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Republic of the Philippines

DEFi:,.F.Titf lt r e' F Ef'"iER'GY

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. Dc A.olq - 0g - oo| Q, k_
PROVIDTNG A FRAMEWORK FOR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTETd IN THE
ELECTRIC POWER TNDUSTRY

WHEREAS, Repubiic Act No. 7638 or the "Depar'tment of Energy Act of 1992'
estabiisheci, among oihers, the poin,er and function of ihe Deparimeni of Energy (DOE)
to esiablish and acjminister programs for the exploraiion, transportation, marke'ring,
ciisiribution, u'rilizaiion, conserva'rion, stockpiiing, anci siorage of energy resources of
all forms, r.,',hether conventional or non-conventional;
WHEREAS, Seciion 37 of RepublicAci No. 9136, oihenn"'ise knot',n as"Electrtc Povter
lndustry Reform Aci of 2001" or the EPIRA, proviCes ihat ihe DOE shali underiake,
among cthei-s, ihe formulaiion of policies for ihe planning and implemen'iaiion of a
comprehensiire pi-ogi-am for ihe efficient -q.Lipplli and econon"iical use of energy
consisieni v',ith 'rhe aoproved naiionai economic pian and v'riih lhe policies on
en'yi;-onmeniai pi-o:ec:ion arli ccnservation and r,ra;ri:enance cf ecoiogical ;aiance.
and provide a mechanism for the integraiion, rationalizaiion, and coorciinaiion of the
varicus energy Di-ograms of ihe Governmen-r anC ensure ihe reliabiliiy. qualiiy and
secuiiiy cf supoiy of eieciric po\-,er:
WHEREAS, ihe EPiP,A, follov',ing ihe resiructuring of 'rhe eleciriciiy sector, fufther
mandates 'rhe DOE to: (i) faciiiia're and encourage reforms in the struciure and
operations of Dis'iribuiion Utiiities for greater efficiency and lovner cosis, ancj (ii)
dei,,elop policies and procedures and, as appropria're, promoie & s5rslspp of energy
cier.,elopmeni inceniives to enable and encourage eleciric povver industry pariicipants
to provide aciequate capaciiy io meet demand including, among others, reserve
i'equiremenis;

WHEREAS, in other jurisclictions, Energy Storage System (ESS) technologies are
applied io ser "*e a variety of functions in the generation, transmission and distribuiion
of electric energy, among v,,hich are Energy Generation, Peak Shai,ing and Ancillary
Services (AS),

WHEREAS, the increasing penetration of Variable Renervable Energy (VRE)
necessitaies the recognition of ESS as one of ihe technologies to manage intermiitent
operations of the VRE-generating plants' outpui thereby ensuring sysiem siability;

WHEREAS, ESS will be one of the key elements in the proposed Smart Grid Roadmap
which the DOE is promulgating to guide ihe Electric Power Industry in the
implementation of respective initiatives to modernize the power system;

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WHEREAS, io ensure opiimal utilizaiion of ESS in the Philippines, the DOE conducied
a review of all relevant policies ancj guidelines and existing practices in other
jurisdictions, and subjected to Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) iis concepi paper
coniaining its recommeno'ations in various Cates as follols'. 21 and 23 March 2O1B
and 23 Aprii 2018;

WHEREAS, ihe DCE, in considei-aiion of ihe inputs gaihered during ihe FGDs
formulated a cjrart circular proviciing for policies on ESS rvhich v,,,as subjected to public
consuliations in Luzon (18 September 2018), Visa},ss (24 Augusi 20l B) and Mindanao
(31 August 2018);
NOW, THEREFORE. for and in consideration of ihe foregoing premises, rhe DOE
hereby issues. adopis and promulgates this circular governing ESS.
SECTTON 1. General Poticies and Principles. The DOE recognizes ihe applicaiions
and ihe benefiis of ESS as an emerging technologir in ihe improvement of ihe eleciric
pov/er system in accorciance io ihe objective of ensuring the qualiiy. reliability, securiiy
ancj aiiorCaoiliiy of the supply of eiectric pov/er. F{ence, io maximize these benefits,
ESS shall operaie rviihin ihe framework of:

