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 moreActivist vessel docks in St George’s en route to Europe conference
A sailboat full of climate activists stopped in Bermuda for three days this week in between environmental conferences. Ocean Rebellion arrived in St George on Monday to meet with Bermudian environmental groups, on its way to the international Climate Justice Flotilla […]
Read moreOur precious ecosystem is under threat
Over many generations of weathering hurricanes, we’ve trained ourselves to look after our people and our property first and foremost. But while we hunker down in our houses and wait for the storm to pass, some of the natural life […]
Read moreCrucial report released on role of Sargasso Sea
The Sargasso Sea Commission has released a report described as “groundbreaking” on the ecological and economic value of the sweeping area of the North Atlantic where Bermuda is situated. Published during World Ocean Month after four years of research, the […]
Read moreScores wade in to support BNT over Marine Spatial Plan
The creation of protected marine areas for local waters is supported by an open letter formally submitted to the Government by the Bermuda National Trust and backed by more than 60 organisations. It came with an urgent call for the […]
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 […]
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