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                    [Title] => Higher WTE auction price reinforces support for emerging RE technologies
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                    [Title] => ERC raises price cap for WTE auction
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The Energy Regulatory Commission has set a higher ceiling price for the waste-to-energy auction just as it did for offshore wind, which could mean more expensive electricity for consumers.

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                    [Title] => ERC not suspending FIT-All collection despite rising costs
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Despite rising electricity costs, the government has no plans to suspend the collection of the feed-in tariff allowance, a charge imposed on consumers to support renewable energy (RE) projects.

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                    [Title] => No power disconnection for 3 months – ERC
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Amid the ongoing Middle East war, the Energy Regulatory Commission  has ordered a three-month nationwide suspension of electricity disconnections for consumers unable to pay their power bills.

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                    [Title] => Are 'pass-through' charges Meralco-imposed? Concessionaire says no
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In a statement, the electric concessionaire explained that these charges do not contribute to the earnings of distribution utilities like Meralco. 

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