1.1. Genei-aiion Companies i,vhose facilities supply electriciiy to the Grid or ihe
ciistribuiion sysienr

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1.2' Pi'ovision cf Cenii-al Dispaich by the System Operaicr io Grici-connecied and

embecided ESS with maierial impaci to Grid in ihe inieresi of achieving
economic operation and mainienance of quality, siabiliiy, reliabiiii5r and secuniy
of ihe iransmission s)/stem;

1.3' Compliance to ihe EPiRA anci its lRR, Fhilippine Grid Coce (PGC), Philippine
Dis'rribuiion Cocie (PDC), Wholesale Electricig Spoi Markei ffVESIM) Rules and
iis [t4arkei [t4anuals, Philippine Elecirical Code and oiher periinent issuances by
the DCE, Energy Regulaiory Commission (ERC) and oiher relevant
governnrent insirumentaiities having authoriiy over the Grid's reliabiliiy and
supply securiiy: and

1.4' It4arke.t share and bilateral corrtracts limitation under Section 45 of the EPIRA
and oiher relevant reguiaiions issued by the ERC concerning abuse of market
pcvver and competition.

SECTION 2. Definition of Terms. The ierms as used in ihis Circular shall have the
follov,,ing meaning:

2.1. "Ancillary Services" ar "AS" refer to supporl services such as Primary
Reserve, Secondary Reserue, Tertiary Reserve, Reactive Power Suppori and
Black Siarl Capability ivhich are necessary to supporl the transmission capacity
and energy that are esseniial in rnaintaining Porver Quality and ihe reliabiliiy of
the Grid;

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2.2. "Directly Cannected Customers" or "DCC" refer io incjusirial or bulk
electricity End-Users, rvhich are supplied ihrough the Grid or Sub-transmission
Assets ihat are still owned by ihe National Transmission Corporaiion;

2.3. "Distributed Energy Resources" or "DER" refer io smaller po\r/er sou[ces
ihat could be aggregated to provide pov/er necessary to meet regular demand.
These may aiso refer to ciemand and supply-side resources that can be
deployref ihroughout the system of a netvucrk service provider to meei ihe
energy and reliabiliiy neecls of ihe cusiomers served by the system, incluciing
but not limited to, renerruable energy facilities, managed Ioads (including electric
vehicle charging), energy siorage. and other measures necessary Io
incorporaie renenrable generation resources, including load management and
ancillary services, such as reserves, voltage conirol and reaciive pot',er and
black siari capabiliiies:

2.4. "EIectric Pot,rer Industry Participanf" refers io any person or eniiiy engagecl
in the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity;

2.5. "Embedded Generatar" or "EG" refers to generaiing uniis ihat are indirecily
connected io ihe Grid ihrough ihe disiribuiion system ihat supplies power to its
host DU or ihe Grici:

2.6. "End-User" refe TS to any person cr entity r-equiring ihe supply anci deiivery cf
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2.7. "Energy Storage Sysfem" or "ESS" refers ro a faciliiSr acting as a load and a
generator. v,,hich is clesiEned ro receive, store and conven such enei-gy to
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FSS technologies shall inciucie:

2.7.1. "Battery Energy Sforage Sysfem" or "BESS" - capable of storing

eleciric energy electrochemically from v'rhich it is able io charge or
clischarge eleciric energy;

2.7.2. "Compressed Air Energy Sforage" or "CAES" - uses eleciric
energy io injeci high-pressure air containers, When electricity is
required, ihe pressurized air is heaied and expanded ln an expansion
turbine ciriving a genera'ior for poler production;

