DOE issues 203 show-cause orders to noncompliant power firms

The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued 203 show-cause orders to power generation companies nationwide for failing to submit mandatory self-assessment reports meant to monitor plant reliability and outages.

During a media briefing on Monday, DOE legal officer Gabriel Corpuz said the agency had served 174 show-cause orders to on-grid power generators and another 29 to off-grid facilities, with the notices issued on a per-plant basis.

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The orders stemmed from noncompliance with the requirements under Department Circular 2026-02-0006, which directed generation companies to submit annual self-assessment forms by March 31. The DOE later extended the deadline to April 24.

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Corpuz clarified, however, that the issuance of a show-cause order does not automatically mean a power plant was responsible for forced outages, recurring capacity issues or deratings.

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Rather, he said, the notices were issued solely because the facilities failed to submit the required documents within the prescribed period.

“So, based on the submission, if they comply with the submission, the DOE will still have to assess their submissions and determine if there are violations. And that’s when the DOE will determine if there’s a penalty, the generation companies will be penalized,” Corpuz said.

Possible penalties range from warnings and administrative fines to the suspension or revocation of certificates of compliance or certificates of endorsement, depending on the findings of the investigation. INQ

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