The solution is in the sun

Growing dependence on fuel to generate electricity

Opportunity to lower costs by opting for solar panels

March 11th, 2014

Pursue the sun to find a solution to the future increase in the cost of electricity there, if your bill is considerable.

Due to the strong summer, increases the percentage of the energy is generated by burning bunker.

And, the rise in the exchange rate, you may soon come to anticipate a sharp adjustment in the price you pay for electricity.

To anticipate, you can already evaluate the investment in a solar panel to be the source of their energy consumption.

Costa Rica has a privileged geographical location for the exploitation of solar energy, as confirmed by measurements made by NASA. In the summer months solar could be an excellent substitute.

The potential is greater in Guanacaste and much of the Central Pacific areas have six months sunny.

"With the installation of 600 MW of solar panels would be enough to replace all thermal generation that the country produces today," said Toni Weigl, German expert of the German Agency for renewable energy development.

This would mean an annual savings of $ 240 million spent on the purchase of fuel for thermal generation.

Thus, the generation system national energy work with providing geothermal, solar, wind and hydro run of river in summer plants, and Arenal resort would be booked, accumulating water to generate at night, which could help the electric bill come down.

Thermal plants Garabito and Moin would like to support the system as well as energy imports from Central interconnection system.

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