2.7,3. "Flywheet Energy Storage" ar "FES" - uses electric energy to

accelerate a roiating mass, called a "rotor", to store kinetic energy.
Electricity is extracted from ihe system by dravuing doln ihe kinetic
energy frcm the rotor; and

2.7.4. "Pumped-Sforage Hydropower" or "PSH" - uses electric energy to

pump water from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher elevation
reservoir. When required, the water flows back from the upper to the
lonrer reservoir, poinrering a turbine u,rith a generator to produce electric
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Pursuant to this Circular. the DOE may ideniify, adopt and recognize any other
ESS iechnologies ihat may be developed in the future.

2.8. "Electric Pawer fndustry Refarm Act of 2AAl" or "EPIRA" refers io Republic
Act No 9136:

2.9. "Grid" i-efers to the hig h voltage backbone systent of interconneciec
iransmission lines, substations and relaied facilities, located in each of Luzon,
Visayas and [t4indanao, or as may be determined by the ERC in accordance
vuith Seciion 45 of ihe EPIRA;

2.10. "Hybrid Power Sysfems" refer io a combinaiion of trn,o (2) or more dlffei-ent
iechnologies io produce pov/er;

2.11. "ftiarket Operator" ar "MO" refers io ihe eniiiy responsible for ihe operaiicn
of the WESfu4 in accordance vuith the WESM Ruies;

2.12. "f,ficra-grid system" refers io a group of interconnecied loacis and Cisiribuied
energy resources rr,,iihrn clearly defined eleciricai boundaries ihai acts as a
single conirollable entiiy wrth respect to ihe grid;

?.13. "Pawer Quaf ity" refers io the quality cf ihe r.roltage, incluciing its frequency ancj
r-esul'rino curi-ent, ihai ai-e m=asured irr ihe Grid, disii-ibuiion sysiem, or any user

2.14. "QuafifieC Third Parflt" or "QTP" refers to the aliernaiive eleciric service
pi'ovide i- auihorizeci to serve i-emote and unviable areas pursuani'ro Seciion 59
ci ih: E,DIRA and Rule 14 ci ihe EPIRA-lRR.:

2.15. "Sma[[ Grid" refers io ihe backbone sysiem of interconnected High Voltage
lines or N4edium Voltage Iines, substaiions and oiher related faciliiies noi
connecied io ihe National Grid in Luzon, Visayas and lt4indanao;

2.16. "Small Grid Owner" ar "SGO" refers io the party ihat ovvns the backbone
Transmrssion or Sub-iransmission or Distribution System, and is responsible
for planning, operaiicns and nrainiaining adequaie capacity;

2.17. "Sysfem Operator" ar "SO" refers io the entiiy responsible for generaiion
dispatch, or the implementation of ihe generation ciispatch schedule of the It4O,
ihe procuremeni of AS, and operaiiorr to ensure safety, povver quaiity, stabiliiy,
reliabiliiy anci securiiy of ihe Grid;

2.18. "Sysfem Aperator-Small Grid" or "SO-Small Grid'" refers to the party
responsible for generaiion dispatch, or the implementation of the generation
Dispaich Schecjule, the provision of ancillary services, and operation to ensure
safeiy, power quality, stability, reliability and security of the Small Grid;

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2.19. "Transmission Network Provider" or "TNP" refers to the oariy that is
responsible for maintaining adequate Grici capacit5r in accorciance wiih ihe
provisions of ihe Philippine Grid Code.
SECTION 3. Scope. This Cir-cular shall apply to ihe follov',ing Electric Pot,'rer Industry
Pafiicipanis:

3.1. Generaiion Conipanies (GenCos) ov'rning andior operating ESS v'ihich inclucie,
but is not Iimited to. the follov'ting iechnologies:

3.1.1, Batiery Energy Siorage Sysiem;
3.1.2. Compressed Air Energy Siorage,
3.1.3, Flylheel Energy Storage;
3.1.4. Pumpeci-Storage Hydropota,ter; and
3.1.5. Oiher emerging technologies ihat may be identifled, qualified. and
aporovecj by DCE as ESS.

