Keep the power onwhen the grid gives out.
Jamaica pays some of the Caribbean's highest power bills — and hurricane season proves the grid can't be trusted. Sunwave installs hurricane-resilient solar with battery storage at the core, backed by real financing and crews that actually show up.
- US$0.25
- avg. grid rate per kWh in Jamaica
- 50%
- national renewable target by 2030
- 24/7
- power, even when the grid goes down
The tailwind is real. The answer isn't another panel salesman.
Expensive grid power, a national push to renewables, and hurricanes that keep proving the grid fragile — Jamaica needs energy independence. Sunwave competes where incumbents leave gaps: resilience, financing and execution.
US$0.25 / kWh
Punishing grid costs
Among the highest power rates in the region. Generating and storing your own energy is no longer a luxury — it's basic household economics.
Hurricane season
A grid you can't rely on
After Hurricane Melissa, resilience stopped being optional. Battery storage is what keeps essentials running when JPS goes dark.
50% by 2030
A national renewable target
Jamaica is committed to renewables. Every Sunwave install is a step toward that goal — and toward your own independence.
A solar company built around resilience, financing and follow-through.
The app is table stakes. Our differentiation is bundling storage as the core offer, unlocking financing, and executing installs incumbents can't match.
Storage-first, not solar-only
Every Sunwave system is built around a battery. Panels alone go dark during an outage — our storage keeps your home running through the night and through the storm.
Financing built in
The real barrier isn't panels, it's capital. We blend a low upfront amount with a financed monthly plan so your payment lands near — or below — your current JPS bill.
Install execution that shows up
Vetted, in-house crews handle permitting, mounting, wiring and JPS interconnection end to end. Most homes are switched on in 1–3 days.
Web + mobile monitoring
Track live production and battery reserve, get diagnostics, and control storm mode from the Sunwave app. Included with the $9/mo subscription.
Storm-mode resilience
Before a named system makes landfall, Sunwave automatically tops up your battery to full and prioritises your essential circuits. Purpose-built for hurricane season.
You own the system
No opaque lease. You own your panels and battery outright, back your independence with a 25-year performance horizon, and count toward Jamaica's 2030 renewable goal.
How Sunwave compares
Premier Energy and Profile Solar sell solar. JPS sells the grid. Sunwave sells independence — with the storage, financing and monitoring the others leave on the table.
| Capability | Sunwave | Premier Energy | Profile Solar | JPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage as the core offer | ||||
| Built-in financing / flexible plans | ||||
| In-house install crews & scheduling | ||||
| Hurricane storm-mode automation | ||||
| Web + mobile performance monitoring | ||||
| Independence from the grid |
Illustrative comparison for a residential customer. Competitor offerings vary by package and region.
Four steps to energy independence
01Free resilience assessment
Share your roof, your parish and a recent JPS bill. We model your savings and size a solar-plus-battery system for your real usage.
02Approve your financing plan
We pre-check financing so you see a clear monthly number up front — upfront margin plus a financed plan, blended to stay close to your current bill.
03Professional install in days
Our in-house crew mounts panels and battery, wires your essential circuits and completes JPS interconnection — typically in one to three days.
04Switch on & monitor
Your power goes live. Track production, battery reserve and storm mode in the Sunwave app, backed by ongoing monitoring and priority service.
One blended monthly payment
Your Sunwave payment blends upfront install margin, a financed plan, and $9/mo monitoring into one clear number — normalized across your engagement, designed to sit near the bill it replaces.
Home Resilience
Solar + battery for a typical Jamaican household.
- Right-sized panels + home battery
- Financed plan near your current JPS bill
- Essential-circuit backup wiring
- $9/mo monitoring included
Whole-Home Independence
Maximum coverage and battery reserve for full storm resilience.
- Expanded array + high-capacity storage
- Runs your whole home through outages
- Priority storm-season service
- Upfront margin + financed plan, normalized
- $9/mo monitoring included
Business & Commercial
Phased solar-plus-storage for shops, hotels and offices.
- Phased commercial rollout
- Demand-charge & peak-shaving design
- Dedicated project management
- Fleet monitoring dashboard
Figures are illustrative and blended per customer; your exact plan depends on system size, usage and financing terms. No deposit required to join the waitlist.
Trusted by early Jamaican adopters
A snapshot of the resilience our first installs are delivering. (Sample testimonials.)
“The grid went down for two days after the last storm and our lights, fridge and Wi-Fi never blinked. The battery is the reason we chose Sunwave over a panels-only quote.”
Marlon Bennett
Homeowner · St. Andrew
“Financing was the difference. Our monthly payment is actually lower than the JPS bill it replaced, and we own the system outright.”
Alicia Grant
Homeowner · St. Catherine
“As a guesthouse, outages cost us bookings. Sunwave designed a phased install around our peak season and the monitoring dashboard pays for itself.”
Devon & Kaye Palmer
Guesthouse owners · Portland
Everything you're wondering
Panels only work while the sun shines — and they shut off during a grid outage for safety. In Jamaica, where hurricane season and JPS interruptions are a fact of life, a battery is what actually keeps your fridge, fans, Wi-Fi and medical devices running after dark and after the storm. That's why Sunwave bundles storage as the core of every system, not an upsell.
Jamaica has some of the Caribbean's most expensive grid electricity. A storage-first Sunwave system lets you generate and time-shift your own power instead of buying it at peak rates. Most homeowners offset the majority of their monthly bill; your exact savings depend on roof size, usage and system size, which we model with you during your free assessment.
No. Financing access is the whole point of Sunwave. We blend a manageable upfront amount with a financed monthly plan so the payment sits close to — and often below — what you already send JPS each month. You own the system, and the $9/mo monitoring subscription keeps it optimised.
Incumbents mostly sell panels and leave financing and long-term performance to you. Sunwave leads with resilience (battery-first), removes the capital barrier with built-in financing, and treats install execution and monitoring as a product — not a one-off transaction. JPS is the grid we help you depend on less.
Real-time production and battery-reserve tracking in the Sunwave web and mobile app, storm-mode alerts before named systems make landfall, automatic performance diagnostics, and priority access to our install and service crews. It keeps your system earning its payback for its full 25-year life.
A typical residential solar-plus-battery install is completed in 1–3 days once your site assessment and financing are approved. Commercial systems are scheduled in phases. Our crews handle permitting, mounting, electrical and JPS interconnection paperwork end to end.
Reserve your hurricane-resilient install
Join the Sunwave waitlist for a free resilience assessment and a financing pre-check. No deposit, no obligation — just a clear path off the grid's worst days.