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The sun makes the school cool, Future savings will also go towards
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Since the school installed the solar PV
system, it has enjoyed savings of
P50,000 on its electricity costs per
month, and it has been able to install an
additional 12 airconditioning units.
Airconditioners have already been
installed at the library, allowing
students and faculty to enjoy the cooler
atmosphere.
Similarly, the administration building
and its many ofces and the senior high
school building and its classrooms have
also benetted from the electricity
generated by the solar PV system.
It has also enabled St. Anthony's
College to keep its library and audio-
visual room open during weekends and
charge fees for non-students and non-
staff using the computer laboratory.
Additional income from these fees
p r o v i d e d m o r e f u n d s f o r
airconditioning units in other rooms
used by students and faculty members.
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improving school facilities.
The school is also exploring plans to
open a weekend laundry shop for
students and the school staff, and
possibly a bakery.
St. Anthony's College also wants to
assess its options for system expansion
which includes installing more panels
and integrating a storage system for all
the excess energy the solar PV system
generates.
“We are in constant contact with the
WeGen Technical Group which
continues to give us tech support and
answer all our inquiries. We are very
proud of our solar PV system, and we
teach the importance of shifting to
renewable energy such as solar to our
students, faculty, and non-faculty
staff,” said Fr. Edione.
The actual solar panel installation
process was also an eye-opener for Fr.
Edione. “I was surprised when I saw
how easy and straightforward the
whole process was. The WeGen team
went to our school, conducted the
assessment with technical engineers,