Solar panel cost and savings in Laoag, Ilocos Norte

Laoag sits at 18.20°N, 120.59°E in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A typical residential solar system there is sized at 4.8 kW, laid out as 11 panels of 440 W each, mounted at a 18 degree tilt facing the sun's midday path.

Based on PVGIS solar radiation data for Laoag's coordinates, that system produces an estimated 6,923 kWh in its first year. At the local electricity price of ₱14.78 per kWh (export ₱9.60 per kWh, daily supply charge ₱4.00), that generation is worth an estimated ₱68,906 a year to a household with typical usage patterns for a 3-person home.

Incentives in Laoag

1 incentive currently applies to a system installed in Laoag:

Cost and payback

Before incentives, a typical system in Laoag costs an estimated ₱266,200 to ₱363,000 installed. After the incentives above, the estimated net cost is ₱266,200 to ₱363,000, and the system pays back in about 4.7 years at today's local electricity price.

These figures assume a typical 3-person household with no pool, electric vehicle or electric heating, and installation in 2026. Incentive values are provisional estimates, last verified on the date shown against each scheme, and can change. Electricity prices shown here are set at the country level. Incentive amounts, when present, use each scheme's national or regional scope as noted above, except where an incentive's value is itself calculated from Laoag's local solar zone; only the production and payback figures are calculated specifically for Laoag's coordinates. The Philippines compensates exports at the utility's Blended Generation Cost, meaningfully below the import price.

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