Main Street Businesses interested in reducing their WAPA bills and receptive to the USVI-WISE Energy Efficiency Program.

After talking to more than 30 of the business owners, sales clerks, and store managers I was glad to see that most were receptive to my proposals. They attentively listened when I suggested the installation of air curtains, more efficient lighting, and specially interested in air conditioners. The reality is that for some businesses utility bills are their number one expense and that can be managed if the business plan has taken that into consideration, for many it seems counter intuitive.

The USVI-WISE program, which offers incentives for assessments, equipment purchases and installations, and quality control could help mitigate the burden of the high utility bills. This was just the first visit, a second visit will be scheduled this week to visit the businesses that were missed the first time and hopefully businesses will take advantage of the opportunity.