#meralco increase

Meralco has explained why there's a sudden increase in the electric bill of consumers for the month of May. In an advisory, Meralco explained that March and April bills were estimated based on the past 3 months' average daily consumption following the Distribution Services and Open Access Rules (DSOAR) issued by the ERC. The company also raised the following factors as to what affected your May bill: • Increased consumption during ECQ- Everyone’s at home, so appliances are switched on most of the time, especially fans and aircon. You can check Meralco's sample chart below: Notes: • Note X is just an example; the actual increase is measured via the actual meter reading. This is what Meralco has to say: If you were not home or your business is not operational during the ECQ period and your consumption during the ECQ period is expected to be much lower or at zero consumption, this will be reviewed by Meralco and will be corrected. Installment Meralco says that unpaid bills with due date from March 1 to May 15, 2020 (bill date from Feb 21 to May 6) will be converted to 4 equal monthly installments. For more information about the May bill computation, click on Meralco's advisory page here. Read more in our articles including "Meralco explains increased bill for the month of May" and "Meralco Mobile app now available for download".