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Energy in Brazil: incorrect measurement and billing The monthly electricity bill sent by concessionaires to customers (regulated and deregulated) is segmented by peak and off-peak. The measurement is made considering the times officially designated as peak and off-peak. However, in the real world, peak and off-peak have changed, and a lot. Previously, peak was a 3-hour..
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Energy Think Tank (Brazil) Selected entrepreneurial opportunities in the energy sector are quite "mature". They involve saving costs for the consumer and for the electricity sector as a whole. And, mainly, using widely tested and approved technologies. The most important aspect is the entrepreneurial spirit that needs to "emerge" to "make it happen". ..
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Energy and exchange rate (Brazil) Investments in the production chain of the electricity sector are strongly linked to the Dollar. Historically, they are referred to as Dollar/GW installed in generation, transmission and distribution. Thus, the cost incurred in delivering energy to consumers – industrial, commercial, institutional and residential – is linked to the Dollar. The..
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Energy: who is the biggest consumer in Brazil? This question arouses our curiosity, of course! In Brazil the biggest consumer is called "CAT" – the nick name for power theft which in the technical jargon is known as "non technical losses".. And by far! THE CAT is, objectively, a criminal, who has lived in broad daylight for many decades. It can only be like this..
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A major China-based wind turbine manufacturer confirmed it has an agreement with a Brazilian energy company to install its equipment for the first time in Latin America. Mingyang, the largest […]
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Drought and electricity prices (Brazil) This is a recurring theme in my posts, as the chances of a drought occurring are increasing according to assessments by the main climate analysts in Brazil. Faced with this increasingly strong possibility, I launch a challenge for corporate and institutional energy consumers: what actions are being taken to mitigate this risk? Those who approach..
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