SB 2474

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Sep 21, 2026

System Loss Charges Abolition Act

An Act Relieving the Consumers from the Payment of System Loss Charge, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9136, Otherwise Known as the 'electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001', as Amended

In plain language

The bill would stop utilities from adding a “system loss” fee to electricity bills and make those losses the utilities’ own cost, while also setting penalties for officials who keep charging it.

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Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

SB 2486· Filed Sep 21, 2026
System Loss Charge Removal Act
FiledSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero
HB 10853· Filed Aug 20, 2026
An Act Removing Systems Losses as a Separate Component of Electricity Bills, Empowering the Energy Regulatory Commission to Determine the Costs That May Be Recovered as Part of Distribution Service, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9136, Otherwise Known as the “electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001”
Pending with the Committee on ENERGY since 2026-08-25Rep. Eduardo Jr. R. Rama
HB 10795· Filed Aug 13, 2026
An Act Removing System Loss Charges from the Electricity Rates Borne by End-Users Amending Sections 4, 36 and 43(F) of Republic Act No. 9136, Otherwise Known as the “electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001”
Pending with the Committee on ENERGY since 2026-08-24Rep. Jonathan Keith T. Flores
HB 10819· Filed Aug 17, 2026
An Act Removing Systems Loss as a Separate Component of Electricity Bills, Limiting Recovery of Costs and Promoting Accountability of Distribution Utilities, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9136, Otherwise Known as the “electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001”
Pending with the Committee on ENERGY since 2026-08-24Rep. Nicanor M. Briones
HB 6976· Filed Dec 18, 2025
An Act Prohibiting Private Electric Utilities from Collecting System Losses from the Consumers and Reducing the Cap of Recoverable System Losses of Rural Electric Cooperatives to a Maximum of Five Percent (5%), Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7832, as Amended and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on ENERGY since 2025-12-22Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla +2

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SBN-2474 · Sources: BatasWatch