Quote Originally Posted by Bnewb View Post
Though thieving does happen...a lot of people have been criminally charged here lately...the high cost is due to the oil that is used to generate it.
Good to know. I have seen the billboard campaign around Jamaica warning about criminal charges for electricity theft. I'm glad it's working.

Aside from nuclear, (which is perennially opposed in JA - and for very good reason) renewable energy may be the best option for Jamaica. However, as Ljbd said, there is currently very little utilization of wind and solar resources. I think the major drawback is that the initial set-up cost is high and once implemented, they still do not eliminate the need for fossil fuel electricity.