A RESOLUTION requiring color-coding of power and telecommunication lines is underway so as to identify which company should be held accountable for unkempt ones.

City Council committee on tourism and beautification chair Councilor Susabel Reta said Wednesday that she has crafted such resolution and is now under the committee on energy, transportation, and communication chaired by Councilor Pilar Braga.

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The resolution, dubbed an ordinance requiring all power and telecommunication companies to put label/tag their respective lines for purposes of identification, is projected to reduce danger and eyesores on streets, Reta said.

Reta said her office received complaints on the said matter. "This is due to some complaints regarding the sagging and unsightly hazardous electrical, cable, and telecommunication wires."

"Ang pangit na kasing tignan sa streets natin. Ang iba diyan (na lines) may sira na. Kung kailangan na itong ayusin mas mabuti nang may mga labels or may sariling color ito na naayon sa kung saang kompanya ito galing. One color specifically for one company," Reta said.

Reta said having color-coded lines will also benefit complainants. "If ever may mga nasirang lines sa lugar niyo mabuti nang alam nila kung saan magco-complain ang mga tao. Ang through this also, nakikita kung galing saan ang mga lines na parang nuisance na sa mata."

Meanwhile, Reta also crafted an ordinance that would encourage investing on energy producing technologies by individual households.

"I also have a proposed net metering ordinance. This is to encourage people and corporations to invest in energy-producing technologies for example solar technologies, biomass, or wind power," Reta said.

The basic definition of net metering is for the local electric distributor, the Davao Light Power Company (DLPC), would allow homeowners to attach their solar panel and/or electric generating technologies to the grid, Reta said.

The energy produced goes to the grid of DLPC. Homeowners still use the electricity from DLPC but with the energy produced by the technology that they own, Reta said.

The meter goes forward when the homeowner mainly gets electricity from DLPC and backward when electricity is taken from the energy-generating technology, thus it is called net metering, Reta said. (JCZ)