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Compass News – 2 Jun 2025
Hurricane season 2025 is officially underway, and officials are urging the public to get prepared.
Find out why one option to extend Grand Cayman’s runway may be a non-starter.
And a Caymanian IndyCar racer makes history over the weekend.
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Cayman Compass
Power struggle: Solar could slash power costs, so why is Cayman doubling down on diesel?
Caymanians could miss out on huge savings on monthly bills and the islands will struggle to meet clean energy targets if a plan to commission new fossil-fuel-powered generators goes ahead.
That is the warning from the Caribbean Utilities Company as it grapples with a contentious decision from energy regulators to approve 90.1 megawatts of new ‘thermal generation’ – a term for fossil fuel powered engines – to help meet Grand Cayman’s electricity needs.
A growing population, new hotels and a thriving business community have sent power demand surging and CUC needs to replace old generators and add new power supply to the grid.
