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August 2, 2015

Solar Power’s Role in the Energy Mix and in Power Cost Reduction

by David Celestra Tan Consumers are bombarded by publicity touting the cost advantages of solar and the government is similarly bombarded by lobbying from industry groups for more subsidies for solar. It is easy for consumers to get confused on […]
July 25, 2015

Meralco’s Proposal for Voluntary CSP is a Ruse To Buy Time

David Celestra Tan, MSK Meralco’s President Oscar S. Reyes had reportedly proposed that the Department of Energy’s circular that requires Competitive Selection Process (CSP) in power supply deals be implemented voluntarily for at least 2 to 3 years. This is […]
July 8, 2015

Petilla’s Quiet Big Bang Farewell Gift for Electric Consumers

04 July 2015 David Celestra Tan, MSK On the day Department of Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla physically left his post as Secretary of Energy on June 30, 2015, he also quietly detonated a hell of a gift to the […]
June 23, 2015

Signs of Life and Hope for Meralco Consumers

Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance, Inc. 21 June 2015 Meralco had been highly publicizing recently rate reductions in its average generation rates and in its distribution rates. My Meralco bill shows a generation rate of P 4.4556 per […]
May 30, 2015

Gov’t Can Cure Malampaya Disruption of Meralco Rates

David Celestra Tan 26 May 2015 Meralco rates go crazy and shoot up everytime the Malampaya gas supply is interrupted due to maintenance or production problems. And that happens once or twice a year. It is also used by Meralco […]
May 22, 2015

True Competition Beats Regulation for Fair Meralco Generation Rates

David Celestra Tan, MSK 15 May 2015 Which one will give electric consumers a fairer cost of power, true competition or ERC regulation? As long as the competition is truly open and competitive, subjecting power generation contracts to open competitive […]
May 18, 2015

NGCP IS INCONGRUENT AS SYSTEMS OPERATOR

12 May 2015 Dear Messrs. David Tauli and Cerael Donggay of Mindanao. We agree with you. NGCP being Systems Operator is indeed an anomaly and one reason why the transmission sector is divergent of the power development and competitive market […]
May 11, 2015

Petilla for the Senate?

9 May 2015 We heard that Sec. Petilla is preparing to run for the Senate and will file this coming October. Our initial reaction when we first heard he was resigning was indeed he is getting ready to run. Subsequently […]