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ERC improves electricity DU Uniform Reportorial Requirements (URR) model

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved on 26 September 2011 the adoption of the revised and improved Uniform Reportorial Requirements (URR) model for all distribution utilities (DUs). The original URR model had to be revised to consider recently promulgated Rules and Resolutions issued by the ERC such as the Rules Implementing the Discounts to Qualified Senior Citizen End-Users and Subsidy from the Subsidizing End-Users on Electricity Consumption, among others.  The revised URR model will be mandatory for all 140 DUs in the country (both privately-run and rural electric cooperatives).  It will replace ERC Forms DU-M01 and DU-M02 being submitted by the DUs, though the URR submissions will still be on a monthly basis.  The new URR system involves the use of the latest Information and Communication Technology (ICT) available such as secure internet inter-connection features and linked database and report-generator configurations.
"The revised URR model will be implemented starting January 2012 and will enable the ERC to closely monitor the operations of a DU through a computer-assisted  study of vital DU statistics  such as: (i) actual implemented rates, (ii) revenues, (iii) rates covered by automatic adjustment and tax calculations, (iv) prior period adjustments collected/refunded, (v) lifeline discount, (vi) senior citizen discount, and (vii) technical data (system losses, system capacity, peak demand)  among others ,” ERC Chairperson Zenaida G. Cruz-Ducut stated.

The improved URR is more detailed compared to the existing monthly reports submitted by the DUs as it is now more comprehensive through the incorporation of these statistical fields in the URR design:  (1) Information Data; (2) Calculations; (3) Monitoring of Approved Rates; and (4) Technical Data.  The URR format will be downloadable from the ERC’s website (www.erc.gov.ph).  All DUs must strictly comply with the proper usage and submission of the URR format every month to avert violations of ERC Rules and Regulations.

In order to facilitate the use of the new URR format, the ERC will conduct regional orientation and workshops on the use of the revised/improved URR model prior to its January 2012 implementation.   The regional orientations/workshops on the URR model are scheduled on the following dates (venues to be announced later):

Date (Tentative)
DUs Covered

October 25, 2011
November 5, 2011
Visayas
First Batch: Region 6
Second Batch: Regions 7 and 8

November 8, 2011
November 18, 2011
Mindanao
First Batch: Regions 9 and 10
Second Batch: Regions 11 and 12

November 22, 2011
December 2, 2011
December 6, 2011
Luzon
First Batch: Northern DUs
Second Batch: Central DUs
Third Batch: Southern DUs
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