St. Lucia Electricity Services Ltd.

Electricity Rates
www.lucelec.com
BASIC ELECTRICITY RATES
Rates per electrical unit: per KW
BASIC ENERGY RATES
Rates per electrical unit: per
KW
Domestic

Commercial
Industrial
Hotels
Street lighting

from 1-180 units

from 181 unites
upwards
all units (low tension)
bulk (high tension)
all units (low tension)
bulk (high tension)
all units (low tension)
bulk (high tension)
all units

2010
$0.658

2011
$0.750

$0.708
$0.808
$0.768
$0.808
$0.768
$0.808
$0.768
$0.803

$0.800
$0.900
$0.860
$0.900
$0.860
$0.900
$0.860
$0.895

2012 as
at Aug.

MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGES

Domestic
Commercial
Industrial
Hotels

low tension
high tension (bulk)
low tension
high tension (bulk)
low tension
high tension (bulk)
low tension

Reconnection Charge

$5.00
30.00 per month
30.00 per month
100.00 per month
100.00 per month
100.00 per month
100.00 per month
$22.00
-

MINIMUM INSTALLATION DEPOSIT FEES

Domestic
Commercial
Industrial

INSTALLATION DEPOSIT**
$100.00
Single Phase
(minimum)

$200.00

3-phase
(minimum)

$1,000.00

Hotel
** Deposits for all classes of customer would be 2 months average or expected consumption.

$0.867
$0.917
$1.017
$0.977
$1.017
$0.977
$1.017
$0.977
$1.012

CARILEC Tariff Survey Among Member Electric Utilities 2010

Billing Categories

Countries

kVA

1
US$

2
US$

3
US$

4
US$

5
US$

6
US$

7
US$

8
US$

9
US$

Curacao
(AQUALEC
TRA)
10
US$

22.25

30.96

35.08

25.24

24.26

4.53

59.25

35.71

38.01

35.49

91.25

119.86

136.61

97.46

115.97

16.72

127.8

137.27

151.29

151.95

5kVA

467.50

545.91

738.27

494.00

669.14

129.69

777.63

678.89

791.51

830.44

10kVA

1175.00

1319.78

1845.68

1232.83

1672.86

324.22

1888.49

1694.44

1955.72

2076.10

30kVA

2300.00

2754.56

3182.80

2464.22

3218.37

545.31

3633.70

3387.02

3996.31

3957.63

275 kVA

21,700.00

31,827.96
0.18
28.78

23,462.56
0.15
122

30,711.47
0.037
59.2

5257.81
Not Applicable
1,222

34,999.25
0.135
122.8

33,481.51
0.10
15.3

39,806.27
0.230
51

37,611.63
0.2108
128

40,238
155

59,859
260

417,108
2,667

35,668
325

7,520
92

31,356
165

71,510
364

Belize (BEL)

Domestic Consumer using 100

kWh per month (note 1)
Domestic Consumer using 400
kWh per month (note 1)
Commercial Consumer using
2,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Commercial Consumer using
5,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Industrial Consumer using 10,000
kWh per month (note 2)
Industrial Consumer using 100,000
kWh per month (note 2)

Barbados
(BL&P)

Fuel Surcharge - $/kWh (note 3)

Maximum Demand (MW)

80.60

25,920.60
0.1596
167.50

Total Number of Consumers - as at

Dec. 2010
Number of Employees (note 4)

77,046
294

122,109
522

Billing Categories

Domestic Consumer using 100

kWh per month (note 1)
Domestic Consumer using 400
kWh per month (note 1)

Fuel Surcharge - $/kWh (note 3)

Maximum Demand (MW)
Total Number of Consumers - as at
Dec. 2010
Number of Employees (note4)

St. Lucia
LUCELEC

Trinidad (T&TEC)

Bermuda
(BELCO)

Anguilla
(ANGLEC)

Antigua
(APUA)

Countries

11
US$

Industrial Consumer using 100,000

kWh per month (note 2)

43,699
250

Aruba (N.V.
Elmar)

kVA
Bahamas
(GB Power)

Commercial Consumer using

2,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Commercial Consumer using
5,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Industrial Consumer using 10,000
kWh per month (note 2)

GRENLEC

Cayman
(CUC)
12
US$

Bahamas
(BEC)
13
US$

Dominica
(DOMLEC)

Nevis
(NEVLEC)

