Mercado livre de energia: estudo de viabilidade técnica econômica para migração de empresa consumidora de energia no Paraná

Abstract

The Free Energy Market allows consumers to negotiate prices and conditions for electricity contracting directly with their suppliers in the Free Contracting Environment (ACL). With the recent updates of the minimum criteria for migration, the number of potentially free consumers seeking to migrate from the Regulated Contracting Environment (ACR) to the ACL due to its benefits has increased. This work presents the economic technical feasibility study for the migration of an energy consuming company in Paraná to the Free Energy Market and can be used as support material to assist companies in their decision making, serving as a model for consumers who want to understand their eligibility for access to the ACL. In addition to the study of a real case, hypothetical scenarios will be analyzed based on the proposal of market opening proposal for this segment. The content developed in this work aims to provide the necessary literature só that the reader can have access in a systematic way to the main concepts to be considered for entry into the Brazilian Free Energy Market, and to have in hand a methodology that can be followed to become a free consumer.