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Will you use prepaid electricity?

April 23rd, 2015

When cellular phones were first introduced to the Jamaican marketplace, the consumer was tied to a contract that offered a limit to the number of minutes they could use for the month. This arrangement made consumers feel trapped as the amount of time they spent on the call varied daily. There was also a service [...]

Are Consumers really conserving?

September 20th, 2014

‘Turn off the lights when you leave the room.’ Those words were said a lot in my childhood, as I simply could not remember to turn the lights off when I left a room. Of course, back then the electricity bills were much lower but still represented a huge part of the family’s budget. Fast [...]

How to Conserve Electricity!

April 22nd, 2014

Recently I read an article that proclaimed consumers will benefit from reduced electricity bills in April. Although that news is definitely welcome, how much will consumers really save in April? Well a J.P.S press release stated in the article that, “..the overall impact on the bill of a typical residential customer using 165 kilowatt-hours per [...]

LED is the way to brighten consumers’ lives!

January 7th, 2014

Okay the year is now 2014 so why do we still use so much electricity on our tiny island home ? Let’s face it, most Jamaicans don’t have air conditioned homes nor do most of us use electricity draining dryers. So why is there so much to pay at the end of the month? A [...]

Lights out! Removal of G.C.T. from J.P.S. bills!

January 20th, 2012

I know that I am not the only one who cringes when I am about to open my electricity bill. For a number of Jamaicans, finding out how much they will be charged is like playing a round in a dangerous game of Russian roulette. They never know if this will be the bill that [...]