DOES SOLAR REALLY SAVE YOU MONEY? OUR 30 DAY REPORT! (House Building in the Philippines)

Well it's been one month since we installed our new solar PV, inverter and battery backup system from GoSolar. Did our electricity bill go down? See the results.
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[@gailmaplesden7380]

What you have to do is take the cost of your solar system which is good for around 15 to 20 years depending on the quality and divide the two to determine the yearly cost. Then take your yearly estimated power bill cost and subtract that to see if it makes sense beyond the environmental effects. If it costs 300k for a system that is got to be taken into account and heaven forbid a typhoon doesn't destroy it. Most of us will be renters as foreigners can't own property so solar is a mute point and perhaps a small generator would be more practical for brown out situations.

[@johnbrown0224]

Well worth it just for financial reasons, but the cherry on top is NO MORE BROWN OUTS!!!

[@Charles64]

Wow you saved a lot … from higher monthly bills ..down to lower bills

[@ifaire]

Thank you again for very informative vlog, showing the resutls to us, I have solar in my plans, cannot wait to get started.

[@tswej]

I have Solar in Texas and like you I received my 1st full month's bill. I have an all electric house and also only charge a Tesla model s at home. I have a 16.8 kw set up without batteries and it produced 2900 kwh and we used 2400 kwh. To be connected to the grid it cost about 30+/- depending on how much you input from the grid. Our July bill was $19 Dollars and without solar it would've been over $300 Dollars. I'm still trying to get my wife to take advantage of the sun power and hopefully that last bill will be the wake up she needs. James you do a great job of explaining how this works and I see many of your viewers switching to solar. Last thing, in America battery backup is really expensive so what I did was get a larger system that's designed to produce a little more than my yearly average. 10kw batteries cost about 10k after rebates. After doing the math it was much cheaper to add the panels.

[@perspective4517]

Solid logic to oversize rather than waste money on a battery if the grid is relatively stable. Only problem where I live is that most homes are single phase which limits the installation to 10kW. A 3-phase connection allows 30kW, which sounds like overkill until you start charging electric vehicles at home. It's a pity Tesla refuses to make their car batteries bi-directional to allow you to run the house off the car battery. The newer Nissan Leaf has this function so when you arrive home from work with a near full battery (after charging at work), you run your house off the car battery, which reduces the surge of demand that occurs late afternoon/early evening. The aim is to eventually shift grid consumption to the daytime when more renewable energy is available and have a distributed battery arrangement (private car ownership) to lower the need for coal/nuclear and feed hydro and geothermal into the grid. Won't solve the whole problem, but does start to chip away at domestic energy use (homes and light vehicles).

[@ryandavis1979]

Dont you use electric after the sun goes down??? No batteries would mean you are drawing power from the grid. Right

[@damonottaway3648]

Isn’t it nice to save money? I just put solar on my house in CA. The savings per month is incredible. I think I need one of those hats too James. 👍

[@PHILINDi106]

What about the upfront investment, only you get uninterrupted power no saving

[@davidrivers2385]

We will be doing solar to when we build our house in Philippine's ... James great as always .... Thanks Danial and Marivic

[@robertleeaveryhart4322]

Great video James and Nessa good information to have and learn from.

[@barryinthepi390]

That's great James, You have new reasons to keep the happy face on.

[@mikee5654]

Love you guys, Amping always. Salamat. I built a solar powered EV Rickshaw Trike I would love to have there as well, 48v 1000w

[@carlosapida9276]

Very good investment and good for environment as well..

[@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669]

Hi James , Not sure if Greg and Wilma gets in touch with you, but they are building in Negros ,Dauin and are probably subd to you, I told them about your solar project he says they are on a tight budget, and my guess is later on they will get solar, The Philippines has one of the highest Power bills in Asia if I'm right, but they are blessed with Sunshine 🌞 and Wind, hopefully the govt gets on with some programs to make their grid more stable,some ares like Negros are blessed with Geothermal, and Batangas and Laguna have a lot of small rivers and streams.Ingat kayo❣❤

[@colleenrodamer9497]

Wow it really worked wow so happy for you guys

[@jasvirpadda386]

Looks like a good investment at current rates you should pay off your capital in about 8 years

[@geofffergusson7438]

That's really good. Wise decision to install solar. Thanks for the informative video.

