(QCOSTARICA) A total of 87% of small and medium entrepreneurs in Costa Rica do not know the rate per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity they consume in their businesses, reveals the first national survery by Unimer for the BAC San José.
The research of Medianas y Pequeñas Empresas (Pymes) in Spanish was conducted by Unimer’s Cristina Moreno, director of quantitive projects and Marcela Salas, director of qualitative projects.
Their investigation included nine in-depth interviews and 196 surveys conducted throughout the country from May to September 2014.
According to the experts, one of the findings was that entrepreneurs are also unclear about the difference between energy efficiency and alternative energy.
“They are familiar with the concepts but don’t apply them much,” said Salas.
Salas added that. for many people thing energy efficiences as being behavioural changes like teaching their employees to turn off lights when not being used, but few go beyond that to learn about the technology.
Another finding was that only 24% of the interviewed have in their business someone responsible to evaluate the monthly energy consumption and take action.
Source: Revistaconstruir.com
They might not known the specifics, but everyone knows the rates too damn high!
I calculated the rate per kwh I was paying through Coopeguanacaste. The rates fluctuate based on consumption and when you consume the electric but what I learned that when I moved back to the US, my consumption remained the same but the rate per kwh dropped nearly by 2/3 (using Florida Power and Light) in Venice Florida.
CR has so much electric they sell extra to its neighboring countries. Its too bad their greed exceeds their benevolence to their residents whopay the highest per kwh in all of Central America.
I think the rate here is about ¢30 per KW.
Kind of puts a dent in the businesses griping about how electricity rates are are killing business in Costa Rica, doesn’t it? When 87% don’t even know what their rate is, it’s clearly not a major concern.