Here are a few interesting facts about electricity in Costa Rica.
Electricity Prices In Costa Rican homes and apartments varies depending on your usage, the more electricity you use, the higher the rate you pay according to the Grupo ICE website. This encourages the wise use of electricity. We don’t leave our A/C running while we are not at home and we shut lights off when we are not in the room. This is part of living the Pura Vida Green Life!
These rates can be higher than what we are used to paying for electricity in the US.
Why is the electricity priced so high?
Costa Rica’s electricity comes from 80% renewable sources such as hydroelectric and geothermal power. Costa Rica’s goal is to have its electric come from 100% renewable sources.
This means there will be no accidents like Chernobyl in Costa Rica because they do not have any nuclear power plants and Costa Rica does not have any coal-fired or natural gas power plants to ruin their air quality. Very green indeed!!