Photographs of several of the many solar systems installed in the US Virgin Islands just inn the last couple of years.

1. VIRGIN ISLANDS
ENERGY OFFICE
The Mission of the VIEO is to promote energy efficiency and advocate the use of renewable energy
technology for the public and private sectors, and residents of the Virgin Islands through energy education,
outreach, financial incentives, and technical assistance.

2. EDIN Workshop, Dec. 12, 2013
Private Initiative; Private Success
Presented by: VI Energy Office
Some slides provided by project managers

3. Virgin
Islanders are
meeting the
challenge.
Virgin Islands residents efforts have reduced
CO2 emissions in recent years in the range of
8,500 metric tons. This equals taking 1,750
automobiles off the road for a year.

4. Eco Innovation installed this 7 Kw system for a
resident on the West End of St. Croix. In May 2012.
It has produced up to 42 Kwh in one day.

5. Dave and Jim of Solential with Richard and Lisa of HH Tire

6. Savings (Jun to Nov) - $29,419.68.
Designed by Solential Energy Solutions
to offset 99 percent of the business’
power bill

7. Reliable Rental, St. Croix, 61 Kw,
Solential Energy Solutions
Designed to offset 99% of monthly bill
Savings (Mar to Nov) - $21,074.20

8. Pure Logic did this installation in Charlotte Amalie for
MSI Building in July 2012. It is expected to offset 85
percent of MSI’s power bill and save the company at
least $5,000 a month. It is a 100Kw system.

9. After taking energy efficiency efforts and installing a solar water
heater, Paul Chakroff, right, had installed a 2Kw system hoping
to making his home consumption from WAPA to be net zero.

10. Energy Doctors at work
The number of homes in the U.S. Virgin
Islands with solar water heaters now
numbers in the thousands.

12. Owner: Deborah Leonard @ 3C-A-49
Installer: Energy Doctor LLC
Born: Commissioned on 10/14/2013
Equipment: Solar Systems VI 4 x 10
Collector, American Water Heater Tank(120
Gallon), El Sid Circulating Pump
Sept. WAPA Bill: 318 kwh @ $169.40
Oct. WAPA Bill: 244 kwh @ $131.40
Cost Savings @ $37.97 or
22.41%

13. * This white roof reflects the UV
Rays of sunlight. The inside of
the house is four degrees cooler
since painting the roof. That’s
four degrees cooler than the
ambient temperature. A bonus
feature is that the roof reduces
global warming by sending the
rays to outer space (acting like
polar ice caps).
*

14. * This single Solar Panel heats
water for two villas in a
connected system with one hot
water heater. Though we have
an electric backup we are able
to use the solar exclusively for
both villas. The water is very
hot. During a rainy week we will
turn the electric on (one week
per year).
*

15. • The United States Green Building Counsel (USGBC) awarded a
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Platinum Certification to a newly constructed single family
house owned by Ryan and Kelly (O’Brien) Uszenski in Estate
Nazareth, St. Thomas.
• This is the first LEED certified home built in the United States
Virgin Islands and the Platinum Certification confirms that this
house was designed and constructed in accordance with the
rigorous guidelines of the LEED for Homes Green Building
Certification Program.
• The LEED rating system is the most recognized international
standard for high performance green buildings. Any LEED
certified home is a green high performance home. Higherscoring homes within the LEED rating system earn higher
certification levels (Silver, Gold and Platinum). The high levels
represent exemplary performance.

16. • State of the art insulated concrete masonry wall system which provides a
high insulation (R) value with no thermal bridges, and which results in 10
X the insulation value of conventional concrete masonry block
• Low E/SHGC windows and glass doors
• High SEER Mitsubishi ductless air conditioning units
• Energy Star rated appliances and fixtures
• Photovoltaic (solar) power generating system
• Demand water heaters
• Light colored exterior finishes
• Low roof overhangs which provide sun shading

17. Installation of Insulated Block

18. Completed House – Deck & Pool Area

19. Completed House – Front Elevation

20. ProSolar installation on St. Thomas
5kw installation on north shore produces
over 20 kwhs most days.

21. Steve Grimes looks over the panels he had installed
on his home in 2010. The 2.9 Kw system is located
near island center St. Croix.

22. 2012 saw the installation of the largest
wind turbine in the Virgin Islands; 100 Kw
model in La Reine on St. Croix. More will be
said about this during the conference

23. This system on Hermon Hill in St. Croix has
already paid for itself and now the
electricity it produces for Ken Haines and
his wife is free.

24. Gallows Point Resort on St. John saw in 2010
the advantage of putting solar panels on its
roof and cutting down its power bill.

25. St. Croix Avis has
two 20Kw wind turbines
Publisher Rena Brodhurst also has a 10 Kw at her home
in Mary’s Fancy that has produced 33,000 Kwh in 2013

26. Contact:
Virgin Islands Energy Office
4605 Tutu Park Mall, Suite 231
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: (340) 714-8436 | FAX: (340) 776-1914
Website: www.vienergy.org