Bahamas Power and Light is weeks away from bringing rooftop solar PV to businesses and homeowners.
During an interview with local radio show, Minister of Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett said Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is making preparations to connect small scale PV to its electricity grid.
“BPL indicated last month that they are going to begin the grid tie connection framework and so I do know that those who had pre registered their system with BEC and the Ministry Of Works, BPL has been sending out persons to homes to confirm that the systems are properly installed and so forth because they intend to launch in the next few weeks,” he said.
“That certainly bodes well for us as a country particularly for business and homeowners to be able to use the sun to use power and reduce their bills.”
Moreover, according to Mr. Dorsett, a number of specific facilities have already been assessed here in the capital to build solar PV. “We have already assessed the National Sports Stadium, The University of The Bahamas and the Lynden Pindling International Airport.”
When it comes to incentives for persons to move toward solar energy, Mr. Dorsett said tariff incentives on solar items are present. “Solar panels, solar inverters all of it, we have eliminated the tariffs to make it more cost effective for people to bring it in,” he said. “Based on the cost of electricity in The Bahamas right now people are seeing a return on investment within a three-year period.”
