ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING & ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DISPOSAL PROJECT LAUNCHED

Households from across the island are set to benefit from a project that will see a reduction in their electricity costs.

The department of Energy is about to roll out the energy efficient lighting & environmentally friendly disposal project.

It will address the current energy needs of the residents of Montserrat through the installation of energy efficient lighting.

This will take place in the form of a lamp exchange programme.

In 2020, domestic consumers accounted for 48% of the electricity consumed on Montserrat.

Lights are among the biggest energy consumers in households accounting for 10% - 20% of the monthly electricity bill.

Hence, domestic lighting accounts for 4.8% - 9.6% of the annual electricity consumption on the island.

With this in mind the Energy Efficient Lighting & Environmentally Friendly Disposal Project was designed with the aim to reduce the electricity consumption of residential households while providing the public with information on energy efficiency and promoting the importance of environmentally friendly disposal of lamps.

The project will look to build public awareness of energy efficiency and affordable energy efficiency measures throughout the island through various methods of public outreach.

These include the distribution of flyers with registration opportunities, radio appearances discussing the project and radio advertisements, bringing attention to the project and the bulb exchange programme.

There will also be a capacity building aspect of the project for participating staff of the Environmental Health Department.

These staff members will be trained in the usage of a Bulb Crusher which is an integral tool needed to safely dispose of lamps.

 Future proofing the entire project will be the drafting of a Cabinet paper to adapt the lamp standards already developed by the CARICOM Regional Organisation For Standards and Quality (CROSQ) for use on island.

Persons interested in registering to participate in the bulb exchange programme can do so by using the link or scanning the QR code provided on the flyer posted on the Ministry of Communication, Works, Labour and Energy’s Facebook page or the flyers found around commercial areas on island such as supermarkets.

Persons can also contact the Energy Department by Tel:(664)-491-2521/2522 Extension: 7329.