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10 working days. Iyan na ang bagong deadline ng utilities para sa net-metering applications. Ano ang ibig sabihin nito sa'yo? 📋☀️
Isa sa pinakamadalas na reklamo ng mga nagpa-solar: "Tapos na ang installation, pero ilang buwan pa bago ma-approve ang net metering." Habang naghihintay, ang sobrang kuryente ng panels mo ay hindi pa nakikinabang nang buo.
Noong April 2026, sa gitna ng energy emergency na dulot ng sigalot sa Middle East, naglabas ang DOE, DILG, at DPWH ng joint memorandum circular para pabilisin ang proseso. Ayon kay Energy Secretary Sharon Garin: "Every unnecessary delay in net metering is a delay in savings."
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Ano ang Nagbago? Ang Mga Bagong Deadline
Bagong deadline | |
Electrical permit mula sa LGU | 3 working days |
Certificate of Final Electrical Inspection (CFEI) | 7 working days |
Pagproseso ng distribution utility sa kumpletong application | 10 working days (mula sa dating 20) |
Kasama rin dito ang "deemed approval" — kapag hindi umaksyon ang nasa prosesong ahensya o utility sa loob ng itinakdang panahon — at ang patakarang "no additional requirements": bawal nang magdagdag ng requirements ang LGU lampas sa nakatakda. Hindi na rin kailangan ang barangay clearance.
Ang Mga Pagbabago Mula sa ERC
Bukod pa riyan, sa ilalim ng ERC Resolution No. 15, Series of 2025:
- Carry-forward credits — ang hindi nagamit na net-metering credits ay puwedeng ilipat sa susunod na billing periods.
- Transferable credits — puwedeng mailipat sa bagong may-ari ng property, sa ilalim ng ilang kondisyon.
- Wala nang notarization ng net-metering agreement, at tinatanggap na ang electronic signatures.
- Multi-site net metering — puwedeng gamitin ang credits sa iba't ibang property sa ilalim ng parehong utility.
Nananatili ang 100 kW na limit para sa net-metering systems.
Ano ang Hindi Nagbago?
Mas mabilis ang proseso — pero hindi nawala ang safety requirements. Kailangan pa rin ang:
- Electrical permit mula sa Office of the Building Official ng city o munisipyo.
- Structural permit, kung kailangan.
- Certificate of Final Electrical Inspection.
- Net-metering interconnection agreement sa distribution utility.
At ang inverter mo ay dapat may certified anti-islanding at may lockable disconnect — gaya ng tinalakay namin sa post tungkol sa Backfeeding.
Mas mabilis na approval ay hindi lisensya para sa mabilisang installation.
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Paalala: Paano Kinukwenta ang Credits?
Ang kWh na direkta mong nagagamit mula sa solar ay nakakatipid sa buong retail rate. Ang kWh na na-export sa grid ay binibigyan ng credit na kadalasang mas mababa kaysa sa retail rate, dahil nakabatay ito sa generation cost ng utility.
Kaya ang pinakamagandang diskarte pa rin ay gamitin ang solar mo habang may araw, at i-export lang ang sobra.
Ano ang Sinasabi ng Philippine Electrical Code (PEC)?
- Kusang paghiwalay sa grid. Sa ilalim ng PEC Article 7.5 (Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources), ang solar na nakakonekta sa utility ay dapat kusang humiwalay kapag nawala ang boltahe ng grid.
- Disconnect at label. Dapat may madaling maabot na disconnecting means, at malinaw na label na may dalawang pinagmumulan ng kuryente ang bahay o building.
- Tamang PV wiring at grounding. Ang wiring, overcurrent protection, at grounding ng solar ay sumusunod sa PEC Article 6.90 — at ito ang sinusuri sa electrical permit at final inspection.
3 Paraan Para masulit ang Bagong Rules
1. I-size ang system para sa self-consumption.
Unahin ang dami ng kuryenteng magagamit mo mismo sa araw. Ang sobrang laking system na puro export ay hindi laging pinakasulit.
2. Kumpletuhin ang documents bago mag-file.
Ang 10-working-day deadline ay para sa kumpletong application. Siguraduhing kumpleto ang permit, plans, CFEI, at mga form bago isubmit.
3. Pumili ng installer na kayang mag-asikaso ng buong proseso.
Ang tamang installer ay hindi lang magkakabit ng panels — aasikasuhin din niya ang permit, inspection, at application sa utility, nang ayon sa PEC.
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