Fault In Hamilton Being Repaired

[Updated] BELCO advised that there has been a “fault in the underground transmission network in Hamilton under Dundonald Street between Parliament Street and Court Street. A spokesperson said, “BELCO crews are on-site and work to fix the fault will commenced Monday evening. As the fault is underground repairs are expected to last until Friday,... Read more of this article

BELCO Implementing New Rates On April 1

BELCO is implementing new rates beginning on Friday [April 1] with “a rate increase for the average residential customer from 44 cents per kilowatt hour to 49 cents.” A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited will implement new rates for all customers beginning Friday, April 1st, 2022. Rates have been set by the... Read more of this article

“Overall Retail Tariff Will Increase By 7.5%”

The Regulatory Authority [RA] announced that “effective April 1,2022, retail tariffs for Bermuda’s electricity sector will increase across customer groups,” explaining that “the overall Retail Tariff will increase by 7.5%.” A spokesperson said, “The retail tariff is a component of a monthly BELCO bill that is reflected... Read more of this article

Bermuda Ranked As Highest 1/2 Electricity Rates

Depending on what chart you look at, Bermuda has been ranked as having either the highest, or second highest, electricity rates in the world. During a recent international conference about energy, one of the speakers cited Bermuda as having the ‘highest residential electricity rates in the world,’ with Germany second, so we took a look for... Read more of this article

BELCO: Pole Fire Causes Outage In Camp Hill

A pole fire has caused an outage in the Camp Hill, Warwick area today [Jan 11], however BELCO crews are on site and expect to restore power later today. In a tweet this morning, BELCO said, “Outage: A pole fire has caused an unexpected outage affecting the area of Camp Hill, Warwick. Crews are on-site and repairs are underway to replace the pole... Read more of this article

Proposed Change Of Control For Saturn Solar

The Regulatory Authority is inviting the public to comment on the proposed Change of Control for Saturn Solar Bermuda. A spokesperson said, “The public and other interested parties are invited to comment on the proposed Change of Control in the electricity sector for Saturn Solar Bermuda 1 Ltd., to FB Solar LLC. “Saturn Solar Bermuda 1 Ltd currently... Read more of this article

BELCO: Planned Outage In Sandys [Postponed]

[Updated] Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited [BELCO] said that there will be a planned outage in area of Sandys on Thursday [Nov 25] from 9.00am to 5.00pm. BELCO tweeted, “There will be a planned outage in Sandys on Thur, Nov 25, 9AM – 5PM. The following areas will be impacted: Part of Middle Road Sandys, Caithness Drive, Whale Island, Wreck... Read more of this article

Wayne Caines Elected To CARILEC Board

BELCO President Wayne Caines was elected to the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation [CARILEC] board of directors. A spokesperson said, “The new Board of Directors [BoD], was elected during CARILEC’s 33rd Annual General Meeting [AGM] which was held virtually this year due to COVID restrictions. The BoD consists of newly elected, re-elected,... Read more of this article

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