{
  "dataset": "Cebu Electricity Rate Series (VECO ₱/kWh) — monthly billing cycles",
  "slug": "cebu-electricity-rate",
  "url": "https://liveinph.com/data/cebu-electricity-rate",
  "asOf": "2026-06",
  "temporalCoverage": "2025-02/2026-06",
  "spatialCoverage": "Cebu, Philippines",
  "source": "https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/visayan-electric-announces-sharp-power-rate-hike-for-june-what-it-means-for-your-monthly-bill",
  "sourceLabel": "SunStar Cebu, 2026-06-28 (named secondary — see verificationNote)",
  "methodology": "https://liveinph.com/methodology",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "LiveInPH — https://liveinph.com",
  "limitations": [
    "All-in residential rate; specific bills vary with consumption tier and bracket.",
    "Observed billing cycles only — not every calendar month is sampled.",
    "Rate moves monthly with WESM; treat the latest point as the current cycle."
  ],
  "columns": [
    "period",
    "rate_php_per_kwh",
    "confidence",
    "source"
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "period": "2025-02",
      "rate_php_per_kwh": 11.13,
      "confidence": "high",
      "source": "https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2025/02/18/2422327"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-08",
      "rate_php_per_kwh": 11.6,
      "confidence": "high",
      "source": "https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2025/08/18/2466348"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-09",
      "rate_php_per_kwh": 12.51,
      "confidence": "high",
      "source": "https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/visayan-electric-hikes-rates-for-septemberoctober-billing"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10",
      "rate_php_per_kwh": 11.51,
      "confidence": "high",
      "source": "https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2025/10/23/2481916"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-01",
      "rate_php_per_kwh": 11.72,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "source": "https://www.facebook.com/newslinephilippines/posts/1478282417638159/"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-02",
      "rate_php_per_kwh": 12.79,
      "confidence": "high",
      "source": "https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2026/02/17/2508611/group-flags-power-rate-hikes-urges-efficiency-reforms"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-03",
      "rate_php_per_kwh": 12.36,
      "confidence": "high",
      "source": "https://www.visayanelectric.com/post/visayan-electric-optimizes-supply-strategy-to-cushion-impact-on-april-power-rates"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-04",
      "rate_php_per_kwh": 12.57,
      "confidence": "high",
      "source": "https://www.visayanelectric.com/post/visayan-electric-optimizes-supply-strategy-to-cushion-impact-on-april-power-rates"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-05",
      "rate_php_per_kwh": 12.88,
      "confidence": "high",
      "source": "https://www.visayanelectric.com/post/visayan-electric-keeps-may-rate-increase-moderate-amid-fuel-cost-pressures-and-grid-alerts"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-06",
      "rate_php_per_kwh": 13.74,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "source": "https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/visayan-electric-announces-sharp-power-rate-hike-for-june-what-it-means-for-your-monthly-bill"
    }
  ]
}