The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has suspended for three months the collection of the feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) charge in the electric bills to soften the electricity rates being paid by consumers, especially during the Christmas season. According to the regulatory body, the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued the rules on distributed energy resources (DER) to guide consumers and big-ticket users with their own solar rooftop installations on the capacity that they can export to the grid and how they can be compensated for that. These key provisions...
SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMCGP), the energy investment arm of San Miguel Corporation, contended that its step to elevate its rate hike case to the Court of Appeals (CA) is a valid legal remedy it can resort to after its petition was junked by the Energy Regulatory Commission. “Going to...
From the rotational brownouts on Sunday and the momentary declaration of "red alert" on Monday, Nov. 28, alarm bells are being raised that consumers may need to brace for recurring strained power supply in the main grid of Luzon, especially when the summer months would kick off. System operator...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will review the market share limitation of battery energy storage system (BESS) given its current classification as a "generation" capacity based on the prevailing policy by the Department of Energy. ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta said “that’s being...
The P0.30 per kilowatt hour (kWh) joint rate hike application of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP) scored initial victory with the 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) on the verdict handed down by the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is widening its review on over-contracting of power supply being carried out by private distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs) as it drives up electricity tariffs being passed on to ratepayers. According to ERC, over-contracting has been...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be calculating new green energy auction reserve (GEAR) tariffs to serve as "price ceiling" for next round of renewable energy (RE) capacity auction to be administered by the Department of Energy. The regulatory body indicated that it can only draw up the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has kicked off review of prevailing power supply agreements (PSAs) between generation companies and the distribution utilities (DUs), primarily the electric cooperatives (ECs), on efforts to bring down electricity rates in the country. The scrutiny on the PSAs...
A record-high 2023 budget has been accorded to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to enable the regulatory body to strengthen its mandate to implement a "rate reset" or rate adjustment of regulated power utilities, primarily the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), as well as...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have yet to "clean" the list of marginalized consumers who will enjoy the extended lifeline rate subsidy in their electric bills. According to ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta, an average of P408...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will appeal the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC) decision imposing a penalty and ruling on alleged non-compliance to publication requirements for its power reserves or ancillary services (AS) procurement to satiate its...
