Analysis of the Electrical Energy Losses Structure

Abstract

The development of infrastructure in any city is based primarily on the rapid growth of electricity supply. Losses in electrical networks are inevitable. Their proper accounting is important for both network organizations and consumers to make correct settlements. Electric grid companies regulate the loss rates of their electric networks depending on the planned consumption. At the same time, the structure of losses is heterogeneous: all electricity losses can be divided into technological losses, losses for the own needs of grid companies, and commercial losses. It is commercial losses that are usually the subject of disputes when a commercial relationship arises between a network power supply organization and a consumer. This paper analyzes the structure of losses on the example of the power grid company Gelendzhik Electric Grid. The identified structure of losses (technological losses, losses for own resources, commercial losses) allows us to analyze and plan measures that will generally bring the losses of the power grid company to the normalized indicator. The analysis concluds that all parties of the retail electricity market are interested in fighting losses: both companies that supply electricity, including transport companies, and consumers (individuals and legal entities).