IRP

Bermuda’s new IRP could mean 85% renewables by 2035

July 30, 2019

This week, Bermuda released its first Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The IRP would lead to 85% renewables on the grid by 2035 – more than double the Electricity Policy target of 38% renewables. The IRP specifies renewable energy sources that could meet the future load, including solar PV, offshore wind, and biomass. Feasibility studies for […]

Greener IRP for Cayman Islands accepted by utilities regulator

January 21, 2019

Caribbean Utilities Company’s plan to wean off fossil fuels and support renewable energy integration to the Cayman Islands’ electricity grid was approved by OfReg, the islands’ utilities regulator. The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which aims to introduce natural gas and increasing the storage and baseload of renewable energy generation projects, was prepared by energy industry […]

New energy plan proposal for Bermuda, focus on offshore wind farms

October 11, 2018

BE Solar has released its ‘Bermuda Better Energy Plan’ (BBEP), in response to the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda (RAB)’s call for consultation on a new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This proposal, which presents itself as a better alternative to the original IRP by electricity utility Belco, is one of eight IRP alternatives that have been […]

Bermuda publishes IRP proposals for public consultation

October 5, 2018

After an initial consultation process for the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), Bermuda’s future electricity plan, the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda (RAB) has published the eight alternative generation proposals it received. Among the suggested projects are a steam-fired power station using biomass fuel technology, an offshore wind farm, a hydrogen-based steam generation project, and a ship-based LNG […]

New plan in Bahamas to move renewable energy “beyond talk”, focus on IRP

September 18, 2018

The Bahamas Government’s National Energy Plan (NEP) aims for 30% of the nation’s power to be provided through renewable energy by 2030. Currently, Mr. Guilden Gilbert, Vice-President of Alternative Power Solutions (APS) Bahamas argues this target will be extremely difficult to meet without an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that sets out a “framework” which aligns […]