I have a solar power system set up for a 6.2kWp grid-tied system, and it's really worth it. My electric bill is between 2 to 3 thousand a month from a supposed 15-18k monthly bill. I'm on net metering too. One of the biggest mistakes that I made was when I only opted for grid-tied, and now I am planning to upgrade it to a Hybrid System with a battery. For those of you who are planning to install solar, please do so. It was Slater Young who helped me decide, not only on the installation of the solar power system but also on the construction of our dream home. Thanks, Slater!

Im from singapore, im so envy with those who can install solar panels and make use of sun for free energy in the long run. I stay in public housing, the govt here install solar panels but charge us market rate. There is no way for us to enjoy for those living in public housing here!

I placed the link to our installer in the description box (not affiliated with them but we are happy with their work)

ang ganda ng solar system, this can be a big change for the Philippines if ever maging malawakang project ito ng bansa. maganda at malaking tulong para sa lahat, makakatipid talaga

galing ng explanation!!! Love it. So easy to understamd.

We have a 6kw system JA + Huawei with 30kw Luna battery back up. (Initially grid-tied lang pero nag hybrid na inverter na kami para minsanang gastos sa labor and stuff, added batteries during a week long power outage a year ago since may konting disposable naman kami) Our monthly bill is -600 to -1300 pesos a month, with air conditioning 24/7. Hybrid setup, battery is only used during outages. At night we consume the power back from Meralco which was “deposited” during daytime. Net zero kami and all our appliances are inverter, energy star, LED lighting etc. We produce around 21kw of power a day and consume just 15-17kw. The most we spent is pay a carpenter 500 pesos to mop our solar panels twice a year. The battery isn’t used much so projection for lifespan is around 15 - 20 years which is fine with us vs buying a big generator and liters of fuel just to keep our life running smoothly during typhoons and such. If magpapakabit ka palang, please, might as well pay a bit more for a hybrid inverter kasi for sure gugustuhin nyong magpakabit ng batteries, it’s life changing plus minsanang aberya and gastos nalang.

Oh wow so its definitely a game changer! It may be costly and expensive at first but in the long run its really helpful and cost efficient

13:42 Huawei should correct you on this. The batteries in your Huawei product use LFP cells. In short, it has "at least" 10 years of useful or cycle life.

Another informative and worth-the-time videos, I love how he easily explains a complicated topic and you never get bored until you finish the video. BTW I know you cover engineering related topics but if you can also tackle money growing techniques like time deposit vs regular savings vs Pag-ibig Savings :)

Thank you Sir Slater for this knowledgeable facts in solar power system👌

Iba talaga ang benefits ng solar energy, no? Sana maging accessible ito para sa lahat para makatipid sa kuryente ang lahat

You really have to invest a lot for the set up. I hope it's really worth it. Our government should really consider looking at the benefits of solar power amd focus on using alternative sources of energy to lessen our electricity bills. Thank you Slater Young for sharing and more power!

Well explained and very informative. 👍

Grabe pangmalakasan na set up

Very informative! More to go, Engineer!! :)

You deserve it sir...poor Philippines applauds your good fortune.

Very informative, thanks sa detailed explanation sir.

this very informative, Engr. Young. Thank you!

Dami kong learnings, thank you po🙂

Dang! quality content as always! sana all!

We also use the hybrid setup with around 8kwh hybrid system and smart batteries. Halos mag zero bill nadin kami even though gumagamit na kami ng dalawang 2.5hp aircon daily at 3 small .5 hp aircon. During night blackout gamit na gamit din si battery 🙂

This is lit Slater👏👏👏 galing, very good investment indeed.

This is very informative. I hope our government can come up with a program about solar powering Pilipino homes just like Ca. USA. It will really help the nation, most especially Philippines is blessed with sunlight.

Very informative sir!! thank you.

Salamat sir, sobrang solid na explanation, need lang siguro iexplain further na yung net metering medyo matrabahong proseso(depende sa lgu) baka kasi isipin ng iba na matic na bibilhin ng DU ung mga sobrang solar harvest.

