A Caribbean Island Says Goodbye Diesel and Hello 100 Percent Renewable Electricity

Bonaire (pop. 14,500), a small island off the coast of Venezuela, is famous for its beautiful marine reefs, which are visited by 70,000 tourists every year. What many of the tourists don’t realize is that the majority of the electricity powering their needs comes from renewable energy. Yet for the residents of Bonaire, the switch from fossil-fueled to renewable energy systems has made a world of difference.

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2015/01/a-caribbean-island-says-goodbye-diesel-and-hello-100-percent-renewable-electricity?cmpid=StorageNL-Thursday-January15-2015