belize is a regional leader in the use of bioenergy as a base load energy source many caricom member states particularly those on the mainland and the larger island states have good biomass potential wastetoenergy technologies are considered to be thermal power plants in that they raise steam to drive a turbine which then drives an electrical generator these types of plants can have characteristics that make it difficult for them to respond to variable changes in a utilities power curve for example if there are large numbers of intermittent power plants such as wind and solar