Great video, thanks for sharing the Slater! 💡

Good content, and I really appreciate how you explained between a hybrid and a non-hybrid… You really point out the pros n cons, very informative and educational. Kudos to this video! This video will certainly help Cebuanos make the right decision.

As always very informative content..

ROI depends on how much energy u use, the sun, efficiency of your panels, inflation and how much the energy company is willing to pay for your energy. Dito sa Australia it takes 10yrs+ to get ROI. Unlike sa pinas na laging may araw and 2 seasons lang. So sulit talaga magpa solar sa pinas.

Cost wise I think more or less almost the same. It is more on choosing between Sustainability (renewable energy / less emission / freedom) over Grid Connection (provider reliability / maintenance / services). A win some - lose some situation.

Great video sir

Dapat talaga Yung mga may kayang mag solar system mag pa install. Ang dahilan ay bababa ang presyo Ng kuryente dahil nababawasan ang supply, and sa case nyo po nakakadagdag pa kayo Ng supply sa grid. Ang mabebenefit Neto Yung maliliit na consumer Ng kuryente dahil nga bababa ang presyo Ng kuryente. Kaya please lang Yung mga mayayaman pakabit na kayo wag Ng pagisipan pa madami Naman kayo g disposal income, makakatulong pa kayo na mapababa presyo Ng kuryente sa atint bansa

Solar Power was our life-saver during Odette for 10 days. Highly recommended.

Thanks slater! God bless

Thanks for the info.

Well done. Good stuff covered and so forefront to the green technology! I am a residential battery expert myself. Well explained.

a good solar panel setup is really helpful specially if you are in a location where the local electricity cooperative has brownouts regularly.

Very complete, detailed and informative. Thanks Engr Slatee

13:45 yes and no. go strictly grid tied if for example may mga tao sa bahay during daytime at binubuksan ang mga aircon. go with hybrid or with a battery if you're going to use aircon in the night/during sleep

kudosss!! hoping next is algae generated power!! yayy been studying this and it's satisfying to know a lot more about algae! and also this will also be a part of my architecture thesis!! 🥰✊

I was waiting for this

Relate, no second thoughts on turning ac as long as malakas yun energy and every time na may scheduled brownout it feels good talaga to still have power hahaha

Finally mas malinaw n explanation..Nakakaintindi nmn aq ng English pero mas malinaw parin kapag mother tongue 😂.

I’ve been wanting to install a solar system at home but wasn’t sure kung asa mas better sa hybrid ug grid tied. Mostly man gud mga systems sa gawas ang akong makita.. maayo nalang gani you did this video! Have more idea which one i could start with considering the cost of each system.. thank you!

Im gonna contact you sa Ph kapag nagpakabit ako ng solar panel. Im one of your new subscriber. From New Jersey, USA

Thank you Slater helping save mother earth

Slater thank you fir thus video its very informative🥰🥰🥰

Super informative, thank you Sir Slater! :)

good explanation

If you're in a relatively stable PU area, the most sensible would be a hybrid grid tie system with a minimal amount of battery - say for powering efficient DC fans, your internet gear or Starlink. during hours long outages. Once I build my retirement home, this will actually be my plan - maximized Solar Panel coverage and around 2-5KW of Battery Storage that will only be used "sparingly". I will still have a Diesel Genset though for those really long post-typhoon power failures (or I go somewhere else while waiting for power to be restored).

This video is very informative and easy to understand. It is highly appreciated! ^_^ However, it just covered almost the positive side how about the negative side? Like pros and cons of having solar power system? Hopefully there will be another series of videos about pros & cons, maintenance and so on. Looking forward to those kinds of videos. Thank you so much! ^_^

Good choice using Huawei products, pretty reliable.

Positive thoughts kuya! Lols 😂 even sa business hindi mo agad makukuha ROI po same with the split system they have. Not just that environment friendly yung system they have! 1yr palang Pero laki na Din na titipid nila!

