MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-owned retail business corporation Emcor Inc. is going green with the installation of solar rooftops in its stores in Visayas and Mindanao.
These solar installations will produce Emcor’s own energy requirements.
The company has successfully installed its 100-kilowatt (kw) capacity solar farm atop the roof of its Agdao branch, its flagship store in Davao City, as part of cost-efficiency measures.
Despite the system being switched off on Sundays, when the store is closed, the system is still able to generate 100 kw per hour.
Emcor has applied to become a net metering customer of Davao Light and Power Co. Inc. at the maximum 100 kw capacity limit.
Management said the clean energy produced in its Agdao store addresses half of its energy requirements while reducing its carbon footprint by up to 100 metric tons a year.
The company hopes to expand its green initiative and apply the same technologies for its other branches in Visayas and Mindanao.
For the Agdao branch, Emcor contracted power solutions provider, LuminAsia Renewables and Green Energy Inc. to provide turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction services to install the rooftop photovoltaic system.
LuminAsia chief executive officer Carlos Garcia said the system was intentionally designed with no battery storage components since the building’s power requirements are entirely during sunlight hours.
“This allows maximum returns since batteries increase the overall cost and maintenance of the system significantly. I think it’s crucial to consider because we are in the business of power savings, not solar energy for its own sake,” he said.