Evaluating Public Policies for Fair Social Tariffs of Electricity in Brazil by Using an Economic Market Model

Evaluating Public Policies for Fair Social Tariffs of Electricity in Brazil by Using an Economic Market Model

This paper presents an evaluation of public policies for fare social tariffs of electricity in Brazil by using an economic model of the electricity market (TAROT-Optimized Tariff) that represents the regulated market of distribution of electrical energy. It was considered the scenario of an increasi...

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Main Authors: Leticia dos Santos Benso Maciel, Benedito Donizeti Bonatto, Hector Arango, Lucas Gustavo Arango
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
social electricity tariff
gini index
energy policy
economic market model
smart market
energy poverty
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/18/4811
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spelling doaj-9a7865aec02c4787b2157a69b9759fc02020-11-25T03:06:34ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-09-01134811481110.3390/en13184811Evaluating Public Policies for Fair Social Tariffs of Electricity in Brazil by Using an Economic Market ModelLeticia dos Santos Benso Maciel0Benedito Donizeti Bonatto1Hector Arango2Lucas Gustavo Arango3ISEE-Institute of Electrical Systems and Energy, Federal University of Itajuba, Itajuba MG 37500-903, BrazilISEE-Institute of Electrical Systems and Energy, Federal University of Itajuba, Itajuba MG 37500-903, BrazilISEE-Institute of Electrical Systems and Energy, Federal University of Itajuba, Itajuba MG 37500-903, BrazilISEE-Institute of Electrical Systems and Energy, Federal University of Itajuba, Itajuba MG 37500-903, BrazilThis paper presents an evaluation of public policies for fare social tariffs of electricity in Brazil by using an economic model of the electricity market (TAROT-Optimized Tariff) that represents the regulated market of distribution of electrical energy. It was considered the scenario of an increasing number of prosumers (residential consumers who self-generate energy) in two of the five major regions of Brazil which have quite different socioeconomic characteristics. However, the current electricity regulation is the same for all concessionaires. In this work a new public policy is proposed, allowing the use of regulation in a different way aiming for a best result for Brazil and particularly for the poor population that today are not able to enjoy the benefits of electricity due to high tariff values. It is also discussed how this can contribute in a positive way to improve the income distribution in these regions, which is evaluated by using the GINI index.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/18/4811social electricity tariffgini indexenergy policyeconomic market modelsmart marketenergy poverty
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author Leticia dos Santos Benso Maciel
Benedito Donizeti Bonatto
Hector Arango
Lucas Gustavo Arango
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Benedito Donizeti Bonatto
Hector Arango
Lucas Gustavo Arango
Evaluating Public Policies for Fair Social Tariffs of Electricity in Brazil by Using an Economic Market Model
Energies
social electricity tariff
gini index
energy policy
economic market model
smart market
energy poverty
author_facet Leticia dos Santos Benso Maciel
Benedito Donizeti Bonatto
Hector Arango
Lucas Gustavo Arango
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title Evaluating Public Policies for Fair Social Tariffs of Electricity in Brazil by Using an Economic Market Model
title_short Evaluating Public Policies for Fair Social Tariffs of Electricity in Brazil by Using an Economic Market Model
title_full Evaluating Public Policies for Fair Social Tariffs of Electricity in Brazil by Using an Economic Market Model
title_fullStr Evaluating Public Policies for Fair Social Tariffs of Electricity in Brazil by Using an Economic Market Model
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating Public Policies for Fair Social Tariffs of Electricity in Brazil by Using an Economic Market Model
title_sort evaluating public policies for fair social tariffs of electricity in brazil by using an economic market model
publisher MDPI AG
series Energies
issn 1996-1073
publishDate 2020-09-01
description This paper presents an evaluation of public policies for fare social tariffs of electricity in Brazil by using an economic model of the electricity market (TAROT-Optimized Tariff) that represents the regulated market of distribution of electrical energy. It was considered the scenario of an increasing number of prosumers (residential consumers who self-generate energy) in two of the five major regions of Brazil which have quite different socioeconomic characteristics. However, the current electricity regulation is the same for all concessionaires. In this work a new public policy is proposed, allowing the use of regulation in a different way aiming for a best result for Brazil and particularly for the poor population that today are not able to enjoy the benefits of electricity due to high tariff values. It is also discussed how this can contribute in a positive way to improve the income distribution in these regions, which is evaluated by using the GINI index.
topic social electricity tariff
gini index
energy policy
economic market model
smart market
energy poverty
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/18/4811
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