May 20, 2020

In A Socially Distanced Economy, Financially Distanced Consumers Need Even More Protection. (Part 1)

David Celestra Tan, MSK 18 May 2020 Part 1 In our not too distant past,social distancing implied some kind of psychological imbalance. If you are an average person you are called “praning”, “mahiyain”, or “anti-social.” If you can afford a […]
April 11, 2020

The Extension of Bill Collections of Electric Coops Injected an Unintended Virus that Need Immediate Reassessment….Or it can Put Them and Their Power Suppliers Unnecessarily in ICU.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 11 April 2020   While waiting for a COVID-19 Vaccine, the most effective interim measures are social distancing, home-in-place, sanitation, and testing. The government had done a good job, considering the limits of our resources, to […]
March 10, 2020

We Need Consistency and Coherence in our Energy Mix Policy….Walking the Clean Energy Talk

David Celestra Tan, MSK 8 March 2020 Our country is supposed to have joined the civilized world in recognizing and addressing the climate change problem. It is a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol. It  joined the global cavalry march for […]
February 24, 2020

Calibrating Our RE FIT Strategy for Achieving our Clean Energy Goals

Heeding the Expensive Lessons of the DOE’s FIT Program David Celestra Tan, MSK 21 February 2020 After the first and second wave of about 2,000mw of Renewable Energy projects enticed by super generous Feed-In-Tariff rates, the RE industry lost its […]