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Rooftop  panels pushed

by Nidz Godino

“As an example, residences consumed 34.9 million MWh in 2021…if government targets solar rooftop in five percent of households, a potential of 673 MW can come online within 12 months,” Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance (PSSEA) is calling for adoption of rooftop solar to mitigate  impending power crisis.

In a statement, PSSEA urged government to deploy solar panels on roofs, especially in homes and commercial establishments.

In 2021, the Department of Energy said Philippines consumed 106.114 million megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity, with 32.96 percent used by  residential sector, 19.90 percent by the commercial sector, and 26.03 percent by the industrial sector.

The alliance said encouraging homes, offices and factories to install solar on their roof would accelerate  generation of more clean electricity.

 “This will provide relief to the grid and is certainly an immediate solution compared to the development of utility scale solar which takes three years to deploy,” it said.

To accelerate deployment of rooftop solar, PSSEA bared  four-point policy agenda include  removal of  100 KW cap for net-metering, simplified application of incentives, standardized protocol for LGU permit issuance, and access to financing.

The group said  continuous decline in the cost of solar panels shortens  payback period of rooftop solar to four years.

“No other financial instruments promise such returns considering  savings to be generated for the remaining 20-year life of the solar panel after payback,” PSSEA concluded..