The Jamaica Public Service Company, JPS, has announced the formation of
Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell will outline on Wednesday afternoon outline how the Government intends to deal with the sharp rise in the cost of fuel.
Prices at the pump have been inching up over the two months due to developments in the
Recently we were asked to set up one of our energy saving pool pumps to compare against the existing inefficient 1.5 horsepower. Below is the shortened video we created showing the energy comparison of both pumps which is undeniably in favor of our energy efficient pump. Please read the case study which is below the video after watching. Productivity improvements could lower electricity costs A study by the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) offers evidence of the performance gap between Jamaica Public Service (JPS) power generation and other domestic power producers; ranks the JPS distribution operations among the least efficient in the region for total distribution losses, non-technical losses and reliability; and places JPS in the group with the highest electricity prices. At issue is whether modifications to the current operations of JPS and changes to the orientation of regulation could deliver significant short-term benefits by way of lower electricity prices. The rising cost of electricity is inimical to the interest of consumers and to national growth and development. Hence the generation and distribution of electricity in Jamaica continues to be the focus of intense debate. While much of this debate has been centred on whether coal or liquefiednatural Below is the Jamaica Gleaner article that came out on Feb 3rd that stated many of Jamaica’s leading The energy monitor allows you to know in real time how much your home or business is using in dollars or in kilowatts. No more waiting until the JPS bill comes to see if you have been saving or what your bill should be. The monitor also allows you to to track your JPS billing cycle so you can know how much your spending each day, week and month. Therefore giving you the ability to know what your JPS bill should look like each month before it comes. See video below for a The video below shows how our energy efficient inverter pool pumps are saving people a lot of money. The client in the video will save over J$175,000 a year in his energy costs by switching to this pool pump. One of the first steps towards becoming energy efficient is to attack your energy hogs. Contact us for an energy audit to help lay out an energy management plan that saves money for your home or business. THE Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has said it has found no evidence that the meters installed by light and power company the Jamaica Public Service Limited are in any way inaccurate. Speaking at a press conference this morning to provide an update on the findings of the probe which was launched at the end of August following widespread public outcry over escalating bills, former Director General of the OUR and lead investigator into the JPS billing system, JP Morgan, said as far as the investigation is concerned the “public can have every confidence” that the new meters are not the source of their problems. Morgan also pointed out that the investigators unearthed areas of major weaknesses and recommended that they needed to be addressed by the utility company. Speculations had been that the new meters were the reason for the recent spike in billing costs that customers are experiencing. Read more: THE Government has successfully renegotiated some of the terms of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) electricity licence, the Ministry of Energy and Mining said yesterday. The new terms of the licence, according to a news release from the ministry, will allow for the implementation of power wheeling, net billing and an increase in the level of renewable energy that can be added to the electric grid without being subjected to competitive tendering, the statement said. Power wheeling is described in the news release as a self-generator generating electricity at one location and transporting it for use at another location for its own benefit. The cost for the use of the electric grid and the price to be paid by the self-generator is to be determined by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR). The introduction of net billing will allow JPS customers who produce electricity on a small scale to be paid for the electricity that they supply to the grid. The licence’s new terms also allow for up to 25 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy generation, up from the previous limit of 15 megawatts, to be added to the grid without the need for competitive tendering. “These new terms of the JPS’s licence will help Jamaica to achieve its fuel source diversification targets, facilitate investments in energy infrastructure, create employment in green jobs and positively impact the country’s macro-economic objectives,” the energy ministry stated. The billing practices and policies of the utility company resulted in growing anger and islandwide demonstrations earlier this year. Last month, Prime Minister Bruce Golding directed the OUR to carry out a detailed analysis of the costs and charges being imposed for electricity supplied by JPS to its customers. Read more: MINISTER of Energy and Mining Clive Mullings has called on the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to immediately cease the installation of so-called smart meters and the policy of back-billing customers based on allegations of meter-tampering, until an investigation being conducted by the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) is completed.
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