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Lecture 1 Chapter 1 Electives 3 Flashcards

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This Act shall be known as the “Renewable Energy Act of 2008“. It shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Act”.

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RA No. 9513

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refer to energy systems which use biomass resources to produce heat, steam, mechanical power or electricity through either thermochemical, biochemical or physico-chemical processes, or through such other technologies which shall comply with prescribed environmental standards pursuant to this Act;

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Biomass Energy Systems

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refer to non-fossilized, biodegradable organic material originating from naturally occurring or cultured plants, animals and micro-organisms, including agricultural products, by-products and residues such as, but not limited to, biofuels except corn, soya beans and rice but including sugarcane and coconut, rice hulls, rice straws, coconut husks and shells, corn cobs, corn stovers, bagasse, biodegradable organic fractions of industrial and municipal wastes that can be used in bioconversion process and other processes, as well as gases and liquids recovered from the decomposition and/or extraction of non-fossilized and biodegradable organic materials;

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Biomass Resources

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(BOI) refers to an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry created under Republic Act No. 5186, as amended;

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Board of Investments

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refer to facilities which produce electrical and/or mechanical energy and forms of useful thermal energy such as heat or steam which are used for industrial, commercial heating or cooling purposes through the sequential use of energy;

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Co-generation systems

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refers to the government agency created pursuant to Republic Act No. 7638 whose functions are expanded
in Republic Act No. 9136 and further expanded in this Act;

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Department of Energy (DOE)

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refers to the government agency created pursuant to Executive Order No. 192;

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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

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refers to the government agency created pursuant to Executive Order No. 127, as amended;

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Department of Finance (DOF)

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refers to the government agency created pursuant to Executive Order No. 128;

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Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

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refers to the government agency created pursuant to Executive Order No. 133;

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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

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refers to a system of small generation entities supplying directly to the distribution grid, any one of which shall not exceed one hundred kilowatts (100 kW) in capacity;

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Distributed Generation

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refers to the conveyance of electricity by a Distribution Utility through its distribution system pursuant to the provision of Republic Act No. 9136;

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Distribution of Electricity

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refers to any electric cooperative, private corporation, government-owned utility or existing local government unit which has an exclusive franchise to operate a distribution system in accordance with its franchise and Republic Act No. 9136;

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Distribution Utility (DU)

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refers to the law mandating the restructuring of the electric power sector and the privatization of the National Power Corporation;

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Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 or Republic Act No. 9136

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refers to the independent quasi-judicial regulatory agency created pursuant to Republic Act No. 9136;

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Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)

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refers to any person or entity authorized by the ERC to operate facilities used in the generation of electricity;

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Generation Company

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refers to a facility for the production of electricity and/or thermal energy such as, but not limited to, steam, hot or cold water;

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Generation Facility

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as used herein and in the context of this Act, shall be considered renewable and the provisions of this Act is therefore applicable thereto if ___________, as a mineral resource, is produced through: (1) natural recharge, where the water is replenished by rainfall and the heat is continuously produced inside the earth; and/or (2) enhanced recharge, where hot water used in the geothermal process is re- injected into the ground to produce more steam as well as to provide additional recharge to the convection system;

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Geothermal Energy

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refer to machines or other equipment that converts geothermal energy into useful power;

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Geothermal Energy Systems

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refer to mineral resources, classified as renewable energy resource, in the form of: (i) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water, and hot brines; (ii) steam and other gases, hot water, and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations; (iii) heat or associated energy found in geothermal formations; and (iv) any by-product derived from them;

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Geothermal Resources

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refers to the amount due the National Government and Local Government Units from the exploitation, development, and utilization of naturally-occurring renewable energy resources such as geothermal, wind, solar, ocean and hydro excluding biomass

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Government Share

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refers to the mechanism to empower end- users to choose renewable energy in meeting their energy requirements;

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Green Energy Option

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refers to the high voltage backbone system of interconnected transmission lines, substations, and related facilities, located in each of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, or as may otherwise be determined by the ERC in accordance with Republic Act No. 9136;

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Grid

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refer to any power or energy generation facility which makes use of two or more types of technologies utilizing both conventional and/or renewable fuel sources, such as, but not limited to, integrated solar/wind systems, biomass/fossil fuel systems, hydro/fossil fuel systems, integrated solar/biomass systems, integrated wind/fossil fuel systems, with a minimum of ten (10) megawatts or ten percent (10%) of the annual energy output provided by the RE component;

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Hybrid Systems

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refer to water-based energy systems which produce electricity by utilizing the kinetic energy of falling or running water to turn a turbine generator;

