Broadband Centralized Communication System (BCCS) can play a major role in the transition to a clean energy economy. The people can use these innovations to reduce carbon pollution, improve our energy efficiency and lessen our dependence on foreign oil.
Our aging electrical grid is a patchwork of outdated infrastructure. It's not just a system that delivers energy inefficiently -- the country’s electric grid is increasingly vulnerable to failure and attack. To ensure Philippine energy independence and efficiency, broadband and other advanced communications technologies must be used to modernize the grid. Paired with high-tech tools, like dynamic management software and remote sensors, broadband will be crucial to advancing innovations in renewable power, grid storage, and vehicle electrification.
For too long the innovation of computing and communications has not been applied to energy management and efficiency. Families and businesses know almost nothing about their electricity consumption and related costs until they receive their utility bill. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that when people get feedback on their electricity usage, they make simple changes that save energy. Real-time information can also inform automated thermostats and appliances, enabling consumers to save energy and money automatically, while helping the country avoid new expensive power plants. To unleash innovation in smart homes and buildings, every Filipino should be able to use BCCS to track and manage their real-time energy consumption. National security and prosperity demands the country transition to a future where energy is clean, affordable, and reliable. We can get there if we unleash Filipino entrepreneurship, innovation, and ingenuity by providing access to their energy data.
The Philippine Government recognises the enabling role the ICT sector can play by for example rendering buildings more energy efficient or improving the functioning of the electricity grid and managing water. Nevertheless the Philippine Government is also aware that the sector itself is responsible for carbon emissions which are rapidly growing and should be kept to a minimum.
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