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Power Grid DecentralizationTRANSCRIPT
Amr Solon Sison, Joem Co and Robert Gonzales
University of Santo Tomas
The Green Alternative to the Power Dilemma in Impoverished Areas
Problem
• ‘Thin’ Electricity Supply
• Slow Development of Traditional Energy Sources
• Non Maximization of Potential of Renewable Energy
• High Cost of Electricity
‘Thin’ Electricity Supply
• Philippine Growing Economy and the lack of ample energy supply
• Aging Power Generation Assets
• Inefficient Generating Assets• Overly Centralized Energy
Generation Structure
Slow Development of Traditional Energy Sources
• Huge Capital outlay requirements
• To make power generation assets operational requires longer time to establish
• Requires more sophisticated distribution system
• Costs• High Operations Cost• Weak accessibility for the
marginalized sector
(un)Renewable• Limitation of traditional renewable
sources– Hydroelectric– Geothermal
• Centralized model applied in renewable energy
• Non harnessing potential of renewable sources
• Challenges in adopting renewable energy– Policy perspective– Availability of technology– Stability of Source
High Cost of Electricity
• The Social Cost– Environmental Effects– Opportunity Costs– Utility
• Instability of energy sources– Inelastic demand
Going Small is the Way• Decentralization of the energy structure
– Deloading grid requirements– Community Based Power generation parallel to
load sharing– Adoption of small scale renewable energy
• Maximization of potential of Renewables • Empowering non traditional sources of
energy• Less dependence on traditional energy
sources• Small Scale as an option to address the
looming energy crisis
Empowerment as Social Justice• Less reliance on
alienating centralized forces that dictates the energy regime
• Sustainability and credibility of both consumer and producer
• Small Scale Power as Social Equity– In terms of access
• Addressing the ills of the current paradigm