Page 3 - CARILEC Electricity Tariff - December 2021
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Caribbean Electricity Tariff Results for September 2021, published by the CARILEC Secretariat, sets out the disaggregated typical
electricity bills in United States Dollars for the main classes of consumers, and other pertinent data for 22 (twenty-two) CARILEC Full
Member electric utilities that have participated in the survey.
The typical electricity bills are indicative of the electricity tariffs across the key classes of electricity consumers in the wider Caribbean
region. The service classifications (residential, commercial, industrial, and other) of Caribbean electricity consumers are determined by
each utility and are based on various criteria such as: the demand levels, distribution voltage levels, rate schedules, accounting methods,
end-use applications, and other social and economic characteristics. The tariff structure/components (the number and nature of the
charges applicable to customers) for each class of service differ somewhat across island states. For unit amounts, we consider the
average values, already applying the applicable exemptions/ reductions for the specific customer group and amount of monthly
consumption. Thus, the unit amounts indicated in the tariff survey may differ from those stated on actual customer bills.
With the aim to show trends and developments of energy sales and demand per customer group, the last section of the report includes
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a comparison of these data with previous survey results. CARILEC would like to mention that tariff results may include direct or
indirect subsidization of customer tariffs, where applicable.
Amid some significant and wide-ranging challenges, Caribbean electric utilities have been exploring and implementing strategies to
enable the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide electricity to the Caribbean people in a safe, sustainable, reliable and cost-
effective manner.
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