Department of Energy

Division 09:39 AM, Aug 10, 2023

August 10, 2023

Dear Ms. Daron,

Thank you for your request dated Jul 28, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Solar PV Sites with Certificate of Own Use.

We received your request on Jul 28, 2023 and will respond on or before Aug 18, 2023 12:23:39 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPRS04MzU0NzUxNzQxODIM, for request with ticket number #DOE-835475174182.

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Imelda M. Roxas
Records Management Division
DOE FOI Receiving Officer

Bureau 03:42 PM, Aug 20, 2023

August 20, 2023

Dear Elizabeth Daron,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jul 28, 2023 12:23:39 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Solar PV Sites with a Certificate of Own Use.

Response to your request

We wish to provide the following responses accordingly.

FOI: #DOE-835475174182

1. Can you provide the latest PH list of Solar PV sites with Certificate of Own Use, detailing the Owner, Developer, Installed Capacity, Date of Completion, Rooftop or Ground mount?

https://www.doe.gov.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/renewable_energy/awarded_solar_2023-06-30-own-use.pdf

2. What is difference of RE Service Contract, Net-Metering and Own-Use?  Can you distinguish the 3?

RE Service Contract - shall refer to energy resources that do not have an upper limit on the total quantity to be used. Such resources are renewable on a regular basis, and whose renewal rate is relatively rapid to consider availability over an indefinite period of time. These include, but are not limited to, biomass, solar, wind, geothermal, ocean energy, and hydropower, conforming with internationally accepted norms and standards on dams, and other emerging RE technologies (https://www.doe.gov.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/issuances/dc2019-10-0013.PDF)

RE Project for Own-Use - shall refer to an RE Project located within the premises of or in an area contiguous to an end user's premises, and operated solely for the supply of a portion or all of the electricity requirements of such End-User

Net-metering - A voluntary program that allows electricity end-users to produce electricity and sell the excess to the grid transforming consumers into prosumers (for wider information, kindly visit the DOE website at https://www.doe.gov.ph/1-how-net-metering-works-understanding-basics-policy-regulation-and-standards)

Can I apply net metering without RESC?

Yes, you can refer to this site on how to apply for a Net-Metering Services: https://www.doe.gov.ph/2-how-apply-net-metering-services-your-distribution-utility.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla at rlotilla@doe.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Renewable Energy Management Bureau
FOI Officer