Question: What, in your opinion, is the best form of renewable energy for us in St Vincent and the Grenadines and why?

Fri Nov 22, 2013

David ‘Earthquake’ Laidlow:

“I find wind power is a good form of energy, because you dealing with the elements of creation and even the solar panels. All those things are much more proper, when you talk about economizing your electricity bill. Because if you can use a lot of things from creation, you will find society be healthier. It’s better than the nuclear power plant or the gas – this is more pollution.”{{more}}

Dennis John:

“I think wind, because we have a lot of windy areas in the country. The only drawback might be getting the materials to certain places across the country. But once you get it in the area you want it, that go be the better way to go. Sun may work, but I feel the wind will be the better form of energy.”

Melessa Ballantyne:

“There’s bio-mass. That’s when you use garbage to generate electricity – because I think we produce a significant amount of garbage in this country. Just look around; it’s a little bit pricy to convert it, but I feel it will be worth it. Just look at how much garbage we have strewn around everywhere, on the roadside. Perhaps if you can pay people for their garbage, it will go a far way to help clean up the country. And there would not be any worry about worrying about landfill space.”

Kenneth Ashton:

“I think solar will help out a lot. You see what going on now with how much we spend, but with the solar, the more solar we use the better.”

Daniela Fraser:

“Renewable energy might be the better option to cut down our energy bill, but to say which one – maybe the sun, maybe the wind – I don’t know. Probably I might have to do a study. Some other means will work to cut down cost. Solar would definitely work better than the fuel.”

Jecinta Hope:

“The people who came from Iceland, they seem to be professionals and as long as the feasibility studies are done properly, I don’t see no problem. I see geo-thermal as being the way to go. The experts say that they have profited from it. I think it will be a good thing to cut down on our use of fossil fuel and make our electricity bills lower, because right now they are sky high.”