In Cebu City, a luxury furniture maker and a solar-aligned electricity supplier have found in each other a rare kind of fit: a factory that works by daylight, and a pricing plan built around the sun. COREnergy's Sunshine Plan, which offers stable rates during peak solar hours and variable pricing after dark, has signed its first customer in DEDON Manufacturing — a German-founded company whose skilled weavers craft high-end outdoor furniture for the world's finest hotels and residences. The agreement is modest in scale but meaningful in direction, suggesting that the long-standing mismatch betw
DEDON becomes first customer of COREnergy's solar-backed Sunshine Plan
matching their consumption to when power is cheapest
Mark
So DEDON is a furniture maker. Why does it matter that they're the first customer of this solar plan?
Mimi
Because they operate almost entirely during daylight hours. Their factory runs when the sun is up, which is exactly when solar panels produce the most power. COREnergy built this plan for companies with that pattern.
Luke
But we should be clear—this is a two-year contract for 0.55 megawatts. That's a specific, measurable commitment. We know the terms and the duration.
Mark
What does DEDON actually get out of it? Lower electricity bills?
Mimi
More predictable bills, mainly. They lock in stable rates during the day when they're doing most of their work. At night, when they're not operating much anyway, they pay variable market rates. It's about matching their consumption to when power is cheapest and most available.
Luke
The source says the rates are "stable" during the day and "variable" at night, but it doesn't specify what those rates actually are or how much DEDON will save. We know the structure; we don't know the financial impact.
Mark
And COREnergy—what's their angle?
Mimi
They're testing a business model. Instead of offering the same electricity rate to everyone all day, they're tailoring contracts to how customers actually use power. If it works with DEDON, they want to expand it to other manufacturers.
Luke
That's their stated plan. The question is whether other manufacturers will actually adopt it, and whether the economics work at scale. This is the first customer, so we're still in the experimental phase.
Mark
Does this help DEDON's sustainability goals?
Mimi
It aligns with them. DEDON has already invested in sustainable fiber technologies and manufacturing practices. A solar-backed electricity contract fits that commitment. But it's not transformative on its own—it's one piece of a larger effort.
Luke
Worth noting: the source doesn't quantify the environmental benefit. We know it's solar-backed, but we don't know how much carbon this contract actually displaces or what percentage of DEDON's total power consumption it represents.
O Pulso
- Manufacturers have long paid uniform electricity rates regardless of when they consume power — a structure that penalizes daytime-heavy operations and obscures the true cost of renewable energy.
- COREnergy's Sunshine Plan disrupts that norm by locking in lower, solar-backed rates during daylight hours while letting market pricing govern the quieter, post-sunset periods.
- DEDON Manufacturing, whose factory floor hums almost exclusively during the day, becomes the plan's first adopter under a two-year, 0.55 MW supply agreement — a small but symbolically significant commitment.
- For DEDON, the appeal is twofold: predictable electricity costs during production hours and a cleaner energy profile that aligns with the company's broader sustainability investments, including its EcoCycle Fiber line.
- COREnergy now positions DEDON's adoption as proof of concept, with plans to extend the Sunshine Plan to more daytime-intensive manufacturers as the market for consumption-matched electricity contracts begins to take shape.
In Cebu City, a luxury furniture maker and a solar-aligned electricity supplier have found in each other a rare kind of fit: a factory that works by daylight, and a pricing plan built around the sun. COREnergy's Sunshine Plan, which offers stable rates during peak solar hours and variable pricing after dark, has signed its first customer in DEDON Manufacturing — a German-founded company whose skilled weavers craft high-end outdoor furniture for the world's finest hotels and residences. The agreement is modest in scale but meaningful in direction, suggesting that the long-standing mismatch between how energy is priced and how it is actually consumed may, at last, be finding a remedy.
In Cebu City, a retail electricity supplier has signed its first customer for a pricing experiment built around the rhythm of the sun. COREnergy, the electricity arm of Vivant Energy, has entered a two-year contract with DEDON Manufacturing to supply 0.55 megawatts under a structure called the Sunshine Plan — stable, predictable rates during daylight hours when solar generation peaks, and variable market pricing after dark.