[@dave9456]

I use between 50 - 80 kWh per month You have started my day of well cheers buddy 🙌

[@MyPIDream]

50-80kWh or 500 - 800kWh per month? We use about 25kWh per day. The average home uses about 800-1,000 kWh per month.

[@dave9456]

@@MyPIDream I know my energy providers always question my usage, apparently it's very rare lol , I will also go as far to say I also have a Jackery 1k with 100W Solar Panel , which I mainly use for camping, maybe I should start using that at home also, take my usage on grid down to zero ha ha , me and the partner live in Manila, currently building a four story apartment that will have the roof kitted out with solar panels, why not aye, you know the score boss, great video btw👍

[@FILAM4REAL]

Wow! There's FREE electric/solar after all...thanks for the report, I hope you'll reach your zero dependencies on the grid :-)

[@advancedanr]

It's not free until the solar panel and equipment is paid off. 16k USD and he's saving $170 per month means it'll be close to 8 yrs before there's any savings, God forbid anything that's out of warranty goes bad. Of course you have active cyclone 🌀 season which means lots of cloudy days, little too no power being generated. Then you have the necessary cleaning of the glass on the solar panels. Believe me, if you don't think dirt builds up then India wasted a lot of money installing an automatic glass cleaner on their huge solar farm. Just another mechanical thing to fail, which allows the glass to get covered in dirt = no power being generated. It's a wonderful thought but it's got a long way to be perfected

[@bobbywilliams6961]

Hello James & Ness tell Ness I like her New Hair Look.

[@adjahlon]

I truly enjoy your videos. They are very informative and they make me more excited to retire in the Philippines 10 years from now. I will retire in Lipa, Batangas.

[@pernelldesouza3302]

Good morning guys that is very good definitely I will go solar when I finish my house thank you very much James appreciate that 👊🏾👊🏾🙏🙏🙏

[@keithadd8903]

Glad that you gave us a breakdown of the cost difference of your utility bills. Way to go on your savings. We are definitely installing solar when we build our house. Thanks again

[@abritishexpatinthephilippines]

Therefore over twelve months your savings is around 100k per year....wow 😳🤗🤗🤔👍❤️

[@jmfarrell5]

Smile away… well done on your solar project/life. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Neal_only1]

Magandang umaga po James

[@anniesoucek8216]

From the Philippines to US I always use Hungry Jack pancake mix til today at 61. I don't know how and where I got it in the Philippines in the 70's, but I remember cooking and serving it to my friends.

[@ralphstewart4025]

Congratulations ! You are such a classy couple !

[@natureloveruae9407]

wow James! this is what am waiting for, I will install solar to my house in Philippines, thank you for sharing this.

[@samuelmartin707]

Wow that great James I am going to look into that system and see what I can do. Please tell Ness I said hi. James I had to laugh when you told the end price of you bill your face just lit up how much you saved 2 thumbs up.

[@jessiesantiago7994]

Wow 85% energy reduction in utility reliance is awesome.

[@patrickobrien5367]

Good evening James and Ness great video 📹 😀 thanks again for your video and help with this video can't wait to get started 😀 with solar panels

[@Adrian-qb1tp]

Wow that's amazing news Ness and James.

[@jamesb777driver]

Congratulations, those figures are great! Lovely to see Ness in todays episode. :-)

[@Landmantx]

Love the savings. I am still locked in at .06 per KWH so it makes no sense until I am up for renewal then I may need to as the new rates are around .13.

[@luningningbornales5497]

I love to install solar system on my house here in Guam. The electric bill here it’s so much higher.

[@davidc6897]

Congrats...with savings like that your ROI should be about 5 years.

[@MyPIDream]

More like 7.5 but who's counting! 🤨

[@Neal_only1]

I would like to take this opportunity to wish my Step-Daughter Cheska a HappyBirthday on Aug.31 whom will be 19 and beginning College at Manila University hopefully becoming our Doctor in the near future.

[@Thepersoneverywhere]

Wow the result is amazing 👏

[@jamestodd1419]

I am building a house near Davao in a very classy subdivision.. I expect to put in Solar power. I hope to smile as you did. Two thumbs up.

[@alfasalomelagos7376]

Wow incredible👏😀😀😀but true how I wish to install solar system but it needs huge capital maybe at some future time. Will target 1/4 of that capacity. So congratulations to the both of you. Super super thanx to the highest level u provide us many great things informations in all aspect of life from carpentry to gardening... whatever u r doing is giving ur viewer technical & practical solutions or ideas by just viewing ur vlogs. GOD BLESS! From SIATON, NEGROS ORIENTAL (CENTRAL VISAYAS REGION)

[@nzasia]

That’s some serious savings James makes me think seriously about doing our place

[@smartbiz888]

Nice to hear about your savings! Thanks for sharing...Definitely installing solar when I build over there...Have a great weekend you two! 👍😎👍

[@MyPIDream]

Thanks, you too!

