System loss, which accounts for about 5% of a Meralco bill, includes electricity lost to illegal connections and metering errors. The key question legislators need to answer is who will absorb the cost instead.

System loss, which accounts for about 5% of a Meralco bill, includes electricity lost to illegal connections and metering errors. The key question legislators need to answer is…

'System loss is not unique to any distribution utility but is a common operational aspect of the delivery of electricity,' Meralco says in a statement, adding that its system loss…