POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF ERC

1. Handle consumer complain s and ensure promo ion o! consumer in eres s. "Sec. #1$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() *. De ermine$ !i+ and appro,e$ a! er due no ice and -earin.$Transmission and Dis ri%u ion W-eelin. C-ar.es$ and Re ail Ra es -rou.- an ERC es a%lis-ed and en!orced ra e/se in. me -odolo.0 -a 1ill promo e e!!icienc0 and non/discrimina ion. "Sec. #' "!)$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() '. Appro,e applica ions !or$ issue$ .ran $ re,o2e$ re,ie1 and modi!0 Cer i!ica e o! Pu%lic Con,enience and Necessi 0 "CPCN)$ Cer i!ica e o! Compliance "COC)$ as 1ell as licenses and3or permi s o! elec ric indus r0 par icipan s. "Sec. #' "p)$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() #. Promul.a e and en!orce a na ional 4rid Code and a Dis ri%u ion Code -a s-all include per!ormance s andards and -e minimum !inancial capa%ili 0 s andards and o -er erms and condi ions !or access o and use o! -e ransmission and dis ri%u ion !acili ies. "Sec. #' "%)$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() 5. En!orce -e rules and re.ula ions .o,ernin. -e opera ions o! -e W-olesale Elec rici 0 Spo 6ar2e "WES6) and -e ac i,i ies o! -e WES6 opera or and o -er WES6 par icipan s$ !or -e purpose o! ensurin. .rea er suppl0 and ra ional pricin. o! elec rici 0. "Sec. '7$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() (. Ensure -a -e Na ional Po1er Corpora ion "NPC) and dis ri%u ion u ili ies !unc ionall0 and s ruc urall0 un%undle -eir respec i,e %usiness ac i,i ies and ra es8 de ermine -e le,el o! cross su%sidies in -e e+is in. re ail ra es un il -e same is remo,ed and -erea! er$ ensure -a -e c-ar.es o! -e Na ional Transmission Corpora ion "TRANSCO) or an0 dis ri%u ion u ili 0 %ear no cross su%sidies %e 1een .rids$ 1i -in .rids$ or %e 1een classes o! cus omers$ e+cep as pro,ided %0 la1. "Sec. '($ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'(). 9. Se a :i!eline Ra e !or -e 6ar.inali;ed End/Users. "Sec. 9. #' "<)$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() =. Promul.a e rules and re.ula ions prescri%in. -e >uali!ica ions o! Suppliers 1-ic- s-all include$ amon. o -er -in.s$ -eir ec-nical and !inancial capa%ili 0 and credi 1or -iness. "Sec. *&$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() &. De ermine -e elec rici 0 end/users comprisin. -e Con es a%le and Cap i,e 6ar2e s. "Sec. #$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() 17. ?eri!0 -e reasona%le amoun s and de ermine -e manner and dura ion !or -e !ull reco,er0 o! s randed de% s and s randed con rac cos s o! NPC and -e dis ri%u ion u ili ies. "Sec. '*$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() 11. Ac on applica ions !or cos reco,er0 and re urn on Demand/Side 6ana.emen "DS6) pro<ec s. "Sec. #' ">)$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() 1*. Fi+ user !ees o %e c-ar.ed %0 TRANSCO !or ancillar0 ser,ices o all elec ric po1er indus r0 par icipan s or sel!/.enera in. en i ies connec ed o -e 4rid. "Sec. #' "i)$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() 1'. Re,ie1 po1er purc-ase con rac s %e 1een -e Independen Po1er Producers "IPPs) and NPC$ includin. -e dis ri%u ion u ili ies. "Sec. (&$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() 1#. 6oni or and a2e measures o discoura.e3penali;e a%use o! mar2e po1er$ car eli;a ion and an0 an i/compe i i,e or discrimina or0 %e-a,ior %0 an0 elec ric po1er indus r0 par icipan . "Sec. #' "<)$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'()

15. Re,ie1 and appro,e -e erms and condi ions o! ser,ice o! TRANSCO or an0 dis ri%u ion u ili 0 and an0 c-an.es -erein. "Sec. #' "-)$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() 1(. De ermine$ !i+ and appro,e a uni,ersal c-ar.e o %e imposed on all elec rici 0 end/users. "Sec. #' "i)$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() 19. Tes $ cali%ra e and seal elec ric 1a /-our me ers. "Common1eal - Ac No. 1#() 1=. Implemen per inen pro,isions o! R.A. No. 9='* or -e An i/Pil!era.e o! Elec rici 0 :a1. "Sec. =7$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'() 1&. Fi+ and re.ula e -e ra e sc-edule or prices o! piped .as o %e c-ar.ed %0 dul0 !ranc-ised .as companies 1-ic- dis ri%u e .as %0 means o! under.round pipe s0s em. "Sec. '%$ E+ecu i,e Order No. 19* Crea in. -e ER@$ as amended %0 Sec ion =7$ Repu%lic Ac No. &1'()