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The "white tariff" can cheapen between 10% and 20% the cost of energy Photo: Gustavo Stephan / 21.10.2014
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The National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) approved on Tuesday rules to apply lower tariffs for electricity outside the peak hours. The measure has been dubbed a "white tariff" and can cheapen between 10% and 20% the cost of energy over the conventional tariff.
The white tariff will be offered to consumer units that are serviced at low voltage. As of January 1, 2018, all distributors in the country will have to comply with requests for adhesion to the white tariff of new connections and consumers with a monthly average of over 500 kWh. By 2019, units with an average consumption of over 250 kWh / month and, in 2020, for low voltage consumers, regardless of consumption. The white tariff does not apply to residential consumers classified as low income, beneficiaries of discounts provided by law, and to street lighting.
The new table reduces consumption outside of peak hours, but increases the collection in the times of greater consumption. According to Aneel, the peak consumer or intermediary schedule lasts for five hours throughout the day, and the amount charged more depends on each concessionaire.
The so-called peak time has a duration of three hours, always in the night period. The intermediary will always be one hour before and one hour after the peak time. These ranges vary for each of the 63 distributors in the country. The division for the three consumption bands will be valid only for business days. During the weekends, you will always be charged for the off-peak value, ie cheaper.
The white tariff is not recommended if the consumption is higher in peak and intermediate periods and there is no possibility of transferring the use of this electric energy for the off-peak consumption period. To be sure of your profile, the consumer must compare their accounts with the application of the two tariffs. According to Aneel, the objective of the white tariff is to encourage the shift of energy consumption to off-peak hours, when the transmission network, for example, operates with idle capacity.
To adhere to the white tariff, consumers must formalize their option with the distributor. Those who do not opt for this modality will continue to be charged by the current system.
Source: Extra
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