[@Neal_only1]

Great information

[@jonathanpalad8192]

wow ! from 10k down to 1.5k of electric bill, that is super savings

[@mikemikie8312]

Now that's what I call a great result WOW Solar rules ☺

[@johnelicker3967]

great video James and ness just small adjustments is needed to take more advantage of solar day time laundry is a must in my house night time laundry sucks the batteries down that drier is a hog thanks so much for sharing

[@winkystreegan6244]

Solar power is sustainable and makes a lot of sense. Our electric bill for July is 14k😤 imagine that. Last June it was just 5k. Same appliances at home. Anyway, the two teens are admitted now due to Dengue. 5th day fever so platelets are alarmingly low. Stay safe from this rainy season and stormy weathers...regards! Good video as always JT!

[@MyPIDream]

Prayers for the girls. I had Dengue a little over a year ago. One of the most miserable times of my life.

[@winkystreegan6244]

@@MyPIDream Thanks James and Ness...

[@erwinzado1515]

Super nice Vlog !!! I enjoy it so much !!!

[@denniskillian2204]

You should do a video on your projected monthly savings with some inflation each year and let us know how many years of savings will it take to pay for your solar system. This will give us a better idea of when you're actually getting free power. Thanks for your videos. BTW I installed solar last year with a 25 year pay off plan. Dennis

[@MyPIDream]

That's a good idea. This also reduces the ROI because with inflation your savings is much higher over the years.

[@travisroark8773]

That's Awesome!!

[@bobbywilliams6961]

Great Blessing on your Electric Bill

[@Paul-McB]

Funny, men no matter where we are at, we are always thinking of building things or making things better.

[@MyPIDream]

Amen brother!

[@FatboySE103]

If I ever build a house in the island, it will be totally off grid. Electricity is unreliable in the Phil. I’ll look into a good battery storage if at all possible battery from Tesla

[@pilotdrh]

Nice job, should be better after rainy season.

[@MyPIDream]

I'm thinking after rainy season we'll be almost off-grid most of the time.

[@pilotdrh]

@@MyPIDream Are you using any online monitoring to collect data? I'm planning on installing a Deye 16 kW Hybrid. I'd rather have a Sol-Ark but the price difference plus shipping and importing......

[@Luzdolar23]

Hello po hi to ate ness,godbless both🙏🙏🙏

[@pjack2533]

Magandang gabi James and Ness😊😊

[@gilberturesti338]

enjoying your video on solar savings

[@MyPIDream]

We'll be releasing an update video after I did some inverter configuration changes. I think you'll be surprised at how it affected our monthly utility bill.

[@RickyFuller-wq6os]

That was vary interesting

[@jeremypalattao9838]

Amazing! very helpful

[@jeremypalattao9838]

what was the initial investment?

[@tswej]

Hello again, could you create a Playlist for your solar video's. No one breaks it down like you do and it's a great place to learn the benefits of solar. I live in Texas, many of my neighbors don't believe me when I tell them you don't buy solar for today, it's about locking in future expenses related to electricity needs. Overall I need to average $200 per month in production over 15yrs to break even. As the cost of electricity rises my payback shrinks.

[@MyPIDream]

Hi MJ. There is a playlist called "How To Install Solar". Electricity is expensive here and we save at least $200/month on our bill. I expect with the addition of the solar panel on our second PV string we'll be almost off-grid once the solar days become longer and the weather is better. Maybe March or April.

[@myrrhavm]

Pretty crazy the cost of power there. Comparable to a 3bd 2bth home in California running AC and other appliances. What did the system cost? Here in California solar wouldn’t pay for itself for about 15 years and the payments or lease costs would be equal to or more than the electric bill itself. If I were to move to a far less expensive home and had large equity I would consider adding it depending on where I moved to. Assuming you’re far wealthier there than you were in Canada. Wise purchase. Adding a small wind turbine to generate power during inclement weather may be a bonus as well seeing you get much cloud cover. Just a thought.

[@MyPIDream]

System ended up at P800k. ROI should be around 7.5 years.

