June 5, 2020 | 12:01 am
LEADERS of the Philippine Solar and
Storage Alliance (PSSEA) have appealed to lawmakers for a stimulus package that
covers what they call the greening and digitization of the energy
infrastructure.
In a letter to Senator Sherwin T.
Gatchalian, the group cited the problem faced by electricity consumers arising
from their use of an old metering system. The lawmaker chairs the Senate’s
energy committee.
Ma. Theresa C. Capellan, who chairs
PSSEA, said “the inefficiencies of our present meters, particularly in reading
[kilowatt-hour] consumption, in billing customers, and collecting payments are
not where we want to be in the future.”
“These experiences could have been
avoided if we had smart meters allowing customers to procure electricity online
and real-time. Such technology would have avoided billing disputes and also
protect utility workers who would have to read meters,” she said, citing the
issues that arose during the coronavirus pandemic.
The alliance is advocating the need
for investments in energy infrastructure as the country moves to recover from
the effects of the medical crisis. It said the industry considers the present
circumstances as an opportunity to encourage a new way of thinking about electric
power delivery.
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