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As stated in article 6.90 of the Philippine Electrical Code (PEC), the chapter that governs how PV system connects to the grid, to the maximum voltage DC circuits can carry. Including the five common PV system configurations, general equipment requirements, and the circuit voltage rules every solar professional needs to understand.
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Last year, a rooftop solar system in Metro Manila took about four years to pay for itself. Today it takes 3.1. That's not a sales pitch from an installer. It's the headline finding from Ember, a global energy think tank, in a report released May 28, 2026. And the reason your payback shrank by nearly a full year has as much to do with your electricity bill as with the panels themselves.
Your next electricity bill might be the last one that actually hurts. Three government institutions — GSIS, Pag-IBIG, and SSS — now have programs that can fund a residential solar installation at interest rates commercial banks simply can't match. One of them launched just two months ago. Another is coming in September. And the third has been quietly available for years, though most homeowners have no idea it covers solar.
Solar power was supposed to be the escape hatch from high electricity bills. For thousands of Filipino homeowners, it still is — but a growing number took a shortcut getting there. And now, Meralco wants to shut that shortcut down.