[@myrrhavm]

@@MyPIDream Not bad. Better than here. Then you also have the black/brown outs that they’ll be able to keep you with power as well. Good investment there. D.R., Dominican Republic where we were had daily power outages to conserve energy. That was some time ago. Not sure about today. Generators were a must.

[@harsep]

Ya I live in Covina, Ca. For the same system with battery backup that James got would cost me 45K then minus 26% tax write off. Panels are better quality and converters are Sol Ark 15K better brands. Battery however is still manufactured in China but under better QC supervision. Labor and engineering costs is what kills it here in the states. Expats just takes that for granted but expect the same high quality of work for the cheap labor rates and professional engineering designs . But the electrical rates are almost the same here in California. Just talked to SCE about the solar conversion with net metering and was told SCE will pay me 3cents a KWH I sent to the grid but will buy during peak hrs (5pm to 8pm) 52cents a KWH from them. Its 32 cents during off peak. So you re helping SCE power the neighborhood and any excess credit they buy from you at 3cents they sell back at 52cent if your battery can't provide till the sun rise. Its a win win situation for the electric companies in California.

[@MyPIDream]

I'm hearing this from lots of my subs from the US.

[@robocop581]

@@MyPIDream ROI should include the opportunity costs of the 800K that you invested in the Solar. For example, if you invested that 800K into Pagibig Fund which has a 6.5% return, that's 4,333 pesos return per month. Factor in as well the compounding gains if you reinvested the returns into the fund every year. Pagibig would yield 4,615 pesos per month in Y2, 4,914 pesos in Y3 and so forth.

[@revengetrades]

I'm looking at my AEC bill for this past month right now, I don't know how you're able to use so little electricity. My bill shows my usage of 75 KWH daily average so I'm paying about 35,000 php per month. What's worse than the cost though, is the brownouts - especially in the evening when I need to be on the stock market! I think I need to look into a complete solar solution.

[@MyPIDream]

I think your electric meter is connected and powering half your Barangay.

[@jasvirpadda386]

You must be running your ac all the time

[@joefugate9338]

Cool news James. Have you started making the other changes like LED light bulbs, and other energy saving solutions?

[@MyPIDream]

We have 100% LED lighting inside and out. Where possible, we use inverter appliances. Don't think we can go much more on energy savings but always looking. We, I, have a lot of electronic toys and Ness likes cooking on the electric range so that's our biggest energy challenges.

[@ArtCoDroneAndEntertianment]

Thanks!

[@MyPIDream]

Thanks Art...save some $$ for those toffee giveaways!

[@eeneraromaz5146]

Hello James hope all is well just want to know how much did you spend on your solar system, just a ballpark number so just to have an idea. Thank You God Bless!

[@winkystreegan6244]

We don't even have a pool here! I'm hating on the electric company here.😤😤😤

[@graemewalk7779]

In Australia almost 80% nave solar here now

[@rtheprizeisright7323]

Where I live it's 4.667 p/kwh residential rate, there is a generation charge, of capacity and energy next to that, that says 10.06 cents per kwh, and a transmission charge of 2.316 cents per KWH, so technically if you just do a KWH for cost it's .1937 per KWH generically, its here in NEPA, in the states, but there are surcharges included. The best rate I ever had was I live in Kentucky in early 200's and if you lived in a city you Kentucky Utlilities and for me with 2 kids and wife with idr what kind of heat it was between 26-40 a month. It's me and my grown boys 20, and 17 both 6' 200lb I'm 6' 300lbs. Our biggest use is furnace for heating water. And running large refer, and dishwasher. It says average 18 kwh p/day. we used 578 kwh this month and the bill total was $111.94. Now my friend just got a subsidy through the federal gov. through out state. He got 36 panels on his house, a 14,500 KWV system. But irt was $56,000. But he had to get it by the end of the year and for him getting it he got $14k off of the bill so he financed the $42k for 25 years idk if that was smart but his electric bill is huge as all of his house has electric heat(the most costly way to make heat as you only get about 10 cents of heat for every dollar of electricity you make, now that may have changed now with the Mitsubishi heat pumps/ac) But he has those to also heat and cool his house I think he told me before he installed them. In winter really cold his electric bill was 600-800 a month. SO I guess if he got a good rate I guess it might have been worth it. But he has a wife and 2 little kids and his parents also live there so he might have some health paying the bills. I don't know what your system cost you to install but it sounds like you are making out from it.

