Antigua and Barbuda
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Answered by in cohoots with the truth
11 months agoSolar energy and heating should be legal... the one thing we have in abundance is hotsun...and it can be easily harnessed by the same self government for an endless and seamless energy source...its simple..... encourage locals to purchase these solar systems and charge a much cheaper rate for those who opt to use it monthly... APUA can still charge a monthly fee and will still make money without having to spend on maintenance of shoddy/used/purchase of new and replacement equipment.... we will get power at a reasonable price too so everyone involved is happy and no one is inconvenienced well... except those who get te privilege of benefitting financially right now from this current energy debacle. If the argument is that we need this current system to support workers then simply train and employ the APUA workers to check all homes, monitor and regulate the usage and ensure that the monthly bills are being paid by all and on time or the solar systmes will need to be confiscated til monthly payments are made....This just seems like common sense to me instead of having a set of wires intertwined and hanging around the country...with workmen running chick chick and come come to and from people's homes when a power line is burst down by a genius in a big truck who isnt paying attention to the height of the lines.... in fact power lines would be obsolete... come man people try jack, please try to think above and beyond what we have been doing since 1981.. emancipate yourselves from mental slavery that is about more than black and white it is about thinking past what you have been trained and forced to think. Someone's pockets are getting fatter every day when we continue this system and it hasnt been working we need to think differently if we want a situation that is better for us all.
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Answered by the truth
11 months agoPerplexed. The money saved by solar and put back into the economy exceeds the 47millionusd and in a shorter period than the current payback, do the math, if 10 or 20 years free electric for 50% of the island state is less than 47 million I will eat my hat, so let us finish that 'old hat' argument there. On an individual basis....I asked APUA, they said NO. That was 4.5 years ago. I have a 3 bed hse with pool. I had to pay for electric poles, a transformer and then pay APUA $800ecd a month. Last month I exceeded the total spend for my Solar system fitted and would of still had 20 years plus guarantee! I have a prominent friend who never asked and put on the roof 20 years ago, a big house, and system still working with only two battery changes (That is the old technology). APUA is backward thinking, our people should be able to use Gods gift, the sun for energy, they could help facilitate this and make money while keeping savings in the economy and further attracting tourism kudos, but instead we slaves to the oil and yesteryears deals. In Barbuda they have state of the art system for three bed hse with aircon and they have too much electric so they giving the neighbours, the wealthy guests say it makes them feel better living green. Come on my people , the facts are there to see, touch and feel - Solar makes financial and ecological sense.
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Answered by Polite
11 months agoPerplexed, Just so you know, I requested authorization from APUA over 1 year ago and I am still waiting to install my PV system. You are correct when you say it will not be denied. However it will not be approved either. They will just ignore you. All the talk about Renewable Energy is just that "talk". The decision on whether or not the technology is expensive should be left to the people spending their money, not APUA.
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Answered by Perplexed
11 months agoThe answer is obvious somebody has to pay for the USED Chinese generators that are not working.....that $47million dollars Spencer spent on them has to come from somewhere and its your APUA bill. The last thing Spencer needs is for APUA to get less revenue!
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Answered by Eric
12 months agoIs "Broke home owner" and "Pragmatic" in a position to produce their own alternative energy?? Do they have any idea what's involved and the cost involved. Are they aware that the techecnolgy is still in the process of development and is still very expensive to produce? However if they are ready, all they have to do is to apply under the act passed some years ago by the ALP administration, to generate their own power - believe me it will not be denied!
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Answered by Pragmatic
12 months agoUnfortunately i do not have an answer for the question posed. However, I stand in solidarity with you by stating that our government talks a good talk but does very little to support it. We speak about the need to be less reliant on fossil fuels, yet citizens are barred from producing and using wholesale alternative energy sources. I would like to suggest that our government is acting contrary to the spirit of empowerment; moreover, the laws which prohibit the wholesale use of alternative energy is a violation of our personal liberties and an direct effort to force citizens to support a monopoly.
