𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 | 𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐄𝐑𝐂) 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 22 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025, 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐎 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫-𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫-𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 t𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦

Under the new rules:
𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 – applications now require only four documents: Application Form, Certificate of Final Electrical Inspection (CFEI), Amended Net-Metering Agreement (no notarization required; e-signatures allowed), and COC Application Fee (a copy of Revised COC Form 1 may be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/3abzk8v7).
𝘓𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 – cost of a bi-directional meter for residential consumers is capped at ₱3,000.00
𝘕𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴 – testing and commissioning of facilities will be conducted by NORDECO at no additional cost to the applicant.
𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 – rebates for exported energy will be reflected starting on the first bill issued after successful commissioning.
These measures are part of the ERC’s efforts to make renewable energy more accessible and affordable for consumers with systems up to 100 kWp.