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Hydroelectric Power Systems or Hydropower Systems

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refers to the construction and installation of a hydroelectric power-generating plant and its auxiliary facilities, such as diversion structure, headrace, penstock, substation, transmission, and machine shop, among others;

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Hydroelectric Power Development or Hydropower Development

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refer to water resources found technically feasible for development of hydropower projects which include rivers, lakes, waterfalls, irrigation canals, springs, ponds, and other water bodies;

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Hydroelectric Power Resources or Hydropower Resources

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refers to the amount due the LGUs from the exploitation, development and utilization of naturally-occurring renewable energy resources;

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Local Government share

29
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refers to an RE project with capacity not exceeding one hundred (100) kilowatts;

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Micro-scale Project

30
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refers to the provision of basic electricity service in unviable areas with the aim of bringing the operations in these areas to viability levels;

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Missionary Electrification

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refers to the amount due the national government from the exploitation, development and utilization of naturally- occurring renewable energy resources;

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National Government share

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refers to the government corporation created under Republic Act No. 6395, as amended by Republic Act No. 9136;

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National Power Corporation (NPC)

33
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refers to the corporation created pursuant to Republic Act No. 9136 responsible for the planning, construction, and centralized operation and maintenance of high voltage transmission facilities, including grid interconnection and ancillary services;

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National Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO)

34
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refers to a system, appropriate for distributed generation, in which a distribution grid user has a two-way connection to the grid and is only charged for his net electricity consumption and is credited for any overall contribution to the electricity grid;

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Net Metering

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refer to renewable energy systems or facilities that produce mechanical energy, combustible products such as methane gas, or forms of useful thermal energy such as heat or steam, that are not used for electricity generation, but for applications such as, but not limited to, industrial/commercial cooling, and fuel for cooking and transport;

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Non-power applications

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refer to energy systems which convert ocean or tidal current, ocean thermal gradient or wave energy into electrical or mechanical energy;

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Ocean Energy Systems

37
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refer to electrical systems not connected to the wires and related facilities of the On-Grid Systems of the Philippines;

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Off-Grid Systems

38
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refers to electrical systems composed of interconnected transmission lines, distribution lines, substations, and related facilities for the purpose of conveyance of bulk power on the grid of the Philippines;

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On-Grid System

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refers to the Corporation incorporated upon the initiative of the DOE composed of all Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) Members and whose Board of Directors will be the PEM Board;

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Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC)

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refers to the government agency created pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 334, as amended;

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Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC)

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refer to renewable energy systems or facilities that produce electricity;

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Power Applications

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refers to a RE Developer duly registered with the DOE;

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Registered RE Developer

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refers to the service agreement between the Government, through the DOE, and RE Developer over a period in which the RE Developer has the exclusive right to a particular RE area for exploration and development. The RE Contract shall be divided into two (2) stages: the pre-development stage and the development/commercial stage. The preliminary assessment and feasibility study up to financial closing shall refer to the pre-development stage. The construction and installation of facilities up to operation phase shall refer to the development stage;

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Renewable Energy Service (Operating) Contract (RE Contract)

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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, among others, biomass, solar, wind, geothermal, ocean energy, and hydropower conforming with internationally accepted norms and standards on dams, and other emerging renewable energy technologies;

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Renewable Energy Resources (RE Resources)

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refer to energy systems which convert RE resources into useful energy forms, like electrical, mechanical, etc.;

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Renewable Energy Systems (RE Systems)

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refers to the delivery of basic electricity services, consisting of power generation, sub- transmission, and/or extension of associated power delivery system that would bring about important social and economic benefits to the countryside;

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Rural Electrification

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refers to the energy derived from solar radiation that can be converted into useful thermal or electrical energy;

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Solar Energy

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refer to energy systems which convert solar energy into thermal or electrical energy;

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Solar Energy Systems

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refers to the functional unit of the NPC mandated under Republic Act No. 9136 to pursue missionary electrification function;

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Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG)

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refers to any person or entity authorized by the ERC to sell, broker, market or aggregate electricity to the end- users;

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Supplier

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refers to the conveyance of electric power through transmission lines as defined under Republic Act No. 9136 by TRANSCO or its buyer/concessionaire in accordance with its franchise and Republic Act No. 9136;

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Transmission of Electricity

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refers to the energy that can be derived from wind that is converted into useful electrical or mechanical energy;

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Wind Energy

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refer to the machines or other related equipment that convert wind energy into useful electrical or mechanical energy;

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Wind Energy Systems

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refers to the wholesale electricity spot market created pursuant to Republic Act No. 9136;

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Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM)

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