The "new" need: energy management

The "new" need: energy management

With the more complex electricity sector rules in Brazil, there is a need for companies and institutions to discover how to achieve and maintain a competitive cost of electricity consumption.

• New run-of-river hydroelectric plants
  
  ONS (National System Operator) management of power plants dispatch has become more dependent on thermal plants (and more expensive) 
   
• Wind and solar sources 
  
  Gaining expression in the country's matrix, a new technical and cost challenge arises for the operation of the national system, due to its intermittency & the duck curve
   
• Hourly Spot
  
  The new hourly spot brought a new reference, replacing the traditional weekly. The intensity of short-term price changes (volatility) increases. 
   
• Gas to mitigate cost risks
  
  Selected activities, which can be run on gas, have the potential to reduce costs in situations of high electricity prices. 
   
• Demand control 
  
  To avoid payments for demands that, although occur very few times per month, account for high costs in the monthly bill presented by the concessionaire. 
   
• Choosing the most appropriate rates
  
  The demand billing varies and, potentially, a lot, according to the chosen contractual rate schedule (wire fees).
   
• Hourly consumption control 
  
  What is the profile of viable energy use that will result in a more competitive energy cost? 

Considering all these variables is a good start to build a competitive strategy.