Smart Grid Implementation in Brazil Must Focus on Consumer Behavior and Markets, Regulation, and Energetic Mix Availability

Abstract

In Brazil, although some critical components are already monitored, such as interface audit meters as well as large customers meters, the data analyses are not systematic nor in real time for all dealers. In the best of cases, when some kind of accounting science is applied to this information, this knowledge becomes sectored and used to support a business segment. Therefore, sensing, metering, data presentation, and their systematic usage, including simulation environment, tests, business intelligence reports, and electricity quality, need a business (re)organization to go through this focus. An evaluation of the Brazilian market was done, considering the up-to-date interna‐ tional experiences and running local pilots, specially built to demonstrate the domestic consumption, as a case studies, and the required evolution of systems and strategies to move on to this historical moment of development and reorganization of the energy market as well as the legislation/regulation. Metering possibilities are presented to improve smart grid implementation goals, recognizing customers' profiles, promoting innovative products and business.