Department of Energy(DOE)

December 27, 2023 Dear Harry King Avenido, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 26, 2023 08:00:18 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for LPG vs Electric Heating. Response to Request Dear Mr. Avenido: Under Republic Act No. 11285 or the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC) Act, its implementing rules and regulations, and its governing memorandum circular MC2020-05-0001, energy-intensive entities under the commercial, industrial, and transport sectors are enjoined to submit their energy consumption to the DOE via the DOE DE Online Submission Portal. DEs are to be classified based on the current minimum threshold of 100,000 kilowatt-hour. Their consumption involves all types of fuels including transport fuels, fuels used in electricity generation, and in their respective production lines, and electricity consumption. In this regard, the DOE only has a repository of consumption for DEs. No study has yet been conducted regarding the comparison of the use of LPG versus Electric Heating. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla, [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Energy Utilization Management Bureau FOI Receiving Officer