[@MyPIDream]

Thanks for sharing. We're still at about P14/kWh from our local utility company. Our bill now with the solar system averages around P1,000/month down from the P10,000/month before the upgrade. Needless to say we're pretty happy about this upgrade.

[@steveh6483]

I'm really considering adding solar to our new home in the Philippines. It is good to know that you are seeing such a large reduction of electric usage from the power company. My concerns are loss of power due to brownouts and also the increasing costs of electricity purchased from the electric company, so the move to adding solar seems to be a "no brainer". thanks again, James and Ness, for producing such great and informative vlogs!

[@joelaughlin6498]

We added solar to my wife's family home in Capas Tarlac. It IS a 7 KW system, so quite a bit smaller than yours. When we installed it we were told that the battery life was an issue in the Philippines heat, so I'm really interested to see how your system works in the long term. They generated 528 excess KWh and were paid 5,338,50 PHP at 10.1108 PHP/KWh via net metering in July. It is interesting that their power consumption has gone up quite a bit since the panels were installed. Before they never used the bedroom AC during the day, but they routinely do now. Also, they make more rice cake in the oven than ever before. :-)

[@richardhowe5583]

How much was the total cost for your solar installation? About how long do the batteries last? Thank you very much👍👍

[@MyPIDream]

P800k. The cycle life of the batteries are rated at ≥ 6,000 or about 16 years before the efficiency goes down to about 80%.

[@donshirkey7491]

little over 6 years for ROI ?

[@richardhowe5583]

@@MyPIDream thank you very much because you are always a happy person and so is your wife and I enjoy watching your videos. thank you very much

[@harsep]

@@donshirkey7491 don't mention ROI we want James to keep the smiley face ! Once those monthly savings equal the cost of the total system then you could call it free electricity. But then the life of the battery has gone down and panel degradations has kick in from day one. So hope that your life expectancy is longer than 16 years .

[@donshirkey7491]

@@harsep I don't mean to take 😊 away. I don't think 6 years is not all that bad. I have 3 homes in the Philippines and have been very interested in converting.

[@squirtdaddy3428]

Even better than I was guessing! I'm sure you already know this so hoping you will include it in an upcoming post. With this final bit of accounting now in your hot hands and me being lazy and not wanting to go back and get the numbers from previous videos. What will your POI be all based on current numbers??? I really was thinking you would need at least 2 additional batteries but seems as though its pretty close on storage at present, maybe 1 additional battery wouldnt hurt though. Long before your project I have been researching installers here on Mindinao but have been put off by most of them after talking to them in person and asking questions and some really odd answers I've gotten from some, so that makes me wander how well they know there products and some, how well they know solar products. I have knocked on 3 peoples doors that I have seen panels on there roofs, and were graciously talked too with the owners and every single one was not happy with there installer and most of all there service after being paid in full. Your very lucky to have found such a great company, but you have far more to choose from than we do down south, so the search continues for me. Cebu has far more companies so may start looking there to see if they will do northern Mindinao. Its a big expense up front but no question in most cases, it will pay for itself over time and with the direction the world has taken I think its a really worthwhile expense.

[@MyPIDream]

Our current ROI is about 7.5 years but like you said, adding one more additional battery would insure full off-grid power overnight in almost all scenarios. So if we do get another battery the ROI would be over 8 years. Since most solar systems run 15-20 years before consideration of replacement hardware, this would give us plenty of years of FREE energy. 15-20 years will bring more efficient and better technology so it would be a good upgrade as well.

[@pilotdrh]

@@MyPIDream I checked with 2 freight forwarders and they said customs in China is not allowing them to import batteries into the PI. This is since the end of May. I don't know if this is China customs not allowing the export or if they have PI customs their not allowing the import. It's not easy to get accurate detailed info here.

[@timgunlover2050]

I plan on installing solar and i will be in the Molave area of Mindanao. If you find a decent installar leet us know!

