Know exactly what electricity costs you — and what solar saves you
Magkano ba talaga? Free calculators running on current Philippine numbers — this month's Meralco rate (₱14.74/kWh, 2026-09), real 2026 installer pricing, and net-metering rules as they actually work, not as the brochure says.
Rates & prices last verified: 2026-09
Solar Panel Calculator
From your monthly bill to system size, panel count, roof area, and installed cost.
Solar Payback Calculator
Break-even years with self-consumption and net-metering exports valued correctly.
Appliance Cost Calculator
What your aircon, ref, and every plug in the house adds to the Meralco bill.
Why our numbers are different
Most online calculators are still quoting rates from two years ago — charming, but useless for a decision you're making this month. Ours run on a versioned Philippine dataset: every rate and price carries the date we last verified it and a link to where it came from. When Meralco moved the rate in June (+₱0.15/kWh in one month), our tools moved the same week.
This week in kuryente
Oil and the Peso Write Your Generation Charge
2026-07-07
Generation is ~₱8.79 of your ₱14.48/kWh — when oil or the dollar climbs, that slice moves within a month or two, no matter what you do at home.
Meralco's July Advisory Lands This Week — Here's Where Rates Stand
2026-07-07
If July follows June's pattern, expect the rate to hold or climb — every ₱0.10/kWh move is about ₱35/month to a one-aircon household.
WESM Spike Hits Provinces Hardest: Davao +₱1.95 in June
2026-07-06
A Davao or Iloilo household using 300 kWh paid ₱585–₱612 more in June than in May — from the spot market alone.
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Benchmarks by household type at the September 2026 Meralco rate, why your bill differs from your neighbor's, and how to predict next month's number.
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Average running watts for the appliances in a Filipino home — aircon, ref, fans, cooking, laundry, electronics — and what each costs monthly at current rates.
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