Estudo de caso: migração de um consumidor para o mercado livre de energia

Abstract

Electricity costs represent a significant portion of expenses for companies, both in the commercial and industrial sectors. These expenses directly impact the production process and, consequently, the final price passed on to the consumer. In order to reduce these costs, companies have been looking for alternatives to optimize and reduce energy consumption, such as the adoption of more technological and efficient equipment, changes in production schedules, and the implementation of solar panels. One solution that stands out is to join the free energy market, which allows consumers the opportunity to freely choose their energy supplier, negotiate prices, supply periods, among other aspects. A major milestone in the electricity sector, known as market opening, established by Ordinance 50/2022 of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, allows all companies in group A to participate in the free energy market, even those with demand below 500 kW. The present work aims to carry out an economic feasibility study for a medium-sized company, belonging to group A, with demand below 500KW. All the steps necessary to complete the migration to the free energy market will be presented. The results were satisfactory, providing significant savings compared to the captive market. The analysis showed a monthly saving of approximately R$18,039.47, which represents a saving of around 26%. These results highlight the benefits that the free energy market has to provide for the industrial and commercial sectors.