[@squirtdaddy3428]

@@timgunlover2050 I've been looking and talking to "companies" here on Mindinao for months now and am stupified after talking to the majority of them. I'm looking for a 12-15kw system, but by far the vast majority of them DONT even offer batteries at all and the few that do mostly only offer old lead acid batteries with Lithium Iron Phosphate very rarely even offered, and then I get the feeling they know very little about them when I ask the questions like what brand are they and they arnt sure. Answers about inverters are even more disconcerting than batteries. I've just not found any "company" on all of Mindinao so far that I would even consider buying a system from. I've talked to 7 actual companies up in the Manila area that I've been impressed with but none will come to Mindinao or especially do after install servicing. I went to a solar convention back in July at the convention center in Manila. I've found 2 in Cebu area that will install here but any after install servicing I will have to pay for all technician expenses getting here are back to Cebu by air and anything they bring with them. I've talked to 5 people now that I just saw panels on there house and tried knocking on there door, not one single one of them were happy with there systems or installers of varying degrees. I'm getting very frustrated about it and trying to learn a lot more about solar and products available and have joined some online solar groups that have started me thinking about buying it all and some extra parts from Signature Solar in US and sending it here by container and doing it myself using quality components from US for international use, and panels purchased here from China. I'm still looking but more and more thinking of doing it myself .

[@timgunlover2050]

@@squirtdaddy3428 wow! Thanks for your reply. I have a system here in Denver, and the taxpayers paid for a lot of it. But I want a system with batteries so in a brown out I have juice. Thank you so much for the reply! It is kind of depressing though.

[@TheFenrisDragon]

Another great thing, is No More Brownout`s. :)

[@MyPIDream]

AMEN! 🙏🏼

[@eriksanchez7834]

BTW, our utility electric bill here in Maryland is $0.1147/kwh including electric delivery and taxes and fees in the summer (no gas usage).

[@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669]

James , hindsight being 20/20, and you have been close to 4-5 years since finished building there, would you have gone Solar @ the start considering the ROI?, here I see neighbors putting up Solar despite the grants being pulled out or reduced , this despite the fact that Asphalt Roof might need replacement in 20-25 years.

[@MyPIDream]

I interviewed about 3 solar companies during the build but I wasn't satisfied with any at the time because none wanted to spread the PV panels across multiple roof areas like we did here. They said it wouldn't work. I don't know why at that time they were so ill informed about solar. Glad we waited for the more better PV panels and Li-Ion batteries instead of lead acid. Our ROI is about 7.5 years.

[@samtommy253]

Apologies if this is so technical but I’m a bit confused with the solar generated power ! assuming your daily consumption was about 25KWH , and you are using around 1.5-2KWH daily from the grid , this conclude that the daily average solar power generated from the system is around 23-23.5 KWH , is this correct? Comparing to 27KWH (4.5x6 hours) projected. Does a 9.9KWH system with NOCT, loses in the system and weather can really derate to less than 4KWH actual generation (only 40% efficiency!)?

[@sedawd77]

In the future, are you planning on getting an E.V.(electric vehicle).

[@MyPIDream]

Our next vehicle will be EV, yes.

[@sedawd77]

@@MyPIDream Maybe something like the F-150 Lightning with the super-frunk.

[@jackfrost-fu7hz]

What is the payback timeframe?

[@MyPIDream]

7.5 years estimate ROI.

[@pagodadr]

Great News guys. But what was the cost of your installation? I have a small 15 panel system no batt grid tied here in Central FL, that cost 19k US to install. PS thks for you're Great channel .

[@MyPIDream]

I paid P800k...about what you paid for your 15 panel system but this was 18 panels @550W and the batteries.

[@harsep]

@@MyPIDream ya so much cheaper there but your power company is almost charging the same rates like in Califoria!

[@RoyMusic11111]

