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DC2023-07-0022

Status
operative
Confidence
high
Effective date
2023-07-17

Full title: Implementing Guidelines on the Decommissioning and Mothballing of a Generating Plant or Unit Pursuant to Section 2.8 of DOE DC No. DC2010-03-0003

Issued: July 17, 2023 | By: Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla

Key Provisions

  • Decommissioning = permanent retirement (end of economic life); LOI 365 days before target date [DC2023-07-0022, §§3.2, 4.2, 2023-07-17]
  • Mothballing = temporary deactivation (with return-to-service date); LOI 180 days before target date [DC2023-07-0022, §§3.7, 4.7, 2023-07-17]
  • Both require: fact sheet, latest COC, notarized Board Resolution, proof of receipt from ERC/DENR/BOI/TransCo-SO-TNP/SGSO/WGA/MO/Off-taker
  • DOE LOC issued within 60 calendar days of complete application; does not exempt GenCo from pending obligations [DC2023-07-0022, §§4.5, 4.11, 2023-07-17]
  • Total plant mothball: Automatic COC termination + WESM deregistration; Partial unit mothball: COC amendment + WESM registration change [DC2023-07-0022, §4.12, 2023-07-17]
  • Scope excludes: self-generation facilities, net-metering QEUs, DERs, nuclear plants [DC2023-07-0022, §2, 2023-07-17]
  • NPC must issue internal guidelines within 60 days; ERC must harmonize resolutions and enforce penalties [DC2023-07-0022, §§10–11, 2023-07-17]
  • MO must conduct market impact studies (spot price simulations) upon DOE instruction [DC2023-07-0022, §7.4, 2023-07-17]

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