Hi Slater. We are also trying to lower our bills and have begun using solar powered lights in our home. Para sa masang tulad ko na walang 2 million, or even 100k sa bangko, can you give us a review of items that we can use to build our solar powered system at home? Net metering is good pero kahit hindi na muna yun magawa for now. Just a simple set up na pwedeng magamit in case of emergency black outs. If you can do that, we will greatly appreciate it as well. Pinaka popular bilihan ng electronics ay sa Raon, so.. can you make a content and review of items na accessible sa Raon? Huawei is trusty for sure, we just cant afford it yet in this economy. Sana mapansin mo. Really appreciate your vids on improving our homes din. Looking forward to it. Thanks!

wow 2.4 million? sige pakabit na ko bukas

thanks Young Slayer for informative video

What a very premium setup sir! Wa nay igang inig brownout. Well-explained! The setup may look overkill for others but from the size of their house, it is very much approriate, especially in the heat of Cebu. And the battery looks like a Telsa charging station 👌

Me i will go for grid tied first. I am ok to have brown out. Its not always. Plus my house is just gonna be around 150sqm and will be a efficient house that i dont have to always turn on my AC. If i have a budget already after i got my roi for solar panel maybe i will just add battery enough to power lights and charge phones and internet and water pump. I think that is the most practical way to have solar. Efficient house plus lots of solar. Then just battery for emergencies enough to cover basic neccessity needs.

Please tell us about the maintenance. Would really help us who wanted to have our own solar panel at home. Thank you in advance! ❤

Thanks for sharing this informative video! It's great to learn more about solar energy. However, I couldn't help but notice at 1:55 there's exposed wiring between the solar arrays. In the US, it's standard practice to enclose PV wires in EMT conduit to comply with building codes and ensure safety. Considering the investment made, it's surprising the contractor overlooked this crucial detail.

This would be convenient every summer when things gets expensive.

SPS user here for 3 years. Meron lang akong Off-Grid/Double-Throw set-up. 1kW Solar Panels with 5kW-hr LifePo4 battery. Ako na ng design and set up sa lahat, with one helper I hired. So far, total cost I have is around 75KPhp. 60% of the cost comes from the battery. From having an electric bill of 3-4.5K per month, nasa 350-700Php nlang ngayon. Dahil may battery, may kuryente ako kahut brownout. Just pointing out that what he's doing is a very good investment. Especially, if ikaw mismo gagawa.

good job, man.

mabuti tumaas yung presyo ng kuryente kaya gumanda ROI nila. back then, nung unang install ito, around 8-10 years ang estimate ko sa ROI nila. but still poor, sobrang bilis ng ROI kapag na-install ng ibang installers saka kung hindi huawei yung equipment.

Totally worth it if we can afford it

Sir Slater, i hope you can account all cost and you can have a video after 3,5,7 years to compute the real actual ROI.

Normally in over overseas they are not used battery because it’s expensive..

Solar Panels it pay for itself in d long run usage . Thanks Slater

Okay lang yung grid-tied kasi mas mura ang kuryente sa gabi kesa sa araw.

watching this while powered by our offgrid solar setup. Sobrang mahal coz we have a contractor kc di kami marunong mag DIY (and we're still halfway to completing our installment plan), but it's soo worth it!

Yayaman nyo ah. Sana all😂

good morning sir slater. bag-ong mata ba 😄

life goal talaga yung solar, yung initial setup lang talaga yung biggest hurdle ng solar

this is "the dream".

noticed starlink disc.. can u make a vlog on this too?