But James what was your total cost of installing and purchasing your solar panels to calculate how many years first! For it to be paid in full then look at your monthly costs. We'll done for another very interesting vlog. PS Could you please give me a price to buy a ready built 3 bedrm 3 bathroom modern European or American style pool villa house with a double covered car port. The pool size 10mtrs x 4 mtrs saltwater with an outdoor shower/small toilet area. A pool house with a pressurised pump? Please. How much would a lot cost in your area say 280sq internal with external of 600sq.mtrs approx with a 6ft high solid concrete bar with internal rear and concrete posts with external wall lighting. With a modern European style large kitchen and an island with twin deep sinks. A 5 ring gas cooker, an electric fan oven, a built-in 30ltr 900-1000W power new Microwave above the cooker. A dining table and then the living room TV lounge area all one large open plan central living area. Atleast two of the bedrms will be King size beds with 2 bedside cabinets with a TV at the end of the bed. Two bedrooms will have an ensuite bathroom/Shower and have twin separate wash basins and large lighted wall mirrors and a modern American style toilet with a hand shower. A bidet for the lady. All windows will open for fresh air with mosquito sliding door screens. Two of the bedrooms will look directly to the pool and will have full height toughened glass sliding or folding doors. Two bedrooms will have a walk-in closit with the master bedroom being the largest closet and a small dressing area. The villa/Bungalow will also have a separate utility room to the rear with a single sink and have a double wall unit and a double floor unit for storage for the built-under the counter washing machine/dryer vented to the outside wall. The 3rd bathroom can possibly be a Jack and Jill. The Double car garage will be wide enough and large enough to take 1 car and 2 motor bikes and room to add all of the solar panel electrical equipment thanks to your very valuable vlogs. My choice of roof will be the same as your home with a red tiled sloping roof with all round solid rain water guttering and down pipes and at the bottom rain water drains several around the house to drain into large diameter pipes to prevent flooding of the garden area. Q. What diameter of drainage pipe would be best 8 inch? For my future landscape garden. Boy I am so impressed with all of Villa Feliz landscaping just so gorgeous a dream for me would come true. I have a love of palm trees and colourful flowering tropical shrubs. I can see you are a very clever man and your knowledge of building a house with a beautiful landscaped garden is amazing. I would love to meet you and your lovely wife one day when I come to the Philippines to either buy or build my dream luxury home. My last question if okay is how much would it cost me to buy a lot in your area or in some of the provinces? I am not a city person I love scenery and the countryside within driving distance to a nice sandy beach but not essential having a pool. I would be very grateful to you for your best guess on the total cost bearing in mind I know building materials have risen on some islands. I am sure I can buy you both a nice dinner for any kind assistance you can offer this retired Scottish gentleman. I have been enjoying your many house build videos about your Canadian neighbours new build. They were excellent as I know nothing about building a new house. Thank You!

[@MyPIDream]

Thanks for the detailed description of your house build desires. Since pricing of construction here varies greatly depending on materials it's best you contact several contractors to get a quote. Construction costs are based on size, materials and location. So to give you an idea would be extremely difficult without knowing size and materials. You could spend anywhere from P15m-P30m+ for a project of this scope. If you need referrals for architects, builders or real estate agents just email me at [e-mail] to get you started. Good luck!

[@eriksanchez7834]

Big savings. Could you still reduce the 15% left on consumption? Maybe the 2 days will lessen not used next month will further reduce it. Please update the next month. How long to make the solar cost to get even?

[@MyPIDream]

Let's wait for the next bill. I have some tricks up my sleeves.

[@islandwindow665]

Thanks for the video James . The avocados are from my brother's place in Tagaytay. I just got my electric bill and I don't even live there yet . lol

[@MyPIDream]

Watched your trip to Abra. Bet it was fun on the river boat! Thanks again for the avocados! See you soon!

[@francisaguinaldo]

Thank you for sharing your experience in Lipa, we built a small place in san luis batangas near taal and lemery, and almost near retirement, living in a 1 bedroom near the lakefront, by downtown chgo, you didnot post the solar company , and there address. Does Batelec2 allow you to go solar 100%, or 50/50, and maraming salamat

[@MyPIDream]

GoSolar at gosolarphilippines.com We have several other homeowners here who either are net metering with BATELEC2 or as we are without selling back to the grid. As some have a zero billing and credit with net metering I assume this is allowed and not an issue.

[@francisaguinaldo]

@@MyPIDream , thank you so much for your info, that is certainly what we need, another thing, I forgot to asked is the swimming pool, who did your pool? thank you again, have a beautiful Friday, and weekend.

[@MyPIDream]

Pool Company Info: Pool Mate Services Email: [e-mail] Phone: [phone] Alvin Domingo, Swimming Pool Contractor

[@cristinateller9107]

Hi James and Ness, We cannot get in to your "Super Thanks" we only see in our screen the likes, dislike, share and download but we cannot see the thanks button that you mentioned in this video. How do we get into it?

[@MyPIDream]

It's okay Cristina. Just having you stop by here and commenting is a "Super Thanks" to us! Ingat!

[@mattking9679]

Thanks for sharing! I plan on moving to the Philippines in the next year or two, and will definitely want to go solar. Y’all are an awesome couple! Is there a video about the two of you? How you met, what you did in the AF, that sort of thing?

[@MyPIDream]

I guess since there are many people asking how we hitched up, we should do a video covering that. Stand by! Thanks!

[@davidbruce5377]

James, based on your savings - when do you expect to pay off your solar system investment?

[@MyPIDream]

~7.5 years.

