BEC 'SMELLS LIKE A ROSE'

Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 10:00 PM

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) has been left "smelling like a rose" by its Grand Bahama counterpart, which produced data showing the former's electricity tariffs are "very, very competitive" when measured against the Caribbean.

While its own regional comparisons show Grand Bahama Power Company is in the middle of the pack, ranking sixth most expensive out of a 12-strong utility sample for customers using 600 kilowatt hours (kWh) during September 2011, BEC is ranked number three, behind only Aruba and Barbados.

Grand Bahama Power Company's total charge for those consumers was $227.58, compared to $206.2 for BEC, l ...

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