Electrical & Backup Power insights for the Cayman Islands

When it comes to generator maintenance in the Cayman Islands, most property owners wait until hurricane season is already underway. That’s where things go wrong. In a climate like Cayman’s, with salt air, humidity, and seasonal storms, your generator needs to be ready before it’s needed, not during. What Most Property Owners Get Wrong 1. Waiting too long: By June, service schedules are full and delays are common. 2. Assuming it still works: Just because it ran last time doesn

The Cayman Islands are no stranger to powerful storms and grid challenges. Hurricanes have repeatedly shown how vulnerable our electricity supply can be for example, Hurricane Ivan in 2004 ravaged Grand Cayman and left thousands without power for months. Even less severe weather can wreak havoc, a 2024 nor’wester storm caused salt spray to “severely salt-contaminate” power lines and trigger outages across parts of Grand Cayman. Beyond storms, the everyday environment of salt