The work of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) focuses on:

• New Licence Negotiations
• Monitoring of Existing Licenses
• Collection of Fees and Administration of the ERA
• Management of the solicitation process for new Generation capacity
• Advice to the Ministry of District Administration, Works and Gender Affairs on the Establishment of a Utility Authority

The ERA is committed to protecting the rights of electricity consumers in the Cayman Islands, and, under Section 9 (5) (i) of the ERA Law, the Authority shall have regard to the need to permit and promote the use of renewable or alternative forms of energy by consumers so as to reduce the load on any Transmission and Distribution system. The ERA has the power under Section 9 (6) of the ERA Law to establish environmental standards and to ensure that licensees:

• comply with planning standards; and
• take effective measures to comply with safety and environmental standards.

Classes of Information held

A Class of Information is a method of collecting together similar types of information. The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has grouped its Classes of Information into broad categories by function which reflect the ERA’s major areas of responsibility.

The main operational functions of the ERA are:

• Licensing Electricity Generation, Transmission and Distribution

The ERA holds records relating to this function grouped alphabetically under the following headings:

Advising

Dispute Resolution

Enforcement

Granting Licences

Guidance

Monitoring of existing licenses

Research and Development

Tendering

• Regulating Electricity Generation, Transmission and Distribution

The ERA holds records relating to this function grouped alphabetically under the following headings:

Advising

Complaints related to electricity providers licensed by the ERA

Enforcement

Guidance

Monitoring

Policy

Promoting the use of Renewables

Research and Development

The main administrative functions of the ERA on which the ERA holds records are as follows:

1. Financial Management
2. Human Resources Management
3. Information Management
4. Secretariat Support
5. Strategic Management