In 10 years’ time, some 30 percent of households in the country will have their own solar panels, powering their electricity consumption via solar energy according to Theresa Cruz-Capellan, president of the Philippine Solar Power Alliance (PSPA). But misconceptions about solar power by Filipinos both from the private sector and the government maybe became a hindrance.
“Don’t discriminate technology that can benefit specific individuals,” she stresses, noting further that, over the long term, solar power will be the choice resource as this can be put up at the point of consumption or retail, unlike other renewable energy sources.
This statement from Capellan was also backed by Senator Edgardo J. Angara as quoted from the official press release from the Senate of the Philippines stating that:
"Market researchers and think tanks are predicting renewable energy sources to cost less than fossil fuels in the coming years, a development that should compel the government to invest in them as early as possible"Angara also added that the multinational technology conglomerate General Electric Co. (GE) has issued a statement saying that solar power will be cheaper to produce than fossil fuels and nuclear reactors because of innovations in the field.
I also think that this will be the future of renewable energy not only here in the Philippines but also around the world because of the problem that was brought about by conventional energy sources.
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