3.2. Disiribuiion Utilities (DUs);
3.3. Directly Conneciecj Cusiomers (DCCs) owning and operating ESS;
3.4. Fnci-Usei-s m,,,ning and operaiing ESS;
3.5. Qual;f :: Th :o Pai-:ies rQTPs):
3.6. Transniission Neiv.roi-k Pi-oviCer (TNP);
3.7. System Cperaicr (SC), and

3.8. l,,4arkei Cperaior (MC)
SECTTON 4. Duties and Responsibilities. ESS proponenis shail have ihe folioi,',ing
responsib iliiies:

4.1. GenerationsCompanies
4.1.1. l'4ay orvn and operaie an ESS as a siand-alone generaiing faciliiy or
iniegrate ESS ln iis existing generaiing facilities; and

4.1.2. Register ihe ESS separately in the WESM, eiiher as a stand-alone
generating facility or integrate ESS in iis existing generating faciliiy

4.2. Distribution Utitities
4.2.1. Develop or enhance appropriate internal business procedures for the
conneciion of ESS io its distribution netv'rork, consisient with the PGC,
PDC ancj other applicable regulations and guidelines;

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4.2.2. Ensure ihat ihe operaiion of ESS connecied to its distribution neiwork
is pursuant to the standards sei forth in ihe PGC, PDC and oiher
app{icable gu iclelines;

4.2,3. Coordinate v'riih ihe SO v',iih regard to conneciion or disconnection of
ESS ihai are mandaied io regisier in the WESM;

4.2.4. Repori io ihe MO an5r ESS vyiihin iis franchise ai-ea thai are mandaiecj
tc register in ihe WESM;

4.2.5. Ensure ihe iransparent arrd fair imposiiion of Disiribution Wheeling
Service charges, in accordance wiih the applicable ERC guidelines;

4.2.6. Notify ihe TNP upon receipi of the conneciion appiication of an ESS
vvith sizes of 10lt4W and above for Luzcn, or 5li4V/ and above for
Visayas and Mincjanao; ancj

4.2.7. Inclucje in iis N4onihly Operaiion Report (MOR), and other appropriate
reporiorial requiremenis, the operation of DU-owned and operaied
ESS.

4.3. Directiy Connected Customers
4.3.1. May cwn and operate aii FSS for ihe purpose cf managing their
energy demands, subject io permiiiing requirenrenis such as elecirical
permii frcm ihe iccal governn'ieni unit. and Ceriificaie of Compliance
(COC) from ihe ERC, as may be applicable;

4.3.2. Proi,ide ihe follort,ing informaiion io TNP, SC and MO as pari of ihe
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aiaid ocu mentary req u i rements

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4.3.2.1 Type of ESS;
4.3.2.2. Capacity and rate of charge and ciischarge;
4.3.2.3. Proposeci applicaiion/purpose/operation (including supplydemand scenarios); and

4.3.2.4. Oiher infornration as may be required by ihe TNP, SO and
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4.3.3. lnclucie in its MOR ihe operation of ESS as an AS Provicier.
4.4. End-users
4.4.1. May ovun and operate ESS forihe purpose of managing their energy
denrands, subject to permiiting requirenrents such as elecirical permii
from the local government unit. and operating requirements of ihe DU,
as may be applicable; and

4.4.2. Provide the follorving rnformation to the DU as part of the
d ata/d ocumentary

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4.4.?.1. Type of ESS;
4.4.2.2. Capacity and raie of charge and discharge;
4.4.2.3. Proposed application/purpose/operaiion; and
4.4.2.4. Other information as may be required by the DU.

