June 22, 2020

Fact-Checking Meralco’s Generation Rate. Rates Should be Lower, and Would be Even Lower if QPL Mauban is Made Reasonable.

David Celestra Tan, MSK 21 June 2020 Meralco’s public relations trumpets are blaring that their power rates are lower in June and that it is the 3rd straight month of rate reduction. Should consumers be consoled as Meralco obviously wants […]
June 12, 2020

Practical Meralco Meter Reading for a Selfie Nation. Cheaper and Faster. Thinking Outside the Box

David Celestra Tan, MSK 11 June 2020 The Important Role of Electric Meters The supply of electricity 24 hours a day is a contract between the Distribution Utility like Meralco and the electric consumer. Standing between them is this relatively […]
June 8, 2020

What’s Wrong with Meralco Charging Full Residential Rates for Higher Electricity Consumption While In Covid-19 Quarantine?

David Celestra Tan, MSK 8 June 2020 In our previous posting, we disclosed our findings from Meralco’s rates and charges that an approximately 702 million kwh of electricity that it used to supply to the high use industrial and large […]
June 5, 2020

Meralco’s Windfall Profits In Lockdown Months of P2.1B a month? The Truth in Numbers. (Part 2)

Meralco must Reduce by 30% its Charge on Additional Covid-19 Consumption. Part 2   David Celestra Tan, MSK 4 June 2020 In our previous article, we observed that the alarming rise in the May billing of Meralco was due more […]