14
US$

15
US$

Guyana (GPL)
16
US$

Jamaica
(JPSCo)
17
US$

Montserrat
(MUL)
18
US$

GEBE St.
Maarten
19
US$

ST. Vincent
(VINLEC)
20
US$

30.02

41.44

33.75

33.94

30.26

30.8

121.33

147.31

156.02

123.12

140.08

128.72

5kVA

652.13

744.00

860.69

625.2

690.97

724.94

10kVA

1,611.70

1,825.06

2,147.16

1,560.23

1,400.68

1,812.36

30kVA

3,297.89

3,626.84

3,918.95

3,118.63

2,896.03

3,208.07

275 kVA

30,482.65
0.15
72.5

35,118.77
0.228
102.09

39,143.77
0.1078
17

31,169.72
0.11
8

27,346.22
0.01
638.3

31,992.07
0.124

33,986
212

6,737
86

570,801
1,624

39,907
311

19,336
186

26,004
199

Billing Categories

Countries

kVA

WEB Aruba

21
US$
Domestic Consumer using 100
kWh per month (note 1)
Domestic Consumer using 400
kWh per month (note 1)
Commercial Consumer using
2,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Commercial Consumer using
5,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Industrial Consumer using 10,000
kWh per month (note 2)
Industrial Consumer using 100,000
kWh per month (note 2)
Fuel Surcharge - $/kWh (note 3)
Maximum Demand (MW)

5kVA
10kVA

WEB Bonaire BVIEC

EDF
Martininque

22
US$

23
US$

35.71

23.40

11.50

135.28

90.90

46.20

693.65

450.90

230.00

1,726.49

24
US$

EDF
NVEBS
Guadeloupe (Suriname)

25
US$

26
US$

1,125.90

590.10

30kVA

3,589.14

2,250.90

1160.25

275 kVA

30,960.64
0.14821
12.47

19,875.90
0.1524
29.00

11,760.00

Virgin
Provo Power
Islands
St. Kitts
Company
Electricity
Water and
Turks &
Department Power
Caicos
Authority
27
US$

28
US$

29
US$

260.00
Total Number of Consumers - as at
8,283.00
15,157.00
222,236
Dec. 2010
70
175
643
Number of Employees (note4)
Note 1:
(BL&P): This is net of 10% discount on Basic Rate that is allowed for residential customers for early payment and includes VAT; VAT was increased from 15% to 17.5% in December 2010
(VINLEC): Domestic consumers are charged VAT when monthly consumption exceeds 200 units.
Note 2:
(BL&P): Most Commercial and Industrial customers can reclaim VAT and as a result VAT is excluded from these figures
(VINLEC): VAT (15%) is charged on all units used by commercial and industrial customers.
Note 3:
(BL&P): This is (Total Fuel cost for year)/ (Total kWh Sales for year)
(Vinlec): Average fuel surcharge rate for the year.
Note 4:
(Grenlec) 220 Permanent / 30 Temporary
(BL&P): This includes 22 temporary employees
(JPS): This includes 245 temporary and 282 contract employees
General Note:
(CUC) customer charges above include meter rental fees, in the case of the 100 kWH customer, the fee of US$6.14 equates to an additional US$0.061/kWH.
(T&TEC):All TTEC prices exclude 15% VAT.

CARILEC Tariff Survey Among Member Electric Utilities 2011

Billing Categories

Countries
Belize (BEL)
1
US$

Industrial Consumer using 100,000

kWh per month (note 2)

Total Number of Consumers - as at

Dec. 2010
Number of Employees (note4)

32.75

19.77

170.90

150.91

140.96

739.08

153.63

790.64

799.93

775.49

1,390.06

1,847.69

377.34

1,921.00

1,999.83

1938.74

3347.38

2,778.67

3,618.09

631.6

3799.70

3,999.66

3,683.06

33,473.81
0.22
28.59

26,607.00
0.18
121.00

34,340.61
0.04
60.30

6,050.98
Not Applicable
1,236.00

32,971.50
0.14
112.30

39,996.56
0.230
51.00

34,864.38
0.21
130.00

40,382
157

60,733
263

421,122
2,680

35,754
336

33,000
203

72,022
386

Trinidad (T&TEC)

Bermuda
(BELCO)

