December 29, 2015

Where does an 800 lb Gorilla Sit? Anywhere it wants to!

By David Celestra Tan Co-convenor, Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. 18 August 2014   Wikipedia says “800 pound gorilla” is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the […]
December 22, 2015

Consumer Group MSK Seeks ERC Repeal of PBR

Consumer Group Matuwid na Singil sa Kuryente Consumer Alliance Inc. (MSK) filed a rules change petition at the Energy Regulatory Commission seeking the repeal of the Performance Based Rate Making methodology that is used to determine electricity rates to the […]
December 14, 2015

Why a Third Party Is Essential To Protect Consumers in Holding the CSP

Erratum: We deeply apologize for the wrong post of the name of ERC Chairman yesterday. Lazaro should be Jose Vicente Salazar. Our fault and we are very sorry. 12 December 2015 David Celestra Tan, MSK The captive electric consumers need […]
December 7, 2015

Meralco’s P0.18 Distribution Rate Reduction is a Fruit of the Poisoned PBR Tree

David Celestra Tan, MSK 5 December 2015 Meralco’s Rate reduction of P0.18 per kwh is a fruit of a poisoned tree which is why MSK wants to scrutinize it as an intervenor. Meralco petitioned the ERC in June this year […]