Ragged Island's renewable energy system, commissioned in 2019, is currently out of service due to technical failures. The inverters and system controller have failed, forcing the island to revert to diesel generation. The president of Bahamas Power & Light highlighted the lessons learned from this experience, which underscore the challenges of relying on intermittent solar energy. Solutions such as battery energy storage are being considered to improve system reliability.
Ragged Island returns to diesel after the failure of its $5.5 million solar system
This article was updated at 20:10.