Amabel Remijiu is 42 years old, a typical Filipino housewife, her husband is a local civil servant, the family has an annual income of 15,300 US dollars, and there are 8 members including 2 servants, of which 4 children are studying.
On weekdays, Amabelle's home lights are on from 5:00 a.m. to sunrise, and the family reunion time starts at 6:00 p.m. In the use of space, the garage and the front hall have the longest lights. The garage is from 6 pm to 5 am the next morning, and the front hall has night lights from 10 pm to 6 am the next morning. At present, the night lights in the front hall have been replaced with LEDs, and the garages have been replaced with traditional energy-saving lamps CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamps). Due to the high consumption rate of electric lamps, CFL energy-saving lamps are preferred for home lighting, but LED lamps are not used due to price issues.
Electricity bills are as high as NT$5,175 per month in the dry season and NT$3,450 in the rainy season, putting a burden on Amabelle's family. In order to effectively save electricity, she had considered installing a simple energy-saving control box at home, but it has not yet been implemented. As for the most suitable energy-saving solution, Amabelle still has no clue...
This is the epitome of a typical family in the Philippines. Among the various livelihood problems in the Philippines, high electricity bills are the most troublesome to the people, and due to the government's bureaucratic system, there is a lack of solutions in the short term, resulting in the huge energy conservation needs of the local people.
The Philippines has the highest electricity consumption among neighboring countries in both residential and industrial electricity consumption. Calculated based on the average monthly electricity consumption of 200-300 kWh of average middle-class households, the electricity price per kWh is NT$7.69, which is 2.5 times that of Taiwan. The demand for electricity is even more urgent.
Some towns in Metro Manila have begun to replace halogen street lights with LED lighting. The capital Manila has established a cooperative relationship with Global Gold Goal Enterprise Company of South Korea through the Metropolitan Plan, including assisting in the installation of 10,000 units of solar (panel) power generation installations in the Manila capital. And assist in setting up road signs with built-in LED lights. At present, Xianfan City, Pasig Town Ortigas, and most of Quezon City in Metro Manila have successfully replaced street lights with LEDs; it is estimated that 90 million street lights will be replaced one after another.
For residential area lighting, according to the Euromonitor industry report, the increase in residential area development led to the growth in sales of lighting products, especially LED and CFL, which increased by 15% and 8% respectively. Industry experts believe that consumers have begun to realize the various benefits brought by LED lighting. In addition to effective power saving, the service life is longer. Under the pressure of high electricity bills, LED products have become the first choice for consumers to buy. The compound growth rate of CFL and CFL can reach 10% and 7% respectively.
