{"id":84941,"date":"2026-06-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/?p=84941"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T00:33:39","slug":"solar-billing-changes-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/solar-billing-changes-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Mga Pagbabago sa Pag-bill ng Solar: Ano ang Kailangan Mong Malaman\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"84941\" class=\"elementor elementor-84941\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6412d27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6412d27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905f894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"905f894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kung mayroon kang mga solar panel, maaari kang singilin sa ilalim ng alinman sa Net Energy Metering (NEM) o ng mas bagong Solar Billing Plan (SBP). Pareho silang nagbibigay ng kredito para sa sobrang enerhiyang solar na ipinapadala mo sa grid, ngunit magkaiba ang paraan ng pagkalkula ng mga kredito. Narito ang isang simpleng paliwanag kung ano ang magbabago kapag lumipat ang mga customer mula sa NEM patungong SBP, at kung ano ang maaaring ibig sabihin nito para sa iyong buwanang bayarin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce1fd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ce1fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ano ang Net Energy Metering (NEM)?<\/h4><p>Ang NEM ang orihinal na istraktura ng pagsingil ng solar na ginagamit ng karamihan sa mga kasalukuyang customer ng solar. Sa ilalim ng NEM, kapag ang iyong solar system ay gumawa ng mas maraming kuryente kaysa sa ginagamit ng iyong tahanan o negosyo, ang sobrang enerhiya ay ipapadala sa grid, at bibigyan ka ng mga credit sa iyong bill. Ang mga credit na iyon ay karaniwang nagkakahalaga sa buong retail generation rate at maaaring gamitin upang makatulong na mabawasan ang kuryente na iyong ginagamit mula sa grid sa hinaharap.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113a0df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"113a0df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ano ang Solar Billing Plan (SBP)?<\/h4><p>Ang SBP ay ang mas bagong solar billing structure para sa mga customer na may bagong solar system at para sa mga kasalukuyang customer ng NEM na natapos na ang kanilang legacy period. Sa ilalim ng SBP, makakatanggap ka pa rin ng mga credit para sa dagdag na enerhiya mula sa solar na ipinapadala sa grid, ngunit ang mga credit na iyon ay batay sa oras-oras na Halaga ng Credit sa Pag-export ng Enerhiya na sumasalamin sa halaga ng kuryente sa oras na ang enerhiya ay ipinapadala sa grid. Sa pangkalahatan, nangangahulugan ito na ang mga export ay maaaring mas mahalaga sa mga oras na mataas ang demand at mas mababa sa mga oras kung kailan marami ang enerhiya mula sa solar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b77e04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b77e04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Paano magkaiba ang NEM at SBP\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22dc7d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22dc7d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff3f06f eael-table-align-center eael-dt-th-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"ff3f06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap\" data-table_id=\"ff3f06f\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-ff3f06f\" data-custom_responsive=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-ff3f06f\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"sorting\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Paksa<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"sorting\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">NEM<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"sorting\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">SBP<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Paano binibigyang-halaga ang mga export credit<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAng mga kredito ay karaniwang binibilang sa buong retail generation rate. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAng mga kredito ay batay sa mga halaga ng pag-export kada oras na nagpapakita ng epektibong halaga ng kuryente. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Kapag na-apply na ang mga credits <\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuwan-buwan binabayaran ang mga singil at kredito, na may taunang pag-cash out bawat tagsibol. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuwan-buwan binabayaran ang mga singil at kredito, na may taunang pag-cash out bawat tagsibol. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Ano ang mangyayari sa labis na taunang henerasyon<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAng karapat-dapat na henerasyon ng sobra ay binabayaran sa netong kompensasyon para sa sobra na rate kasama ang karagdagang $0.02 kada kWh ng MCE. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAng kuwalipikadong net surplus generation ay binabayaran sa naaangkop na net surplus compensation rate. