What determines how well a Utility adapts to the introduction of disruptive technology? And does the introduction of that technology always confer a competitive advantage on the utility? Zainal Arifin, the VP of technological development and standardisation at PLN in Indonesia asked the exact same question and came back with some interesting results. In a […]
A white paper released by ABB has revealed that smart energy management systems can help facility managers reduce energy consumption by up to 45%. In the paper, The new era of energy management, ABB explains the multiple benefits of utilizing smart energy management systems that leverage new digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and […]
AN INTERVIEW WITH JED BAILEY, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ENERGY NARRATIVE Nate Graham (Program Associate, Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries): For more than six months, Covid-19 and the measures implemented to slow its spread have had a devastating effect on the global economy, with activity ceasing almost entirely in some sectors. The virtual disappearance of […]
September 4, 2020 The JPS customer service offices at East Parade and Ruthven Road, in the Corporate Area will be closed today September 4 until further notice, following the positive COVID-19 test result for an employee. The company has temporarily closed both offices for deep cleaning and sanitization. Contact tracing is […]
Castries, St. Lucia, September 02nd, 2020 CARILEC announces its virtual hosting of Leadercast Caribbean 2020 on October 15th, 2020, under the theme Positive Disruption. Leadercast has been dubbed as the largest one-day leadership event in the world, bringing together extraordinary leadership experts to inspire and influence attendees to […]
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has been described as extremely active with at least five (5) major hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU) have both indicated that there are two main reasons for this prognosis: It is predicted that during the late […]
September 11, 2001, the United States of America (USA) and the world at large would be changed forever by this catastrophic event, which claimed the lives of 2,977 individuals. While a plethora of media outlets raced to report on every single detail of this gruesome tragedy, internal communicators were scrambling to ensure that accurate information […]
The very first case of COVID-19 was recorded on November 17, 2019, in the Chinese province of Hubei. From then to now, COVID-19 has been declared a global pandemic, with a total of 25.3 million cases of the virus recorded to date. Not to mention, the entire world has been severely impacted by this pandemic, […]
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Press Release Employees of Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) have agreed to help those less fortunate in the Grand Cayman community. The employees have authorised for monthly deductions from their salaries to be donated to the Needs Assessment Unit (NAU). The “Because We Care” employee initiative was […]
August 26, 2020 JPS has been cleared by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) following investigations into reports of excessive billing linked to the new advanced utility/smart meters. The report, published on July 31, found JPS’ new meters to be performing satisfactorily. The OUR concluded, from the evidence presented, that […]