4.5. Qualified Third Party
h,1ay ov,rn and operaie ESS rn conjunciion iviih RE-based generating

facilities or as parl of hybrid power sysiem io provide coniinuous
electric service tc households in the form of either a micro-grid or a
DER, in consonance wiih ihe ioiai elecirification program of ihe
government.

4.6. Transmission Network Provider and Smatl Grid Owner
4.6.1.

Shall not orr'rn and operaie an ESS:

4.6.2.

For TNP to incorporaie in ihe annual Transmission Developmeni Plan.

the recommended sizing and siiing of ESS, taking inio consideraiion
existing transmission capacity anci planned upgrading: anci
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For coih TNP and SGCs io consider ESS as an al'rernative soluiion io
aociress ihe iransnrission ccngesiion anci iransmission facilities
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\A/iihin nineiy (90) clays upon eiieciiviiy of this Circular, shall Cetielop,
in cocrciination vuiih stakeholders, the follorrring:

4.7.2.1. Tesiing standarcl and procedure for ESS; and
4.7.2.2. Accreditaiion process on ihe approval of ESS.
Such accrediiation and tesiing siandard and proceciure shall be
submitted as parl of ihe Ancillary Services Procurement Plan to the
ERC for approvai and furnish copy to ihe DOE;
4.7.3.

Optimize ihe acjcjition of ESS for AS application and ensure proper
allocation for each type of AS consistent with the Grid requiremeni;

4.7.4.

Formulate allocations for each type of ESS for AS application v'tiih
preference to envrronment-friendly and rndigenous sources of energy;

4.7.5.

Include in its Daily Operation Reporl the operaiion of ESS as an AS
Provider; and

4.7.6.

ln coordination rviih the tt4O and the host DUs, as to ESS connected

to its distribuiion system, recommend changes to the Dispatch

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Proiocol Manual ancj oiher relevant Markei Manuals for the approval
of ihe DOE, io allov', ihe provision of AS by ihe ESS. For ihe SO-smali

grid. their responsibility shall be Iimiied to ihe formulation of ihe
dispatch proiocol manual.

4.8. Market Operator
4.8.1. Submit io ihe Rules Change Commrilee proposed changes to ihe
V/ESI\4 P..uies and h4arket llanuals in accordance vuiih ihe policy
provided herein, as necessary;
4.8.2.

Ensure regisiration of all ESS mandaied to register in the WESM;

4.8.3.

Submii reguiar reporis io the DOE wiih respect io the siaius of
registraiion of ESS in the ln/ES[4 and their impact to markei
operations; and

4.8.4. As may be necessary, recomnrend policies io adciress issues relating
io markei operations brought by ESS adoption and operaiions.
SECTION 5. Purposes of ESS. ESS proponenis shall apply anci register iheii- ESS
for cne or more of the follov,rrng ilurposes:

5.1. Provi-cion of Ancillary Ser,rices
ESS, on rts oivn cr as iniegraied in a generaiing plant, shall be used io suppori
ihe transmission capaciiy and energy ihat are esseniial in mainiaining Pov',er
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regulaiirn function. shall be sizeci ai leasi 20 tr4\,ry for ihe Luzcn Grid and ai
leasi 5 h4V/ for Visayas and lrlindanao gricls in compliance wi'uh ihe obser,"ecl
frequency response characterisiic recognizecl by ihe PGC.

5.2. Provislon of Energy through Bilateral Suppty Contracts or Trading in the
WESM

Generaiion Companies may uiilize ESS for seliing power ihrough Bilaierai or
Reiail Supply Coniracts or Trading Energy in the WESM.

5.3. Manage the Penetration of Renewable Energy
Generation Companies may integrate ESS in its VRE facilities for the purpose

of mitigaiing its internriitent generation output and support the Grid in
mainiaining Porver Qualiiy and reliabiliiy The instaiiation of ESS to a Feed-in
Tariff (FlT)-eiigible VRE should not in any way increase the VRE plani's
capacity and generation entiiled io FlT. The ESS may only be charged through
the VRE facilities' ouiput.

