Commercial & Industrial

Commercial solar + storage that pays from month one

For factories, hotels, malls, warehouses and cold stores: use your own power instead of buying it — financed so the saving covers the repayment from the first month.

Why 2026 is the year C&I solar changed

Philippine businesses pay some of the highest commercial power rates in Southeast Asia. That hasn't changed. What changed is the headroom: the new net-metering rules (circular DC2026-01-00012, April 2026) raised the commercial cap from 100 kW to 1 MW and cut application decisions to 10 working days.

But the smart money isn't chasing export credits. Exported power earns roughly half — or less — of what imported power costs you. The winning design in 2026 is self-consumption: generate at midday, store what you don't use, and run your evening on your own power. Grid connection becomes the backup, not the business model.

What a full system does to a commercial bill

Solar

Cuts the generation charge — the biggest line on the bill — during daylight hours.

Battery storage

Carries midday power into the evening, and shaves the demand charge — set by your worst 15-minute peak — by 30–50%.

Heat pump

Moves hot water and process heat onto daytime power: ₱1 of electricity in, about ₱4 of heat out.

Thermal battery

Stores heat or cold made at midday for use at night — a fraction of the cost of storing the same energy in lithium.

Honestly stated: the full combination typically takes 50–65% off the total bill. Solar alone manages around 20% — here's the arithmetic. Every site differs, which is why we measure before we promise anything.

The financing is the point

Nobody wants to spend capex on energy kit. Two routes, both designed so the monthly saving covers the monthly cost:

The honest catch: financing works when your load profile is real. A site that's dark by 6pm needs less storage than a brochure says; a 24-hour cold store needs the thermal design done properly. We size from measurements, not templates.

Who this fits

Factories and food processors with daytime shifts. Hotels with round-the-clock hot water. Malls and offices with big daytime cooling. Warehouses with roof area to spare. Cold stores — where the daytime solar peak lines up with the daytime cooling peak — get their own page: solar for cold storage.

Karnot Energy Solutions Inc. is a Philippine energy company based in Mapandan, Pangasinan, building natural-refrigerant heat pumps, thermal batteries and solar + storage systems for businesses in the Philippines, the UK, the US and Canada.

Questions we get asked

How much can solar plus storage save a Philippine business?

Solar + storage + a heat pump for thermal loads typically takes 50–65% off the total bill. Solar alone usually manages around 20%.

What is Energy-as-a-Service and how is it cash-positive from month one?

We install and maintain the system at no upfront cost. You pay one monthly fee set lower than your current energy bill — so you spend less from the first month, instead of waiting years for payback.

Is solar plus storage worth it for a Philippine business in 2026?

For most day-and-evening operations, yes. Commercial rates are among the region's highest, the cap is now 1 MW, decisions take 10 working days, and bank green-loans spread the cost so savings cover repayments.

What about my demand charge?

Panels alone don't fix it. A battery timed to your peak shaves it 30–50% directly — here's how the 15-minute rule works.

Does my roof qualify?

Most steel-framed commercial roofs do, but age, condition and shading matter. The free survey includes a structural and shading check first.

Get your site's real number

One free site survey: we log your loads, check the roof, and hand you the honest figures — system size, monthly cost, monthly saving. If the numbers don't work, we'll say so.

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