In power, microgrid: the portion of the non-bypassable charge passed on and collected from all end-users on a monthly basis by the DUs pursuant to Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the “Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001”, a portion of which is allocated for the provision of integrated power generation and distribution services in unserved areas and underserved areas not connected to the grid or within a franchise area where the distributions system is not connected to the grid [Section 4(u), Microgrid Systems Act of 2022; Section 4.28 of DOE Department Circular No. DC2022-05-0017, Rules and Regulations to Implement Republic Act No. 11646 (Microgrid Systems Act)]
Note: Under the IRR, the term is written as “Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification (UC-ME)”. Under the IRR, “Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the ‘Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001′” is written as “RA 9136”.