Saint Lucia Case Study

This case study describes the National Energy Transition Strategy (NETS) for Saint Lucia, highlighting how a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and efficiency measures can reduce costs and emissions compared to diesel-reliant systems.

• The economically optimal energy system for Saint Lucia consists of a portfolio including solar, wind, energy storage, energy efficiency, and existing diesel generation. Implementing these investments is projected to decrease carbon emissions by 40% and diesel expenditures by 42% by the year 2025. Additionally, the document notes that customer rates are lower when there is a higher degree of utility ownership.
• The National Energy Transition Strategy (NETS) process demonstrates that comprehensive planning, when combined with specific projects, is more effective for island energy transitions than implementing projects in isolation. This collaborative approach, supported by LUCELEC and the Government of Saint Lucia (GoSL), is intended to be scalable to other island nations with donor support.

APA

RMI (2016). Saint Lucia Case Study. https://rmi.org/resources/saint-lucia-case-study/

Chicago

RMI. Saint Lucia Case Study. 2016. https://rmi.org/resources/saint-lucia-case-study/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=RMI |title=Saint Lucia Case Study |date=24 October 2016 |url=https://rmi.org/resources/saint-lucia-case-study/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2016saint, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Saint Lucia Case Study}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/saint-lucia-case-study/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }