O livre comércio de energia no Brasil: estudo de caso.

Abstract

On the year 2004 a great reformulation on the brazilian electrical sector ocurred, the objective was to make the energy market more robust and competitive. Institutions were created to regulate and monitor the system, granting reliability and fixed rates for energy commercialization. Another advance was the implementation of two environments of contracting, captive and free, the second one being destinated to clients with great power demand. On the Free Contracting Environment (ACL) the consumers may acquire energy directly from the generation agents, not being exposed to rate increases and additionals of rate flags. With the migration from the Regulated Contracting Environment (ACR) to the ACL, the consumer expects to reduce his expenses with electrical energy making his products more competitive. But before the migration it is necessary to perform a study of the electrical bills, for there are cases in which it is best for the consumer to remain on the ACR. This paper seeks to present the operation and the costs associated with the free and captive energy market, seeking to compare if the migration may generate profit for the consumer. In the final part of the work a case study is carried out using data from a food industry located in the state of Paraíba. This will apply all the content presented and verify that the migration from ACR pro ACL will bring advantages.