Source · NGCP / ABS-CBN
Red Alert
Luzon grid hit Red Alert on 2026-05-13. Two-hour rotating brownouts on residential lines.
N° 01 — Hybrid-Ready Ladder · 2026
Luzon hit Red Alert on May 13, 2026 with two-hour rotating brownouts, and residential rates rose three times this year. Five hybrid-ready packages — from a 2-person home to a 3-floor estate. Start with the system you need, add the battery when your bill, your brownout pattern, or your budget says it’s time.
Why now
Source · NGCP / ABS-CBN
Luzon grid hit Red Alert on 2026-05-13. Two-hour rotating brownouts on residential lines.
Source · ERC 2026
Residential rates rose three times in 2026 (Feb, March, May — ERC-confirmed). Payback math sharpens each cycle.
Source · Aboitiz Power, March 2026
Already on rooftop solar across the country. Crews and supplier inventory mature.
Five packages below — battery pre-wired so the upgrade is a half-day plug-and-play.
How net-metering works
Daytime solar generates more than your home uses. The surplus exports to your utility at 1:1 kWh credit — those credits offset evening grid pull, including air-conditioning. Without net-metering filed, savings drop to about half.
Achiv supplies the PEE-signed plans; you file once with your distribution utility, and the credits run monthly.
The full hybrid ladder
Five hybrid-ready tiers, one ladder. Start where your bill sits today — every tier ships battery-pre-wired, so the upgrade is a half-day plug-and-play.
Home · ₱5,000–25,000 monthly bills
System size
5 kW
For bills around
₱5,000–9,000per month
₱226,966
Package starts at
2–4 person homes · ₱5,000–9,000 bills · daytime work-from-home
Optional add-on · battery
+₱56,250 for a 5.12 kWh battery
4–6 hr brownout backup on essential loads. Wiring pre-installed — add any time.
Daytime offset today, brownout protection tomorrow — no rewiring penalty.
System size
8 kW
For bills around
₱8,000–14,000per month
₱335,794
Package starts at
Families of 4–5 · ₱8,000–14,000 bills · 1–2 air conditioners
Optional add-on · battery
+₱104,400 for a 10.24 kWh battery
6–10 hr brownout backup on essential loads. Wiring pre-installed — add any time.
Covers a medium home's full daytime load with an export cushion.
System size
12 kW
For bills around
₱15,000–25,000per month
₱488,211
Package starts at
5-bedroom homes · home businesses · ₱15,000–25,000 bills · multiple aircons
Optional add-on · battery
+₱136,260 for a 16 kWh battery
8–14 hr brownout backup on essential loads. Wiring pre-installed — add any time.
Whole-home capacity with grid-export surplus on light-use days.
Estate · ₱25,000–50,000+ monthly bills
System size
16 kW
For bills around
₱25,000–40,000per month
₱641,200
Package starts at
2–3 floor homes · ₱25,000–40,000 bills · multiple aircons + home office
Optional add-on · battery
+₱136,260 for a 16 kWh battery
2.5–5.5 hr brownout backup on essential loads. Wiring pre-installed — add any time.
Largest single-inverter hybrid-ready system on single-phase — maximum generation now, battery when ready.
Requires 200A single-phase service entrance.
System size
24 kW
For bills around
₱35,000–50,000+per month
₱985,240
Package starts at
3+ floor homes · ₱35,000–50,000+ bills · ACs + home office + EV charging
Optional add-on · battery
+₱272,520 for a up to 32 kWh battery
5–14 hr brownout backup on essential loads. Wiring pre-installed — add any time.
Two independent inverters in parallel — 24 kW on single-phase, and if one needs servicing the other keeps running.
Requires 200A single-phase service entrance.
Chasing a zero bill
Even with no net-metering — no credit from the grid for daytime surplus — you can still drive the bill to near-zero. The trick is to use every kWh you make: run the house on solar by day, bank the surplus in a battery, and draw that battery through the evening and overnight.
That needs a bigger battery than a backup-only setup. It has to carry your whole overnight load plus a cushion for cloudy days, so almost nothing is pulled from the grid. Most homes reach a near-zero bill this way — we size it from your last three bills at the site visit.
Battery to self-supply overnight
Bigger than the cards’ backup batteries — those cover essential loads for a few hours; zeroing the bill with no net-metering means storing the whole day’s surplus to run every evening load. Larger bills may need more than one battery bank — the site visit firms up the size.
What every install includes
How payment works
₱100,000 reservation on contract signing locks today's component prices for your project — no re-quoting if supplier prices move. Applied to your materials total.
Remaining materials cost paid before your components ship from the supplier. Achiv coordinates the order — you see the landed cost with no markup.
Professional fee, mobilization, and enclosure paid on commissioning day — after the system is tested, energized, and handover documentation is delivered.
14-day quote validity. Three payments, three milestones — reservation, delivery, handover. A 50/50 split (half on signing, half on completion) is available on request.
Frequently asked
Registered installer with DTI, BIR, Mayor's Permit and non-VAT. Tier-1 hardware only — 25-yr panel performance, factory-traceable serials, signed warranty registrations. Cheap social-media quotes typically skip permits and use unbranded panels that fail year two.
Materials 1–7 working days after reservation deposit. Install 3–4 working days for standard systems. Net-metering activation: 2–6 weeks after you file your PEE-signed plans.
You file with your utility. We supply the PEE-signed single-line, as-built drawings, and Achiv-stamped plans. DOE accelerated approvals through 2026 — most homes clear NMA in weeks.
Battery wiring is pre-installed — adding a battery later is a half-day plug-and-play. More panels depend on inverter headroom; we keep your as-built drawings on file for fast revisions.
Book a site visit
We measure shading, tilt, and your roof’s working area, then read your last three utility bills before quoting.
Send a note
Short or long is fine. The more we know up front, the faster we can quote — and the fewer site visits we both need.
Prices current as of May 2026 under our 14-day quote validity; supplier pricing moves with FX. Savings assume active net-metering. Rainy season (~June–October) derates generation 25–35%, so annual blended is typically ~85%. A site visit firms up the number against your roof and bill. Prices headline.