Leyte & Biliran
What solar really costs, how BILECO and LEYECO rates work, net metering, brownouts and typhoons, in plain language. Sponsored by MACC Systems & Energy Solutions Inc., a solar installer in Naval, Biliran.
Work out your BILECO or LEYECO bill from your kWh or your appliances, and see roughly what solar could save.
What goes into the price of a solar system, why two quotes for the “same” size can differ, and how to compare offers before you sign.
BILECO & LEYECO RatesWhat makes up the per-kWh rate you pay your electric cooperative, why it changes every month, and how to work out your own effective rate before you think about solar.
Net MeteringHow net metering works, what applying through your electric cooperative involves, and what to check before you count on export credits.
Grid-Tie, Hybrid & BatteriesWhy a standard grid-tie system switches off during a brownout, what a hybrid system with batteries does differently, and how to choose for your home or business.
Typhoons & BrownoutsWhat makes a rooftop solar installation typhoon-ready, what to do before and after a storm, and the questions to ask your installer.
Financing & Pag-IBIGThe common ways Filipino households pay for solar (cash, Pag-IBIG, bank loans and installment plans) and how to compare them honestly with your bill savings.
Solar Generators & PumpsWhat portable power stations like EcoFlow units can and can’t do, how to read their Wh and W ratings, and when a rooftop system is the better buy.
LEYECO II publishes a six-phase net metering process, a request form and a hosting-capacity table. Here's how to use them, what the 2025–2026 national rules change, what you'll pay, how long it should take, and what a net-metered LEYECO II bill looks like.
At 2026 rates, our example homes on BILECO and LEYECO II pay back a solar system in about 2.3 to 4.7 years. If rates fall back to May 2026 levels, that stretches to 3.3 to 6.7 years. Here's the math for three households, grid-tie vs hybrid, and the cases where solar doesn't pay.
LEYECO II's September 2026 residential rate is ₱14.0488/kWh before VAT, its highest in the 21 months we tracked. Here's every monthly rate from January 2025, what's inside the rate, sample bills at 100–300 kWh, how it compares with BILECO and other Eastern Visayas co-ops, and honest solar math.
A practical checklist for homes that already have solar. Charge batteries when Signal No. 1 goes up, take photos, move gear above flood level, stay off the roof, and after the storm check from the ground and treat panels as live. Includes PAGASA's wind signal scale and what panel datasheets actually rate for.
Rooftop solar fires are rare. A German study put the risk at about 3 in 100,000 buildings a year. When they happen, they usually start in the DC wiring, connectors and isolators, and installation faults are the biggest known cause. Here's what the research shows, what Philippine regulators are pushing for, how to choose a safe installer, and what to do if something smells wrong.
A 1.5 HP inverter aircon used 8 hours a day needs about 3 solar panels and costs about ₱2,751 a month on BILECO. Daytime use saves the most. Here's how night-time aircon works with net metering or a battery, how long a 5 kWh battery runs each aircon, and why switching to an inverter unit comes first.
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Send us your monthly kWh use (it's on your BILECO or LEYECO bill) and what you want solar to do: lower your bill, keep the lights on in a brownout, or both. MACC Systems & Energy Solutions Inc. will reply with an itemised quotation.