First, a minor clarification: In my column this past Saturday, I described the occasion being marked by an event hosted by Xen Energy Systems Inc. (XESI) and RCBC Bank on Thursday as the formal approval by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the implementation of the Kuryentxt Prepaid Electricity service for customers of the Boheco II and Batelec I electric cooperatives in Bohol and Batangas, which was not a strictly accurate explanation of the ERC’s action. In fact, the approval granted by the ERC was an extension of the provisional authority by which the two cooperatives were able to “soft launch” live tests of the system for about 300 customers in their respective areas. The new authority is not ERC’s final approval of the system, but rather an extension of the provisional authority for three years, which allows the cooperatives to expand the prepaid program throughout their service areas at their own discretion.