The BVI Electricity Corporation is implementing an initiative to bring solar energy to more Virgin Islands households, Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer announced during a press conference last Thursday. …
April 25, 2024
July 31, 2023
With Power52 boss in bankruptcy, Anegada solar farm’s future unclear
More than two years after his company won a $4.6 million contract to build a major solar plant on Anegada, American developer Rob Wallace Jr. broke ground last December alongside …
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January 20, 2023
Ground broken for Anegada solar grid
The BVI Electricity Corporation broke ground on a major Anegada solar plant last month after more than two years of delays, but no planning application has been submitted for the …
August 18, 2022
Solar crosswalk signals installed
New solar-powered crosswalk signals being erected in Road Town will help make the capital greener and more pedestrian-friendly, according to Deputy Premier Kye Rymer. “Five sets of the solar-powered crosswalks …
February 10, 2022
Six-shuttle fleet launches in Road Town
What started as a temporary test run around the holidays a few years ago has turned into a free, regularly scheduled public shuttle service for Road Town. Leaders stepped aboard …
September 2, 2021
HOA looks to go green with tax cuts
In the interest of supporting green industries, members of the House of Assembly passed a resolution on Aug. 26 to add certain energy-based goods to the list of zero-tax items …
November 26, 2018
EDITORIAL: Virgin Islands a step closer to green energy, but more needed ASAP
This month the government took an important step toward encouraging green energy, but the territory still has a long way to go in overcoming its embarrassingly outdated overreliance on fossil …
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November 22, 2018
Green energy scores big win
This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s print edition on Nov. 15. Long-delayed renewable energy regulations took effect at the start of this month, lifting a major obstacle that had …