[@bccoregon]

I didnt catch how much the solar system cost? How many batteries and what is the life expectancy of the batteries? What is the life expectancy of the solar panels?

[@Limitless_Random_Realm]

Nice setup, what's the ROI?

[@MyPIDream]

About 7.5 years.

[@richardarel9673]

How much did the system cost total? Life cycle on panels I think is 10 year average, replacing inverters? Cost savings I think is minimal at best. There is also panel disposal at end of life, very toxic material.

[@MyPIDream]

P800k. Solar panels generally have two warranties: a performance and equipment warranty. The performance warranty will typically guarantee 90% production at 10 years and 80% at 25 years. The equipment warranty will typically guarantee 10-12 years without failure.

[@richardarel9673]

Thank you for the feedbacks. Something to consider If I build there.@@MyPIDream th

[@eeneraromaz5146]

Hi James hope all is well, Just want to get sone ballpark how much you spent on your solar system Thank You God Bless

[@MyPIDream]

About P800k.

[@eeneraromaz5146]

Thank You sir. Me and my wife love your Yout tube channel. Wish we could do what you are doing now. Congratulations 🎉

[@robertyoung4193]

So all in all, what was the approximate cost of purchase an installation of your solar system

[@MyPIDream]

P800k.

[@robertyoung4193]

@@MyPIDream thanks for the info. Thats the approx amount i fiqured. I have planned on 1 million p for the entire purchase installation an initial operation. Thanks

[@k9companion231]

Curious with all of the Air Force gear. If I may ask, What was your AFSC?

[@MyPIDream]

Satellite Communications - X2E7X1

[@philippinesgoodlife]

Hi James, Ness, Hapon and Maryanne, apologies if I missed the answer to my question. Is there any mitigation for high temperature affecting the solar system components? and, do you still have the diesel generator? Regards Jon & Agnes

[@MyPIDream]

The panels are designed to combat cracking from sun and heat as well as the inverter has several cooling fans to cool down electronic components. Batteries in / diesel generator out.

[@fredericfavoris2564]

so the interesting part now is to calculate how much time it will take with these savings each months to refund the cost of your solar pannels and battery. Did you do the calculation?

[@MyPIDream]

About 7.5 years ROI.

[@cecisfilipinaamericanlife1177]

I would like to install Solar to my house so this is very helpful. Also, can you tell how what the size of the lot of your neighbor. I just purchased a lot so I want to know how big a house can be build on the land.

[@MyPIDream]

Canadian neighbor's lot is 736 sqm. If you bought here, as these are "Farm Lots" you could build a house 184 sqm (736 x 25% = 184).

[@cecisfilipinaamericanlife1177]

@@MyPIDream Thank you very much!

[@eric95209]

How long before your monthly savings pays-off the total cost of solar system?

[@MyPIDream]

Around 7.5 years till everything is paid and the electricity is truly free.

[@eric95209]

@@MyPIDream what's the battery life before replacement is required?

[@eric95209]

@@MyPIDream I'm also thinking about solar system when our retirement home is built. Leaning towards off-grid (non-battery) system due to lifespan of battery and cost to replace it and just have a generator for backup.

[@MyPIDream]

Solar panels generally have two warranties: a performance and equipment warranty. The performance warranty will typically guarantee 90% production at 10 years and 80% at 25 years. The equipment warranty will typically guarantee 10-12 years without failure.

[@eric95209]

@@MyPIDream good to know. Thank you!

[@rowelee1]

How much did the solar installation cost?

[@MyPIDream]

P800k.

[@jamesmulroy4919]

How much did the solar cost got to add that in !!

[@MyPIDream]

We have 3 episodes dedicated to the installation and costs of our system. Please check them out. Here's the first episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ-5kn6iYpetaa8

[@graemewalk7779]

Don’t come to Australia our kw/h is 38 cent which expensive

[@johnulriksson2505]

How long time do you think you reache break even..?

[@MyPIDream]

~7.5 years.

[@dr.mikeybee]

Your name and account number were visible.

[@MyPIDream]

Maybe someone will pay my bill 😉

[@codybrucewilliams]

@1:40I hate to be "that guy" but why would anyone :"donate" to USD millionaires "Superchats" or "$Thanks" . While they are providing entertainment, it just seems odd that people are donating to them. Do you think they will notice it? They make more in one hour of any given day then any donation you can give them. I am sure this comment will get deleted, but hopefully some will see it before hand.