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5.4. Auxiliary Load Management for Generation Companies
ESS when embedcied/iniegrated in the pov/er sysiem of a Generation Company
can be used to supply ic auxiliary Ioacs during hours of high demand enabling

higher cnergy dispatch.

5.5. Transmission/Distribution Facility Upgrades Deferment
ESS rvhen conneciecj io appropriate nodes may defer the need for adCitional
iransmissionidistribuiion facility upgrades by supplying the peak demand of
orid,'snd-users ihrouoh ESS.

5.0. ir"nr*,=rion cong"*stion Relief
ESS vuhen connecied to appropriate nodes can miiigate or eliminaie ihe
congesiion vyhen demand for pov/er exceeds ihe iransmission neiv'rork
capabiliiy ihat may lead to violaiion of thermal or voltage stabiliiy.

5.7. End-User Demand lt'lanagement
ESS can be used 'io manage end-user energy requirements.

5.8. Distribution Uiitiiy Demand lUlanagement
lnvoi';es ihe process of sioring energy available during ofr-peak pei'iocis, anci
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fi-.r. unouementioned purposes shall be updaied by the DOE, r,vhen it nray deem
ilEUC5>dr y.

SECTION 6. Permitting and Licensing Requirements. The following shall govern
the licensing requirements of ESS:

6.1, All ESS proponenis shall secure a CCC as a Generation Company from the
ERC pursuant io existing guidelines on licensing of generation facilities;

6.2. DUs onrning and entering into Power Supply Agreements v,.rrih ESS proponents
for ihe supply of eleciricity io its captive customers shail observe, among others.
the folloiving guidelines:

5.2.1. Market share and bilateral contract limiiations under Section 45 of the
EPIRA; and

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Compeiiiive Seleciicn Process Pclicy pursuani io ihe DOE
Department C'rcular No DC20"18-02-0003 anci other related
iss uances.

6.3. AII ESS shali comply v,riih the rules and regulations on Safeiy, Health,
Environmeniai SiandarCs anci Proper Disposal enforced

by appropriate

government agencies: anC

6.4. All ESS proponents shall secure an Envii'onmentai Compliance Ceriificaie or
any other equivaleni cjocumeni from ihe Depariment of Environmental and
Natural P'esources (DENR) and oiher requiremenis by relevant governmeni
agencies pursuani to iheir existing guidelrnes,

SECTION 7. Connection and Operational Requirements. The follorr,ring shall
govern the conneciion ancj operational requirements of ESS.

7.1. Ail ESS connecieC io ihe Transmission System shall comply wiih the
conneciion and operational requiremenis for Generation Companies pursuant
io the PGC. WESI\4 Rules and relevani Market Manuals, and oiher relevani
policies and regulaiions promulgated by ihe ERC and DCE;

7.2. All ESS connecied io the Disiribuiion Sysier-n shail conrply v,rirh ihe conneciion
and operaiicnai requii-enrenis. for EmbeoCecl Generaiion Companres, of lhe
PDC and oiher relevani pclicres and regulaiions pronrulgaied by ihe EP.C ano
DCF;

7.3. All ESS connecied io ihe Disiribuiion Sysienr and mancjated to regisier- in ihe
\A/ES\4 shall comoly v',iih ihe conneciion and operational requiremenis for
Embeio=cj Genera'iion Companies pursuani io ihe PDC, PGC, W=St'fi P.uies
and relevant N4arket N4anuals and other relevani policies and regulaiions
promulgaied by ihe ER.C ancj DOE;

7.4. All ESS conneciecj or iniending io connect io lv{icro-Grid Sysiems shall comply
vuiih conneciion and operaiional requiremenis as provided by applicable
guidelines of the ERC, and

