Residents in La Romana’s Casa de Campo gated community thought they were doing good to their finances and the environment at the same time when installing solar panels. Yet Costasur, the management company, sent out legal summons to around 100 owners indicating for the first time that there would be a cost. For the residents, the high cost would eliminate the advantage of the solar panels.
Residents have protested. Representatives also contest that the power charge of RD$16 per kilowatt is more than two times the payback they would receive for supplying power to the Casa de Campo grid. Casa de Campo says they are acting within the established country regulations.
Representatives have taken their case to the Superintendence of Electricity for intermediation.
In Casa de Campo the power is served by a company owned by the Central Romana, the mother company of Casa de Campo. The power is generated from the Central Romana sugar mill and the rest of the year is generated from natural gas.
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Diario Libre
7 December 2023