6
US$

7
US$

38.90

38.91

28.38

26.87

5.75

151.63

155.64

110.03

129.78

5kVA

681.11

756.49

556.89

10kVA

1,657.76

1,891.22

30kVA

3,430.53

275 kVA

32,680.25
0.21
167.50
122,505
529

44,231
220

Anguilla
(ANGLEC)
8
US$

Antigua
(APUA)

Countries

kVA
Cayman
(CUC)

Bahamas
(BEC)

14
US$

Nevis
(NEVLEC)
15
US$

Guyana (GPL)

34.86

40.73

62.88

171.22

157.07

162.92

5kVA

359.85

863.52

774.24

814.61

10kVA

881.00

2,123.86

1,610.71

2,036.52

30kVA

8,832.00

4,224.44

3,312.82

4,073.03

275 kVA

21,270.00
0.22
63.80

31,555.18
0.24
611.30

29,775.28
0.31
55.00

572,299
1,626

18,900
227

18
US$

GEBE St.
Maarten

47.41

26,322
199

17
US$

Montserrat
(MUL)

15.41

41,094.77
0.29
102.09

16
US$

Jamaica
(JPSCo)

12
US$

19,500
183

13
US$

Dominica
(DOMLEC)

11
US$
Domestic Consumer using 100
kWh per month (note 1)
Domestic Consumer using 400
kWh per month (note 1)

Fuel Surcharge - $/kWh (note 3)

Maximum Demand (MW)

37.91

St. Lucia
LUCELEC**
5
US$

Bahamas
(GB Power)

Industrial Consumer using 100,000

kWh per month (note 2)

59.90

Aruba (N.V.
Elmar)
4
US$

Total Number of Consumers - as at

Dec. 2010
Number of Employees (note 4)

Commercial Consumer using

2,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Commercial Consumer using
5,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Industrial Consumer using 10,000
kWh per month (note 2)

9
US$

Curacao
(AQUALEC
TRA)
10
US$

GRENLEC
3
US$

Fuel Surcharge - $/kWh (note 3)

Maximum Demand (MW)

Billing Categories

Barbados
(BL&P)
2
US$

Domestic Consumer using 100

kWh per month (note 1)
Domestic Consumer using 400
kWh per month (note 1)
Commercial Consumer using
2,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Commercial Consumer using
5,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Industrial Consumer using 10,000
kWh per month (note 2)

Tariff Survey -Mid-Year (June) 2011

kVA

19
US$

ST. Vincent
(VINLEC)
20
US$

Billing Categories

Countries

kVA

WEB Aruba

21
US$

Industrial Consumer using 100,000

kWh per month (note 2)

22
US$

23
US$

24
US$

EDF
NVEBS
Guadeloupe (Suriname)

Virgin
Provo Power
Islands
St. Kitts
Company
Electricity
Water and
Turks &
Department Power
Caicos
Authority

25
US$

26
US$

27
US$

27.25

4.60

47.29

74.64

17.07

189.16

5kVA

342.42

171.89

965.8

10kVA

841.26

339.07

2,214.50

30kVA

1,510.71

582.57

4,229.00

275 kVA

16,266.00

5,343.21

36,290.00
0.21
29.30

Domestic Consumer using 100

kWh per month (note 1)
Domestic Consumer using 400
kWh per month (note 1)
Commercial Consumer using
2,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Commercial Consumer using
5,000 kWh per month (note 2)
Industrial Consumer using 10,000
kWh per month (note 2)

WEB Bonaire BVIEC

EDF
Martininque

Fuel Surcharge - $/kWh (note 3)

Maximum Demand (MW)

28
US$

29
US$

259.00
173.70
Total Number of Consumers - as at
229,536
131,510
8,753
Dec. 2010
630
906
113
Number of Employees (note4)
** Unaudited Figures
EDF Martinique does not distinguish its customers per kwh used in the month but by splitting Residential and Business customers;
Note 1 (BL&P): This is net of 10% discount on Basic Rate that is allowed for residential customers for early payment and includes VAT.
Note 1 (CUC): CUC customer charges above include meter rental fees, in the case of the 100 kWH customer, the fee of US$6.14 equates to an additional US$0.061/kWH.
Note 2 (BL&P & Grenlec): Most Commercial and Industrial customers can reclaim VAT and as a result VAT is excluded from these figures.
Note 3 (BL&P): This includes 32 temporary employees; (LUCELEC)This includes 32 temporary employees.
Source: www.carilec.com