DEDON Manufacturing is the Philippine production base of a German luxury outdoor furniture brand founded in 1990, with roots in Cebu stretching back to 1994. From this facility, skilled weavers produce handcrafted pieces for high-end hotels, resorts, and private residences across more than 100 countries. Because nearly all of that work happens during the day, the factory's consumption pattern maps almost perfectly onto solar generation — making it a natural first candidate for what COREnergy is building.
For DEDON, the arrangement delivers cost predictability during the hours that matter most to production. General Director Rosy Grace Cabradilla described the plan as well-matched to the company's energy profile and its sustainability commitments, which already include proprietary fiber technologies like the EcoCycle line. A solar-backed electricity contract, in that sense, is less a departure than a continuation.
COREnergy's ambitions extend well beyond this single agreement. Vice President Marko Sarmiento framed DEDON's adoption as an early signal of a broader market — one in which manufacturers increasingly seek electricity contracts shaped around how they actually consume power, rather than a flat rate applied across all hours. As businesses weigh both energy costs and clean energy commitments, the logic of matching consumption to generation may prove difficult to ignore.
In Cebu City, a retail electricity supplier has found its first customer for an experiment in matching power consumption to the sun. COREnergy, the electricity arm of Vivant Energy, has signed a two-year contract with DEDON Manufacturing to supply 0.55 megawatts of capacity under a new pricing structure called the Sunshine Plan. The arrangement is straightforward in concept but novel in execution: stable, predictable rates during daylight hours when solar generation is strongest, paired with variable market pricing once the sun sets.
DEDON Manufacturing is the Cebu-based production facility of DEDON, a German luxury outdoor furniture brand founded in 1990. The company established its Philippine operations in 1994, drawn by the region's tradition of skilled furniture weavers. From this location, DEDON produces handcrafted pieces for high-end residences, hotels, resorts, yachts, and hospitality destinations across more than 100 countries. The factory's operations are concentrated during daylight hours—a pattern that makes it an ideal fit for what COREnergy is attempting to build.
Electricity represents a substantial cost for any manufacturing operation, powering production equipment, quality-control systems, and the machinery that keeps a factory running. For a company like DEDON, where most work happens during the day, the traditional electricity market structure—which charges the same rate regardless of when power is consumed—creates a mismatch. The Sunshine Plan addresses this by allowing manufacturers to lock in lower rates during their peak operating hours, when solar panels are generating power most efficiently, while accepting market-based pricing during off-peak periods when demand is lower and solar generation has ceased.
For DEDON, the arrangement offers something concrete: greater predictability in electricity costs during the hours when the factory is actually producing. Rosy Grace Cabradilla, the general director of DEDON Manufacturing, described the plan as well-aligned with the company's energy profile and its broader sustainability commitments. The company has invested in proprietary fiber technologies, including its EcoCycle Fiber line, as part of an effort to embed sustainability into both its products and operations. A solar-backed electricity contract fits naturally into that trajectory.
COREnergy's strategy here extends beyond a single customer. The company developed the Sunshine Plan specifically for manufacturers whose daytime loads are substantial—a growing segment, according to Marko Sarmiento, COREnergy's vice president and head of operations. Sarmiento framed DEDON's adoption as an early signal of where the product is headed, and indicated that the company plans to bring the same offering to more manufacturers in the months ahead. For COREnergy, the agreement serves as both a proof of concept and a test of a broader business model: tailoring electricity contracts to match how customers actually consume power, rather than applying a single pricing structure across all hours.
The timing reflects a wider shift in how businesses approach energy costs and renewable energy adoption. As manufacturers seek to manage electricity expenses while increasing their use of clean power, contracts that align consumption patterns with generation capacity become more valuable. DEDON's decision to be the first customer of the Sunshine Plan signals that at least some manufacturers see the value in that alignment—and suggests that COREnergy's bet on customized electricity products may find an expanding market.
Citações Notáveis
The Sunshine Plan aligns well with our energy profile while supporting our ongoing sustainability initiatives— Rosy Grace Cabradilla, general director of DEDON Manufacturing
There's a growing segment of manufacturers whose operations are concentrated during the day, and we built this plan specifically for them— Marko Sarmiento, COREnergy vice president and head of operations
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