ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DA VIABILIDADE DE ADESÃO DA TARIFA BRANCA PARA SUBGRUPOS DE CONSUMIDORES B1, B2 E B3 DE ENERGIA ELÉTRICA

Abstract

In many parts of the world, the concerns with the supply of electricity and the consequences regarding environmental issues related with greenhouse gas emissions have arouse the adoption of governmental policies which encourage a foreseen increase of renewable energy sources. As a result, renewable energy sources have shown a fast growth in production of electricity, by 2,8% a year between 2010 and 2040. After the renewable generation, Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy will be sources of fast growth. Once electric systems are always subject to possible contingents, it is of pivotal importance that they are capable of operating in a way of providing the highest reliability level desired by consumers of electricity. Within this context, the aim of this work is to present the regulatory structure and accession technical to the white fare. Bibliographic research and case study techniques were used to simulate consumer load curves classified in group B, subgroup B1, B2 and B3 with the exception of the low income and SMC category. The research establishes the comparison of white fare and conventional tariffs, seeking to situate the feasibility of choosing the current tariffs. Finally, the work presents the energy consumption behavior of each subgroup of group B, the consumer modulation capacity and the application of the tariff to residential and commercial consumers, in order to get the economic comparative analyzes already exposed. In a more in-depth analysis of the results, it appears that if consumers practiced really effective load modulation, only the discounts offered are not enough to choose their daily routine. Keywords – Tariff Flags. Energy consumption. Energy efficiency.