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Scheduled Power Outages by Luzon Electricity Cooperatives, 2022-2023
The plot visualizes electric shortages across various regions over Luzon in the Philippines from 2022 to 2023. Each color represents a local energy cooperative, highlighting the temporal distribution and magnitude of shortages they managed. The plot also features a map legend showing each electric cooperative's jurisdiction throughout Luzon.
Significant peaks are evident for MERALCO and OEDC in mid-2022, ISELCOII's spike in August 2023, and consistent high values for PANELCO3 throughout 2023. Notably, only MASELCO and MERALCO showed significant associations, while the rest did not, reflecting unique regional dynamics.
Project by
Fourhead
M. Devilleres
M.G. Macaraeg
R.G. Samonte
R.M. Surara
Class
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Soaring electricity prices amidst slower minimum wage growth
As shown by the gradient plot, the average electricity price billed by Meralco has fluctuated over the years, with the price dropping down to around 9PHP/kWh in 2015-2018, rising back to 10.5PHP/kWh in 2019 during the Covid-19 pandemic, dropping to 8.7PHP/kWh in 2021 but rising steadily up to 12PHP/kWh in 2024.
Placing the prices in more context, the electricity prices have been rising even faster than the increase in average Household Expenditure (blue line). Coupled with the slower increase in the average Minimum Wage (green line), electricity is made even more expensive by the fact that its increasing price takes more budget away from other household expenses (such as food) which are also getting more expensive.
Additionally, electricity price is frequently the highest around the month of April, when weather is the hottest in the Philippines, resulting to increased electricity demand for fans and air conditioning.
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| Title | Project by | |
|---|---|---|
Scheduled Power Outages by Luzon Electricity Cooperatives, 2022-2023 | Fourhead M. Devilleres, M.G. Macaraeg, R.G. Samonte, R.M. Surara | |
Soaring electricity prices amidst slower minimum wage growth | R.B.C C.J. Choa, J.P. Batrina, C.D. Ragunton | |