pwede kayo mag setup ng ice plant etc. extra business dami excess nyo power

Kung ROI is 7yrs eh pakabit kana agad lalo na kung may pera ka naman, i think life span ng solar panel/cell is 25yrs + maintenance, sulit na sulit yan pag-zero/negative bill mo sa nx 10-15yrs, nka-aircon na lagi walang alalahanin na bill ng koryente

here's what I can say, if your bill in meralco is around 10k+ or higher, just get a solar, youll thank your self, you can ROI that thing for 3-5 years. in my case im already in 5th year but my ROI for my solar is long time already been met I think 2 years ago. sa sobrang mahal ng kuryente sa pilipinas, mabilis mo lang talaga mababawi yung ROI mo. my setup is off grid setup, its just that meralco for me is basically just a backup power for me now, just in case na maubos yung karga ng battery, but that rarely happens now specially this year, I guess all thanks to El Nino, usually kasi around 400-600 pesos lang MSF ko kay meralco, this year around 200 pesos or less na lang. 12kw solar power with 8kwh battery backup, all DIY, total spend is around 980k.

sir Slater whats the difference between micro-inverter and optimnizer?

As you lower your carbon footprint, are you planning on buying an electric vehicle? Or would that be impractical because the roads in Cebu are so bad and gets flooded easily from a downpour?

Sana ol, may planeta sa bahay.. did you make a 9 planet system or 1 planet lang?

Boss ano po opinion nyo about sa solar system ng tesla?

If you are zero out the battery it shorten the life, can I ask how about the warranty of the battery? And how much for each battery the cost thanks

i noticed na wala na yung foam type sa roof niyo Engineer. The one you guys sprayed to secure your roof from leaks and heavy rain sounds. Is that the issue you were referring to from the video?

mamaw na set up... iba talaga kapag may pera kana tas magtitipid kapa...

Ano po assurance na di siya liliparin sa bagyo like the one na tumama sa bahay niyo dati?

Sir Engr Slater ,ilang kilowats po ung bahay niyo sa schedule of load computation ska ilang kw solar panel lahat nagamit?

Engr. Slater unsa bay bisaya sa truss? Hehehe wa man gud kabalo among instructor then wasad mi kabalo sa binisaya ato, basin diay kabalo ka. Unta matubag thank you po hehe

solar user here 6kw on grid + 6kw off grid para sa ilaw.efan,1Ac,small load.. 10month na din ako - sa bill ko..pero diko pa masabe na free energy na ako..dahil di ko po nakuha ung ROi ko. sa mga nagbabalak mag setup ng solar.e match lang sa consumu ng bahay... take note..kapag lagi - ang bill mo sa meralco or other electric company..after 1yr mawawala yung sobra harvest mo.naka lagay yan sa kontrata ng net metering...

clean energy? not really (maybe) imagine the carbon footprint left by producing those components specially the batteries not to mention that you have to replace batts every so often it is an alternative this is just my opnion...yours may be different and I respect that

Surely naka LifePo batteries yan kaya 100% efficiency ratings sya.

12:54am 12/16/23 edit: 2:27 oooh Huawei =)

question: if one is going full solar setup at home, does it mean that he should also maintain the same level of use-electricity-like-theres-no-tomorrow lifestyle?

Will the solar power help in diminishing the heat in the roof made of galvanized iron? Thank you.

@slater Sino contractor nio sir na huwawei ung battery included?

How long until that negative bill catches up with the tots cost of those solar panels and maintenance?

Kaya po kaya sa lahat ng klase ng roof ng mga bahay? Yung company na po ba maghandle ng installation fee ng mga solar panels?

Engineer, sir. Unsang solar installer company imo ma recommend nga Cebu based?

Solar Panels have become dirt cheap. Sana you did an itemized breakdown so we can compare it to today’s prices. As I understand, panel prices might have gone down by 50% or more. Not sure about batteries but am sure it’s also gone down significantly since lithium prices collapsed by 80% from its peak. Just to give you an idea, a Jinko 550W panel is only 4,900 or cheaper. The thickest hardiflex board which is roughly the same size is 1,600 I think. A glass door with the same size as a solar panel would be more expensive. So are panels cheap? Yes! Thinking that payback could be achieved in 2-3 years given our expensive power rates.

Ma carry over ang negative amount next year? Coz here sa Dumaguete dili. 😔