Thrice annual event..or my imagination ??

Gotta be the highest in asia

Consumers face prospect of power rate increase in August | Economy | GMA News Online

 

I checked my power bills from Noreco over the last 18 monthts and noticed that their rate for the electricity KwH=PhP
flutuates from 4.85-6.50 per Kilowatt, without any explanation, so I would suggest to just get used to it...

I paid today 5.7962PhP...

 

Is this in regards to what people are paying for their Electricity, or a payment to those feeding power back into the grid via such means as Solar Power production? At some stage I would like to look into Solar as a form of power as well as an income, or do they only credit there if you feed in more than you use?

 

With Electricity keep spiraling, Solar power must at some point in the future be more affordable. Solar panels are becoming cheaper to make and Batteries should be more durable.

Then no more headaches with brown outs :D

 

My thoughts exactly jiimeve!

I have sent some Solar Lights to asawa for her Papa to fit around the house, they are simple outdoor lights with an inbuilt Solar Panel and an On/Off Switch. Next I would like to purchase some of the LED Security Lights with the separate Solar Panel you can mount elsewhere. I have one here, very simple to install, not a blinding light, but will light up the area around the Light, which is what I want for the next stage, IR Sensors with a few external Cameras so combining the two will provide an added level of security and knowing what awaits you outside should someone come a calling

Then I would like to look at getting a Battery Bank with 12 Volt LED Lighting inside, 12 Volt Ceiling Fans and maybe enough grunt to power a TV and or/ Recording system with Cameras etc as I will not be living in a Gated secure area.

 

Off-grid electrical system used here?

When I visited a friend in Hawaii a few decades ago , he had an "off-grid" house. He had no power or water. His house, which he was built with a duel electrical system, 12 volt and 120 volt system. He used a generator to charge up 12 volt batteries and then ran many things in his house off 12 volt system including his refrigerator. Things like and iron had to be run off the 120 volt system while the generator was on. Has anyone herd of that type of system here.
His water was collected from rain water and put in an large plastic "doughboy" type covered pool. He would chlorinate it himself. I do not remember how he put it under pressure.
Is either of these an approaches still being used, or has been used here.

 

I have a friend here who's Business is SOlar Installations, he has told me once I am settled in Duma he will advise me and put me (hopefully) in touch with his Taiwanese Supplier. He has been badly burnt buying Brand name products from China which were counterfeit. Almost lost everything here because of it as he says the Chinese product 9 times out of 10 is inferior to the Taiwanese stuff. So fingers crossed I maybe able to share some inside info for the locals once I find out some more...

Growing up here in Australia as a kid, Dad would borrow the Water Truck from his work used for wetting down the roads and work sites and we would drive out into the country, find a Dam then drop the feeder in on a float and pump our drinking and washing water directly from the Dam, my job was to every now and then clean the mashed Fish and Frogs from the mesh cover to improve the flow, then we would go home, and pump it directly into the Galvanised Water Tanks.

Mind over matter, I would prefer to drink pure water with what is in it rather than drink chlorinated or water with fluoride in it...

What surprises me is; SO MUCH RAIN FALL in the Philippines and I do not recall seeing a single Tank except for those on top of the Houses (those who could afford gravity fed systems) It is compulsory here to fit a Plastic Water Tank to all new houses being built where most are used for watering the Gardens, Washing Clothes and Flushing the Toilet, but in rural areas, this is the only drinking water available, normally always caught from run off from the roof.

So many opportunities wasted in a country where water is often in too much abundance :(

 

I met an American way north of Dgte running off solar power. From what I remember of what he told me, his 2 heavy duty 12V batteries used for power storage have about a 2.5yr life span. So he factors something like p750 a month depreciation for the 2 batteries. I can't be sure but it's quite a bit.

He says most solar panels available at least in Dgte are inferior to what's available in the USA, so that's where he gets his. His next step was to buy 1 or 2 freezers to freeze ice so he can turn his refs into an ice box instead of using solar or grid..

I think I asked about selling power back to the power company/running the meter backwards on days when there was a lot of sun, and not much solar being used, and whatever the answer was, it wasn't positive. I don't think you can sell it back through your meter etc.

His house had wires all over the place and 5 or 6 panels outside. Overall if it were ME I'd opt to just pay the electric and put my energy into some little biz that pays the difference between solar and grid. .. p30 a day might be the only profit required?