Análise técnica e econômica da migração de uma empresa da região sudoeste para o mercado livre de energia elétrica

Abstract

In 2004, with the implementation of the New Brazilian Electricity Sector Model (SEB), the commercialization of electric energy in the National Interconnected System (SIN) was divided into two environments: the Regulated Contracting Environment (ACR) and the Free Contracting Environment (ACL). Given the high electricity prices in the captive market, this study conducted a technical and economic analysis of the migration of a company from the southeastern region to the free energy market, simulating and comparing costs between the two environments during the years 2020 and 2021, a period that included a consumption decline due to a water shortage. The results indicated that if the migration had occurred during the analyzed period, the company would have reduced electricity costs by 37%, despite the atypical scenario mentioned.