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Originally Posted by aegap
Windpower for Samana
, a 60KW generator, will reduce electricity prices by 5-8% for consumers in Las Galeras. The company plans to sell the kWh for US$0.15 and US$0.17.
The site was chosen 10 years ago when USAID financed a study on wind power potential in the Dominican Republic, which was carried out by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NREC) of the United States.
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The above sounds like an ad, a very nice ad. I am a customer and pay $13.5 pesos/kWh on my last bill. A far cry from the US $0.17 proposed (nowhere near an 8% reduction). This is great news, but can't figure how LyF operates and funds projects? Where do NREL, NRECA, and US Aid figure into their expansion plans? Do they aid LyF on the ecomonic line? Why do we, customers have to buy NRECA transformers from LyF to get service? Just curious??? I for one, would like Mr. Orsini to address a public forum and answer some questions...
