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New electricity rates threaten Bermuda’s clean energy future
Article by Kim Smith, Executive Director, BEST – The Royal Gazette, July14, 2026 The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce is deeply concerned by the new electricity rate structure announced by Belco and approved by the Regulatory Authority. While the changes have […]
Read moreSolar customers will ‘feel the real weight’ of rate change
Inventive steps: Belco’s new rate structure will result in increases residential solar customers. Solar firms say the industry have moved to negate the changes (File photograph) A solar provider said the industry had taken “inventive” steps in the face of […]
Read moreBEST Submission to Public Consultation on the National Electricity Sector Policy
Read BEST’s submission here: BEST Submission to Public Consultation on the National Electricity Sector Policy – May 21, 2026
Read moreThis is not about solar – it’s about Bermuda’s future
Bermuda is at a crossroads. Not a solar crossroads, or an LNG crossroads, or even an energy crossroads. A decision crossroads; the kind that comes along once in a generation and that shapes what kind of island we leave behind. […]
Read moreHome affairs minister warns of ‘costly’ LNG infrastructure
The price tag of switching to a cleaner fuel for the island’s power, estimated by consultants at considerably more than $100 million, must be matched with the goal of affordability in the island’s new electricity policy, the Minister of Home […]
Read moreBEST calls for independent energy study and deadline extension
Two environmental organisations plan to conduct an independent study on Bermuda’s energy policy to find a way to accelerate the island’s transition to renewable energy while reducing electricity costs. Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, in collaboration with Greenrock, is also calling […]
Read moreRenewable targets slashed in national energy policy proposal
The Government plans to abandon its target for the island to produce 85 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2035 and instead expects to produce 93 per cent from fossil fuels in 2030. The about-turn was announced […]
Read moreBelco’s gas plans are taking Bermuda in the wrong direction
Opinion Article – Kim Smith, Executive Director, BEST The Royal Gazette, March 23, 2026. Economic burden: a specialised ship delivers liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a terminal in the Dominican Republic. Photograph supplied) This was sent to the Minister […]
Read moreRegulator calls on public to help hone energy plan
The public have been urged to have their say on the island’s energy future, with an Integrated Resource Plan now open for consultation. The proposed IRP handed in by the Belco power provider to the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda outlined the island’s […]
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