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by Ali Baba and dem 40 thieves

In reply to FanAttick
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In reply to FanAttick

Mi have niece who is a exec at JPS, so me send her the link with an SOS fi Asafa – hope it works, cause Asafa sounds like him at him wits end.

In reply to birdseye

Nice..

That is more than US$510 per month, how big is Asafa house?

In reply to camos

I think they charged him an estimated amount based on the previous month.

Hmmmmm....so many questions.

How big is the house. Did he forget his AC on? Refrigeration equipment?

How long have his PV systems been in service - could be a setup and metering issue. If he installed PV grid tied without working with JPS and getting the right metering setup..he may be shooting himself in the foot.

At approx USD 0.4 per kWh ...he us being billed for 1275 kWh. Don't know how big his house is and what he is running ..but for a massive house with airconditioning, pool pumps doesn't sound very unreasonable except if he totally shut off his power. December weather has not been great for PV production either.

Either way it may be a simple matter. that needs a deeper dive. I doubt JPS just decided to over charge Asafa

An estimate if there were meter reading issues is not a far fetched possibility either.

Why Asafa nuh jus call the power company?

In reply to cricketmad I am questioning the previous month which he is not disputing, $500 and that does not include cooking gas?

In reply to camos

I think you have lived in North America too long....electricity in the region is super expensive. That price seems quite normal or even on the low side for a massive house in this part of the world. My assumption is that he has a pretty substantial house.

In reply to FanAttick

I did it as a lark, but my niece just responded to me, tanking me very much and assures me that she will share it internally with JPS hierarchy so they can look into it… so if you have any Asafa connections, maybe you can arrange a 10% interceding fee for me…assuming a favorable outcome.

In reply to Cheeks Scary, I was wondering if he has someone attached to his supply without his knowledge, I pay $430 on average per month, for 4000 plus square feet of space, 330 electric and the rest gas, only recently aware of the breakdown because I am looking to install solar. I thought it would be much cheaper for utilities in the Caribbean, where there is no heating and very limited air-conditioning.

In reply to camos

Economies of scale...high cost of fuel import and transport...islanded systems without the benefit of interconnection across state lines like in the US...all redundancy cost is borne/ managed by the company ..all make the economics a bit different in the region bruh.

On hot summer days I would assume that Asafa would run the air-conditioning quite a bit, I live in TCI and its difficult to sleep without AC outside of Dec and Jan.

Trinidad is a notable exception in the region ...rates are competitive compared to some cooperatives in the US..dirt cheap compared to most of the region.

Sum ting wang!

For a big stager, why not go solar completely?

In reply to XDFIX there are benefits to being part of the grid.

In reply to FanAttick

How I am getting it is that JPS is more concerned about negative publicity than with screwing over Asafa

In reply to XDFIX

More complicated than people realize. Of course with enough money and its doable because the technology has become fairly mature to go totally off grid. The batteries don't last as long as people hope...inverters fail....and the utility would not just sit there maintaining a viable supply 'in case' you need it. That costs money..and in a regulated utility...the people who cannot afford the PV systems will be the ones paying to maintain the grid. Still doable....but the devil is in the details.