7.5. AII ESS connecied or intenciing to conneci to Cff-Grid Areas shail comply v'riih
DCE Deparlment Circular No. DC2019-01-0001
SECTION 8. Market Registration and Participation. The follorving shall govern ihe
regisiration and participation of ESS irr the \rVESIr4:

8.1. Thefollowing ESS shall register in theWESN4 and, thereafier, be subjecied io
ceniral ciispaich by ihe SO:

8.1.1. ESS connected to ihe Transmission System;
8.1.2. ESS connected io the Disiribution System with a capacity equal to or
above the foiiowing regional thresholds:

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8.1.2.2. 5 MWforVisayas Grid; and
8.1.2.3. 5 MW for Mindanao Grid
ESS connecied io the Distribuiion Systern. nrhich has a capacity less
ihan ihe above ihreshold may regisier in ihe WESM on a voluniary
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8.3. AII ESS iniegrated in Generating Facilities of Generation Company shall be
required to have separaie registration in the WESM and shall comply with the
requirements on separate meiering and moniioring faciliiies. among oihers; and

8.4. The DCE in coordinaiion wiih the MC and SO, shall annually reviev'rthe criieria
for mandatory regrstraiion, and recommend revision as may be necessary.
SECTIOtI 9. Regulaiory Support. The ERC is hereby ciirected to assisi DCE in the
impiementaiion of this Circular, specifically:

9.1. To issue acpropriare ancl applicable cosi recovery mechanism ancj pricing
struciure, inciucling poiver deliirey charges. in consioeraiion of reciuciion in ihe
in'"'esrmeni ai:ribu'red :c Ceferred generaiicn, ii"ansmission and disiribuiion
capaciiies and esiablishmeni of ihe appropriate and applicable iesting and
accr=diiaiicn of siandai-Cs and procecjures fcr the cleploymeni of ESS;

9.2. To ensure ihe inclusion of ESS-related rules, prccedui-es, requirements, and
sianoards in ihe Open Access Transnrission Service Rules, Distribuiion Service
n ^^^ r,r,vsSS
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P.ules. AS Procurement Plan, PGC, PDC, and Philippine Small
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Crid Guicielines: arrci

9.3. To faciiiiaie ihe eniry and pariicipation of Thir-cl PaftyiPafties in ihe accreciitation
and iesiing stanciard and procedure for ESS as AS Providers.

SECTION 10. Standards and Safeiy Codes. R.ecognizing ihe necessii5t to ensure
successful ancj safe cleployment of ESS, the Professional Regulatory Commission,
DENR, Deparlrnent of Labor anci Employment, ihe Deparlment of Trade and lndusiryBureau of Prociuci Siandards, other relevant government agencies and concerned
stakeholders shall be sought io cievelop or inrprove standards and safei5r cocies for
ESS iechnologies or options/scenarios ar.railable for ESS installation, and occupational
safety and health standards.

SECTION 11. Proper Disposal and Recycling of ESS. ESS proponents are
mandated to rec5i6ls and properly dispose ESS facitities and components in
compliance nrith the DENR Administrative Order no. 2013-22 or other related
issuances pursuant io the R.A. No. 6969, othentrise known as the "Toxic Substances
and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990".

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SECTION 12. Repealing Clause. Noihing rn this Circular-shall be consirued as to
amend. supersecje, or repeal an5z 3ithe mechanism or instiiuiions already existing or
responsibiliiies already allocaied and provided for under any existing law, rule, or
contract.

SECTION 13. Separabitity Clause. If any section or provision of this Circular is
declared unconsiiiuiional or rnvalid, ihe other parts or proi.risions hereof v,rhich are noi
affecied ihereby shall ccniinue io be in full foi-ce and ef,eci.

SECTION 14. Effectivity. This Circular shall take effeci immediately after iis
publication in irrrro (2) nev'rspapers of general circulaiion, and copies of ihis Circulai'
shali be fileci tryith ihe Universiiy of the Philippines Lavu Center-Crfice of the National
Admin'siraiive Regisler.

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