Page 74 - Climate Compliance

all day long; some hours during the day it only shines 50%, due to clouds the time
of the day or year. Some hours it only shines 10%. On average the sun only shines
74 about 4 hours with full power per day.

Solar water heaters

Less than 3% of the energy in the Caribbean comes from renewable sources. The
main obstacle preventing people converting to renewable energy is financing.
In St. Vincent, there is a company that gives credit which made it economically
viable for RVA to invest in solar water heaters - thus reducing its energy bill and

carbon footprint.

Water heating accounts for up to

25% of the energy used in a typical
household in the Caribbean.