IV.

GREEN ENERGY
OPTION PROGRAM
I. Introduction to WESM
II. RCOA Fundamentals
III. RCOA Processes

V. Other RCOA-related Processes

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OUTLINE

01 BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW OF GEOP

02 GEOP IMPLEMENTATION
BACKGROUND AND
OVERVIEW OF THE
GEOP
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GREEN ENERGY OPTION PROGRAM (GEOP)

• Mechanism to empower end-users to choose renewable energy in

meeting their energy requirements
• Conceptually similar to RCOA

SUPPLY SUPPLY
CONTRACT CONTRACT
RE Generation Renewable End-User
Companies Energy Supplier
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SUPPLY
OVERVIEW OF THE GEOP DISTRIBUTION
Retail
Electricity
Supplier DU
RCOA

End-User End-User End-User End-User End-User

≥500kW ≥500kW ≥100kW ≥100kW <100kW

CONTESTABLE CUSTOMERS CAPTIVE CUSTOMERS

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SUPPLY
OVERVIEW OF THE GEOP DISTRIBUTION
Retail Renewable
Electricity Energy
Supplier DU Supplier
RCOA
+
GEOP

End-User End-User End-User End-User End-User

≥500kW ≥500kW ≥100kW ≥100kW <100kW
CONTESTABLE CUSTOMERS
CAPTIVE
GEOP END-USERS CUSTOMERS
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ELIGIBILITY OF GEOP END-USERS

End-user in Criteria for eligibility

operation for

> 12 months Registered monthly average peak demand

≥ 100 kW for the past 12 months

< 12 months Estimated monthly average peak demand

≥ 300 kW for the next 12 months; or
≥ 100 kW if there is a historical monthly peak
demand of 100kW for 3 consecutive months

End-Users may verify their eligibility to the Green Energy Option Program via a notice on their
monthly electric bill indicating that they are a qualified GEOP End-User.
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES

Inform End-User of its Register with CRB

and perform duties Enter into applicable
eligibility to participate in commercial agreements
the GEOP as Retail Metering
RMSP Services Providers such as CA, DWSA, MSA

Submit to CRB Register with CRB Coordinate with the CRB,

information of End- and perform duties GEOP End-Users and RE
Users interested to as Supplier of Last Suppliers to facilitate
SOLR Resort various GEOP
participate in the GEOP
transactions*

*such as customer relocation, termination of supply contracts, reversion to captive market,

disconnection and reconnection of GEOP End-Users
GEOP
IMPLEMENTATION
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TREATMENT OF EXISTING RCOA PLAYERS WHO WISH

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GEOP

• Supplier to submit separate application as Renewable Energy Supplier

Retail Electricity Supplier

• Upon effectivity of switch to Renewable Energy Supplier, to be registered as

GEOP End-User
Contestable Customer

• Existing registration as SOLR and RMSP shall be honored

DU

• Documents already on file with IEMOP will be considered unless there are changes on these documents.
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METERING Retail Metering Services Provider shall initiate the registration of

REQUIREMENTS the metering installation of a GEOP End-User subject to switch
request.

Same metering requirements RMSP shall submit the following to CRB:

a. Accomplished Metering Installation Registration Form
as RCOA (MIRF) per metering point;
b. Single Line Diagram
c. End-User having an average monthly peak demand of Meter
Testing
For GEOP 1MW and above, the Retail Metering Services
CRB Provider shall submit all prior test results of its meter within
the last two (2) years.
e. Pro-forma Agreement between the GEOP End-User or
Any interval Converts
Supplier and its Retail Metering Services Provider; and
meters shall Metering data
be permitted to a dispatch
interval basis
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SUBMISSION OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION

• For every End-User who has met the demand

threshold and is interested to participate in the
GEOP, DU to submit the ff:
o Customer name
o Billing and service address
o Account number
o Contact information
o Meter number
o Meter specifications
o SEIN of grid off-take metering point
Deadline for Submission to CRB and ERC:
Every 15th day of the month
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RE SUPPLIER CONTRACTING PARAMETERS

• Each RE Supplier to submit the following:

o Contact Information
o Indicative Average Contract Prices
o Early Termination Fee
o Scope of Services Offered
o Value Added Services (if any)

• Signatory must have proof of authority

• Submission timeline: During transition period (until
03 December 2021)
• CRB to post in IEMOP website
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REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR

DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES
No. Requirement

1 CRSS Application Form

2 Market Participation Agreements as RMSP/SOLR

3 Proof of authority of RMSP/NSP’s representative

4 Supplemental Market Participation Agreements as RMSP/SOLR (For updating of Registration)

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PREPARATION FOR
INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION
TRANSITION PERIOD SWITCHING
REQUIREMENTS PHASE

90 CD BEFORE 30 CD BEFORE SIGNING 30 CD BEFORE 7 WD BEFORE

SIGNING SUPPLY SIGNING SUPPLY OF SUPPLY EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVE
CONTRACT CONTRACT CONTRACT SWITCH DATE SWITCH DATE SWITCH DATE

SWITCH REQUEST
PROCESSING
End-User Retail MSPs • End-User and RE RE Supplier submits
notifies NSP of install Supplier submits switch request together
intention to compliant signed Supply with requirements
participate in meters Contract to NSP and
GEOP CRB
• End-User submits
signed CA/TSA and
MSA to the CRB
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PRE-SWITCHING REQUIREMENTS

