Although the first utility-scale wind farm will be connected to the grid in August 2011 — a significant landmark in the Dominican Republic’s energy transition –the Dominican market for wind and solar energies is still largely dominated by small, off-grid installations for private homes. Wealthy Dominicans and foreign real-estate investors take advantage of the abundant solar and wind resources to power their villas with a mix of wind and solar energies technologies.
Kahit na ang unang wind farm utility-scale ay konektado sa grid sa Agosto 2011 - isang makabuluhang palatandaan sa paglipat ng enerhiya ang Dominican Republic - Dominican merkado para sa hangin at solar enerhiya ay pa rin sa kalakhan dominado ng mga maliliit na, off-grid gusali para sa pribadong bahay . Mayaman Dominicans at dayuhang mamumuhunan real-estate samantalahin ang masaganang solar at hangin resources sa kapangyarihan ng kanilang mga villa na may isang halo ng hangin at solar enerhiya teknolohiya.