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and took drone shots and videos. Soon like how even if I'm far away from the
after, the design for our rooftop was put school, I just need to open the app on
together, and construction was my phone and I can see how the solar
underway. The company and the team panels are working and how much
that handled our project not only power it's generating,” he said.
explained the technical requirements
for the installation, but also its benets. He also shared that the installation of
We understood that we weren't just the solar PV panels has led to
going to cut our electricity costs, but we behavioral changes among the
were also helping bring down our students, as well as the faculty and
school's carbon footprint. By lessening non-faculty staff.
our reliance on electricity generated by
coal-red plants, we contribute to “After the panels were installed, more
efforts to save the planet. It might be a people here have become aware of
small effort, but many small efforts solar power and why it's a viable
when combined still count,” he said. alternative to traditional energy
sources. For instance, we know that we
Going solar: a win-win situation should only turn on the aircon units
on all fronts when the sun is up, and we can use the
aircon so long as the sun is in the sky
Fr. Edione also expressed appreciation and our panels are absorbing its light
for WeGen's monitoring app which is and converting them to energy. We are
used to track the school's electricity all intent on maximizing the electricity
consumption and the solar PV system's we get from the panels, and lessen our
operation. consumption at night,” he said.

“It's a very effective and handy tool Ultimately, Fr. Edione said that going
because it helps us manage the solar solar led to a win-win situation on all
PV system more efciently,” he said. “I fronts for St. Anthony's College.

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