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Mga bonus na kredito <\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHindi nakakatanggap ng SBP Energy Export Credits ang mga customer ng NEM. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNakakatanggap ang mga customer ng SBP ng Solar Bonus Credit ng MCE na katumbas ng 10% ng kinita na Energy Export Credits. Maaaring maging karapat-dapat ang ilang customer para sa karagdagang kredito.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea911b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ea911b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b666aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b666aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Kailan lilipat ang customer mula sa NEM papuntang SBP?<\/h4><p>Karamihan sa kasalukuyang mga customer ng NEM ay maaaring manatili sa NEM sa loob ng 20 taon mula sa kanilang orihinal na petsa ng Pahintulot na Gumana. Pagkatapos matapos ang legacy period na iyon, lilipat sila sa SBP. Maaari ding ilipat ang mga customer sa SBP kung gagawa sila ng ilang partikular na pagbabago sa kanilang solar installation na nangangailangan ng bagong Pahintulot na Gumana, tulad ng malaking pagtaas sa laki ng sistema. Ang pagdaragdag ng battery storage sa umiiral na NEM 1.0 o NEM 2.0 system ay karaniwang hindi nagtatapos sa pagiging kwalipikado para sa NEM.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a0ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97a0ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ano ang mangyayari sa aking mga kasalukuyang solar credits?<\/h4><p>Kung maglilipat ka mula sa NEM patungong SBP, mapapanatili mo ang iyong kasalukuyang balanse ng solar credit sa MCE. Sa oras ng paglipat, ang mga MCE NEM credits ay ima-convert sa MCE SBP credits, upang magamit pa rin ang mga ito sa iyong bill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944dd6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"944dd6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Paano makakaapekto ang SBP sa aking bayarin?<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ang pinakamalaking pagbabago ay kung paano binibigyan ng halaga ang enerhiyang solar na inilalabas. Sa ilalim ng NEM, ang mga inilalabas na solar ay binibigyan ng kredito sa retail generation rate. Sa ilalim ng SBP, ang mga kredito sa export ay nag-iiba-iba bawat oras at batay sa halaga ng kuryente sa oras ng araw kung kailan ito inilalabas sa grid. Nangangahulugan iyan na makikita ng mga customer ang mas mababang kredito para sa enerhiyang inilalabas sa kalagitnaan ng araw, kapag ang enerhiyang solar ay sagana at mura, habang maaari kang kumita ng mas mataas na kredito sa mga panahon ng hapon at gabi kung kailan mas mahalaga ang enerhiya sa grid.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dahil dito, malaki ang pakinabang ng mga customer sa SBP kapag ipinapares nila ang kanilang solar sa isang sistema ng pag-iimbak ng baterya. Ang pagkakaroon ng baterya ay nagpapahintulot sa mga customer na higit na gamitin ang kanilang solar energy sa site, o i-export kapag ang mga presyo ay pinaka-ekonomikal at kumita ng mas mataas na halaga ng kredito. Taunang cash-out: ano ang aasahan<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tuwing tagsibol, sinusuri ng MCE ang mga solar customer account para sa taunang cash-out na panahon mula Abril hanggang Marso. Kung nakalikha ka ng mas maraming kuryente kaysa sa ginamit mo sa loob ng taon, maaari kang maging karapat-dapat sa bayad na cash-out o kredito sa bayarin. Sa ilalim ng NEM, ang karapat-dapat na net surplus generation ay binabayaran sa naaangkop na net surplus compensation rate at dagdag na $0.02 kada kWh. Sa ilalim ng SBP, ang karapat-dapat na net surplus generation ay binabayaran sa naaangkop na net surplus compensation rate.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8419405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8419405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Mga tip para makuha ang pinakamalaking halaga mula sa solar sa ilalim ng SBP<\/h4><ul><li>Gamitin ang mga pangunahing appliances kung mayroon kang solar panels na gumagawa ng kuryente, kung maaari.<\/li><li>Pag-isipan kung ang pag-iimbak ng baterya ay makakatulong sa iyong gamitin ang mas marami sa iyong solar energy o ilipat ang mga export sa bandang hapon.<\/li><li>Repasuhin ang iyong bill nang regular upang maunawaan mo kung kailan ka kumukuha ng enerhiya mula sa grid at kung kailan ka naglalabas ng solar energy.<\/li><li>Bago palawakin ang iyong solar system, suriin kung ang pagbabago ay maaaring makaapekto sa iyong pagiging kwalipikado sa NEM.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650efe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"650efe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ang pinakabuod<\/h4><p>Parehong nagbibigay ng gantimpala ang NEM at SBP sa mga customer para sa pag-export ng malinis na enerhiya sa grid, ngunit binabago ng SBP kung paano pinapahalagahan ang mga kredito na iyon. Kung ikaw ay kasalukuyang customer ng NEM, ang iyong paglipat ay nakadepende sa iyong orihinal na Petsa ng Pahintulot na Gumana at anumang malalaking pagbabago sa iyong sistema. 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