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By Chito Chavez
Quezon City Mayor
Herbert M. Bautista expressed plans to install solar panels in all of the
city’s 146 public schools to save on utility bills.
With the utility bills
expected to soar due to the additional classrooms built by the city government,
Bautista said expense saving measures should be in the offing.
He issued the statement
during the Local School Board meeting where it was reported the city government
had already constructed an adequate number of classrooms and buildings to cope
with the increasing number of enrollees in public schools.
“Because of the number of school buildings and classrooms we’ve built and we’ll
be building, tataas din yung electricity bills (our electric bills will rise).
That’s why it is also a thrust to solarize the 146 schools in QC so that when
the electricity bill is reduced, their savings can be used for other education
programs,” Bautista said.
The plan is in line
with the city’s initiative to be ‘greener’ by using alternative and renewable
sources of energy such as solar power.
In 2017, the Quezon
City government installed solar panels to three buildings in Commonwealth High
School.
Last November, the C40
cities Finance Facility– a network of cities committed to taking action against
climate change – pledged to help QC install solar panels in 50 public schools.
“Undeniably, that is the future of Quezon City. I hope that happens in the next
administration,” he added.
The city has initiated
various programs for climate change mitigation such as the creation of the
Local Climate Change Action Plan that identified sectors that emit more
greenhouse gases (GHG) and consume more energy.
The city also started
to promote green transport by purchasing electronic tricycles and electronic
jeepneys and is set to build its own waste-to-energy plant as part of its green
waste management program.
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