Robinsons gone solar

I'm not going to believe you until it has been repeated on FB at least three times. Then it will be true and indisputable. :-)

 

Yep, it's a win win. I'm very small scale compared to these dudes. Check out my well project (in other threads), just as soon as I get the kwarta gonna put in solar panels. The deal is good, when the meter starts turning back, they reduce your bill. We are doing this in the Bilay, average bills have been reduced from P5k pm to P320 pm. A saving of 4K pm...not bad considering we run 3 businesses with aircon in our neck of the woods.

The start up is a hassle, and I wouldn't recommend the loan arrangement. I've found it best to just simply have the dudes survey the property, buy it outright and have a 25-30 year warranty. For a P300k investment, I am P4k pm better off PLUS am earning off the businesses profits.

Just hoping for a non destructive typhoon, but hey, it's insured. Can't understand why the long noses invest in resorts, infrastructure is where it's at for me.

C

 

Couple of articles.

Robinsons Land Corporation Continues Builds More Renewable Energy Facilities | Robinsons Land Corporation

Robinsons malls to go solar in Visayas

From what it says its supposed to be *off-grid* which would mean during a brownout they should still be functioning. A grid tie in should be achievable by a switch system that automatically disconnects the grid (unless they want to pay someone to stand by the button or lever to provide +1 job). Of course that part is dependent on if they really paid for batteries and installed them. Further given the timeline for completion it should have already been finished.

However given the picture if its real or not is yet another question. I find it silly how they would cover 100% of the roof in solar panels leaving almost no walking room to get around and fix things. Compare it to other pictures of other Robinson's with solar finished already it looks like this one got far more panels than any other.

 

They should put some panels on the tricycle shed roof at the front so they can charge up the electric powered tricycles we are going to get.

 

When they were installing them the parking lot had a lot of crates and the panels were from Canada. Personally I don't like Robinsons all that much, prefer Lee Plaza downtown except for parking

 

Someone on FB mentioned 5,290 panels generating 1.5 MW. Don't know if that is true as I know nothing about solar, but it's still an impressive solar array.

 

Did we ever get to the Bottom of this ? Is it Myth/Reality or just one of those silly Hoaxes?
I brought this up now as another Thread was talking Solar and it Reminded me.

 

I am surprised no member with a drone (certainly there are a few?) has verified this yet.