December 17, 2014

Consumer Groups Petition ERC for Open Bidding of Power Supply Contracts

Consumer Groups led by the power cost reduction advocacy group, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. (MSK) have formally filed with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) a petition for rule changes in the contracting of power supply bilateral […]
December 17, 2014

Ball on Sec. Petilla’s Court in Reducing Electricity Rates

David Celestra Tan 16 December 2014 It was a wonderful show of consumer sensitivity on the part of current Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla to have called for a multi-sectoral task force to look for ways to reduce electricity prices. […]
December 13, 2014

Meralco’s Generation Rate Reduction Welcome but Temporary

David Celestra Tan 11 December 2014 We join the millions of Meralco customers in welcoming and rejoicing the recent announcement of reductions in the generation rate, and consequently the total electricity bill, in Metro-Manila and the National Capital Region. From […]
December 5, 2014

Understanding Meralco’s Systems Loss Charge

David Celestra Tan 5 December 2014 How much is Meralco charging you for the electricity they buy but lose in their distribution system either through technical or pilferage reasons? Most people think it is about 4.7% which is the only […]