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Association of Southern Tagalog Electric Cooperatives, Inc., et al. (ASTEC) vs. Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)

ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN TAGALOG ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, INC. (ASTEC), BATANGAS I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (BATELEC 1), QUEZON I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (QUEZELCO I) and QUEZON II ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (QUEZELCO II), Petitioners, versus ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. x-------------------------------------------------------------------------x CENTRAL LUZON ELECTRIC COOPERATiVES ASSOCIATION, INC. (CLECA) and PAMPANGA RURAL ELECTRIC SERVICE COOPERATIVE, INC. (PRESCO), Petitioners, versus ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 192117 and G.R. No. 192118 | 2012-09-18

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D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court. The petition assails the 23 December 2008 Decision and 26 April 2010 Resolution of the Court of Appeals in the consolidated cases, including CA-G.R. SP Nos. 99249 and 99253. The Court of Appeals affirmed the Orders of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) directing various rural electric cooperatives to refund their over-recoveries arising from the implementation of the Purchased Power Adjustment (PPA) Clause under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7832 or the Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission...