Electric energy acquisition model in the free energy market for public administration

Abstract

The objective of this article is to demonstrate the electric energy acquisition model in the free contracting environment (ACL), pointing out possibilities of financial and non-financial gains that public administration bodies can earn if they migrate to ACL, also known in Brazil, as a free energy market. The research method was a case study. The public financial institution, object of research. it was the first public administration body to acquire energy in the ACL through a bidding process. The free energy market offers the possibility of exchanging a high expense for a lower cost, with a significant reduction and with environmental gains with the purchase of energy from a renewable source. Because it is a high-risk market, public administration bodies have difficulties in being able to buy energy at the right time, through a bidding process, that is, there is an operational difficulty in matching the moment of purchase with the best price on the market. The institution managed to acquire electricity from renewable sources for 24 consumer units distributed in all submarkets, obtaining considerable savings. This work intends to demonstrate the methodology used by the institution and the results achieved, with the possibility of replication in the public administration.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/methofocusinterv1-016