SM Prime Holdings Inc. has formalized the transition of two of its schools — National University (NU) and Asia Pacific College (APC) — to the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP) in a bid to achieve greater control over their electricity supply and lower power costs.
SM Prime, NU and APC signed the retail electricity supply contract with their supplier, AdventPower.
Under the agreement, SM Prime will aggregate a total electricity demand of 967.13 kilowatts (kW), covering the facilities of APC and three NU buildings in Manila, through AdventPower’s services.
NU has also announced plans to eventually expand to 40 sites across the country.
In March 2025, Philippine Cultural College (PCC) pioneered the RAP switch in academia, aggregating the power demand of its five facilities in Quezon City, Manila and Caloocan, with a total capacity of 740 kW.
“The objective of RAP goes beyond lowering costs of power use in their facilities. It is also about reinvesting those savings in things that truly matter: better classrooms, smarter technology, improved facilities, and potentially, even more affordable tuition,” said ERC chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta.
Dimalanta participated in the RES contract signing along with ERC Market Operations Service (MOS) Director Sharon Montañer.
The ERC chief further rallied consumers and companies to make empowered energy choices.
“Let us remember that electricity is more than just a utility we pay for — it is a good or a service (in more ways than one) we are empowered to choose. What good would you like your choice today to contribute? What service does your choice make in our nation’s evolving energy journey? In that power of choice lies the promise of a future where learning thrives, innovation gains momentum, and opportunities multiply — for our students, our communities, and our entire nation,” Dimalanta said.