Every 25th of the month, or the next working day if 25th is a non-working day

DUs/NSPs to
use GEOP SEIN
RE Supplier to CRB to send EU in MIRF
DUs/NSPs/MS CRB to provide
submit to CRB line-up to creation in
Ps to provide to GEOP SEIN to
the Switch DUs/NSPs/MS CRSS; RE
CRB the Grid DUs/NSPs/MS
Monitoring Ps for the Grid Suppliers to
Off-Take Ps and GEOP
Form for line up Off-Take use GEOP
Points/SEINs Shortname to
of EUs (1 file Points/SEINs Shortname in
of new EUs RE Suppliers
per DU) of new CCs CRSS
submission of
Switch Request
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SWITCH REQUEST PROCESSING TIMELINE:

Supplier shall submit Switch Notification to CRB not later than
seven (7) working days prior to the proposed effective date

𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝟏 𝑫𝑨𝒀 2 𝑫𝑨𝒀 3 𝑫𝑨𝒀 4 𝑫𝑨𝒀 5 𝑫𝑨𝒀 6 𝑫𝑨𝒀 7 𝑫𝑨𝒀 8

DEADLINE FOR
SWITCH CRB SUPPLIER TO SWITCH
NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION TO COMPLY AND CRB EFFECTIVITY
with COMPLETE RELEVANT RECTIFY NOTIFICATION
documentary CRB INITIAL PARTIES OF OF APPROVED
DEFICIENCIES
requirements: ASSESSMENT FURTHER SWITCH IF DEFICIENCIES
- Copies of AND REQUIREMENTS REQUESTS ARE NOT
documents EVALUATION DEADLINE FOR DU RECTIFIED, CRB
- Attestations TO PROVIDE TO NOTIFICATION
- Prudential CRB NECESSARY - With complete OF
- Total historical 12 requirements evaluated
months MQ and % LACKING DISAPPROVED
requirements
projected spot - Deficiencies CUSTOMER SWITCH
exposure INFORMATION REQUESTS
- Metering
requirements
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SWITCHING
𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝟏 SUBMISSION OF SWITCHING REQUIREMENTS

SWITCH REQUEST FORM CERTIFICATIONS certifying that:

Includes Proof of authority of RE Supplier's • Submitted documents are authentic and contents
representative or, in case of single billing, are true and correct
proof of Primary RE Supplier’s • End-User, RE Supplier, Network Service Provider and
representative to represent the RE Supplier. Retail MSP has complied with pre-conditions for
switching stated in Section 15 of ERC Reso. No. 8,
COPIES of the ff documents: Series of 2021
• Supply Contract • RE Supplier has been enrolled as a bilateral
• Distribution Wheeling Services Agreement counterparty of RE Facility or Facilities to ensure
• Metering Services Agreement electricity supply shall be sourced from RE sources
• Connection Agreement

TOTAL HISTORICAL 12 MONTHS MQ METERING REQUIREMENTS

AND % PROJECTED SPOT EXPOSURE –
For Prudential Requirement calculation
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SWITCHING

𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝟐 CRB ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

CRB shall immediately assess and evaluate:

Validity of submitted documents

Customer and metering Information Assessment and Compliance

WESM PR Assessment and Compliance

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SWITCHING

𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝟑 CRB NOTIFICATION TO RELEVANT PARTIES OF FURTHER REQUIREMENTS

PRUDENTIAL DEFICIENCIES IN DEFICIENCIES IN

REQUIREMENTS CUSTOMER METERING
INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

Renewable Energy Supplier DU RMSP

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SWITCHING

𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝟓 DEADLINE TO COMPLY WITH FURTHER REQUIREMENTS*

*EXCEPT FOR DEFICIENCIES IN METERING REQUIREMENTS

• DU, as RMSP, to comply with the metering requirements
and submit necessary information to CRB within 5 WDs.
• Failure to submit may subject DU to appropriate
sanctions
• New Supplier to submit updated switch effective date, if
the original switch effective date will be affected by
metering installation

• DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 5PM

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SWITCHING

𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝟕 CRB NOTICE OF APPROVAL FOR APPLICANTS WHICH SATISFIED SWITCHING

REQUIREMENTS

CRB shall notify the following of the confirmation of

the switch request:

• New Supplier
• Incumbent Supplier
• GEOP End-User
• Retail Metering Services Provider
• Relevant Distribution Utility or Network Service
Provider
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WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON MY ELECTRICITY COSTS?

Primary impact of retail

competition is on the
generation charge in your
bills

Transmission and distribution

costs are regulated by the ERC
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USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN

REGISTRATION AND SWITCH DOCUMENTS

✓ Allowed for the following:

• Registration Documents - Wholesale Counterparty Confirmation Form, Wholesale
Customer Enrolment Form, Contact Information Sheet, etc.
• Switch documents such as Switch Request Form, Retail Counterparty Confirmation
Form, Retail Customer Enrolment Form, etc.

Should include record of the date, time and the

fact that it is digitally signed
*if using other signing software, include email
confirmation

• Equivalent registration/switch documents with original signatures of above-mentioned

documents will not be required as part of continuing compliance.
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