## 4 Discussions and Conclusions
Additionally, it is recommended to consider the economic potential and technical system design, including protection, coordination, and systematic load dispatching if renewables are to be fully utilized in off-grid areas' transition to cleaner energy. The following are available online at [[https://www.mdpi.com/article/10_3390/app112411955/s1](https://www.mdpi.com/article/10_3390/app112411955/s1)]([https://www.mdpi.com/article/10_3390/app112411955/s1](https://www.mdpi.com/article/10_3390/app112411955/s1)), Table S1: Summary of research studies on energy planning using GIS; Table S2: Reclassification values of exclusion criteria and constraints; Table S3: Result of Holt-Winters Exponential Smoothing Method for Balabac. Figure S1: GIS maps before the application of exclusion criteria and constraints. Araceli: (a) DEM; (b) GHI; (c) wind speed; (d) slope; (e) aspect; (f) electric network; (g) roads; (h) built-ups; (i) water bodies; (j) land use/land cover; Figure S2: Balabac: (a) DEM; (b) GHI; (c) slope; (d) aspect; (e) electric network; (f) roads; (g) built-ups; (h) water bodies; (i) land use/land cover. (j) water bodies; (k) land use/land cover; Figure S3: Cuyo: (a) DEM; (b) GHI; (c) wind speed; (d) slope; (e) aspect; (f) electric network; (g) roads; (h) built-ups; (i) water bodies; (j) land use/land cover; Figure S4: GIS reclassification maps, Reclassification of datasets in Araceli: (a) GHI; (b) wind speed; (c) slope; (d) aspect, (e) electric network; (f) roads; (g) builtups; (h) water bodies; and (i) land use/land cover; Figure S5: Reclassification of datasets in Balabac: (a) GHI; (b) slope; (c) aspect; (d) electric network; (e) roads; (f) built ups; (g) water bodies, and (h) land use/land cover; Figure S6: Reclassification of datasets in Cuyo: (a) GHI; (b) wind speed; (c) slope; (d) aspect; (e) electric network; (f) roads; (g) builtups; (h) water bodies; and (i) land use/land cover. Conceptualization, K.R.M.S., L.L., I.D.F.T. and E.M.Q. ; methodology, K.R.M.S. and L.L. ; software, K.R.M.S. ; validation, K.R.M.S. and L.L. ; formal analysis, K.R.M.S. ; investigation, K.R.M.S. ; resources, K.R.M.S. ; data curation, K.R.M.S. ; writing--original draft preparation, K.R.M.S. ; writing--review and editing, L.L., I.D.F.T. and E.M.Q. ; visualization, K.R.M.S. ; supervision, L.L., I.D.F.T. and E.M.Q. ; project administration, L.L., I.D.F.T. and E.M.Q. ; funding acquisition, E.M.Q. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. This research received no external funding from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The study was conducted with the approval of the University of San Carlos Research Ethics Committee (Protocol Number 084/2019-11-supapo and the Approval Date 12 December 2019). Informed Consent Statement: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study. Data Availability Statement: Data are available upon request. Acknowledgments: The authors would like to extend their sincerest gratitude to the following: the Department of Science and Technology--Engineering Research and Development for Technology (DOST-ERDT) for providing financial support; to the University of San Carlos (USC) School of Engineering for giving the chance of having a professional advancement; to the local government units and residents of the municipalities of Araceli, Balabac, and Cuyo for allowing us to carry out the research surveys. Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. * (19)REN 21. Renewables 2020 Global Status Report. Available online: [[https://www.ren21.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gsr_2020_full_report_en.pdf](https://www.ren21.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gsr_2020_full_report_en.pdf)]([https://www.ren21.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gsr_2020_full_report_en.pdf](https://www.ren21.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gsr_2020_full_report_en.pdf)) (accessed on 3 February 2021).