u/SBD-Tech1234

There are so many illegitimate and fly by night Solar installers. In the Solar convention at SMX there were many individuals who voiced out what to do when their installer have closed their business and need repairs, modifications or maintenance. Many just shrugged their shoulders and accept their faith. They have been sold a very expensive system and now it's inoperable and useless.

So if you're in the market and looking for legit designer, installation and maintenance of your Solar power system make sure they have the proper licenses and they only sell equipments with the UL seal as shared to me.

This is part 2 of a series I'm doing and also sharing my journey in learning about the solar industry, which has exploded due to the current political and economic situation. While doing my own research in the industry I found out it's better to reach out to others and hasten my learning process. In my other thread I was asked what I wanted to accomplish. I think I want to be a consumer advocate since a lot of people who need to share the knowledge are hoarding the information that layman consumer need to know to make an informed buying decision.

As I learned after attending the solar and storage conference held at SMX this week, solar power system is complex and has many parts involve. It has a mounting device, the panels itself, wires and capables, inverter, battery charger and lastly the battery if you want a full set up to power your home after sunset.

Another thing somebody shared to me the licenses needed by a legitimate solar installer. They need to have a PCAB accreditqtion or the Philippines Contractors Accreditation Board, their electricians need an RME or registered master electrician license from the PRC, REE or registered electrical engineer from the PRC too and lastly PEE or professional electrical engineer after gaining some experience.

I hope everyone find this info helpful.

Hello all due to the current situation where in the cost and supply of electricity is becoming too unstable I decided to attend and to look into solar technology. This past May 19 and 20.2026 at the SMX the Solar and Storage convention was held and it was an eye opening. It's my 1st time attending this convention and many people I talked to said that the cost of equipments are going down. I don't have any point of reference so I took their words. It takes a lot to assemble 1 solar setup to power up or generate your own electricity using the sun.

I'm sharing my experience since I want to reach out to others who also have attended the conference and I want to network and create a standard here in the Philippines. We can't allow our politicians to create a standard whose qualification is only able to read and write like BBM who is not even a college graduate or MERALCO who will end up favoring their friends and family.

I also learned about the EPIRA Law which is supposed to reform the electricity industry and consumers are able to choose which power company to buy their electricity to lower your bill. So there are companies that aggregate your consumption and buy at the WESM.

If you're interested let's meet up and exchange ideas. I will be reaching out to suppliers in China.