Diagnosis of the Energy Regulatory Scenario with Emphasis on Smart Energy

Patricia Stefan de Carvalho, Julio Cezar Mairesse Siluk, Henrique Luís Sauer Oliveira, Vinicius Jacques Garcia, Jones Luís Schaefer, Ricardo Augusto Cassel and José Renes Pinheiro
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Patricia Stefan de Carvalho: Department of Production and Systems, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
Julio Cezar Mairesse Siluk: Department of Production and Systems, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
Henrique Luís Sauer Oliveira: Department of Production and Systems, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
Vinicius Jacques Garcia: Department of Production and Systems, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
Jones Luís Schaefer: Production and Systems Engineering Graduate Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Paraná, 80215-901, Brazil
Ricardo Augusto Cassel: Department of Production and Transport Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Rio Grande do Sul 90035-190, Brazil
José Renes Pinheiro: Department of Electric Power Processing, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2024, vol. 14, issue 2, 11-26

Abstract: The energy management system has evolved into a digitized and autonomous environment, where consumers can manage their own generation, consumption and storage through virtual environments. Smart Energy (SE) understands this decentralized energy management by streamlining and helping in this matter, however, there is a need to regulate this scenario. Considering that the electric energy sector has a solid regulation, efforts need to be concentrated to adapt it to a model that emphasizes the SE and everything that it proposes. Therefore, the objective of this article is to propose a diagnosis of the current energy regulatory scenario directed to the SE. Through a focus group, experts from the energy sector contributed with opinions on the subject for the construction of a Current Reality Tree (CRT), which aimed to identify the root causes that affect and limit the energy regulation scenario SE-oriented. The current situation of this scenario was analyzed and what can be changed. 38 actions that contribute to the development and propagation of SE were suggested. These actions are guiding ways to regulate and enable the regulatory environment to support the insertion of technologies related to the theme.

Keywords: Smart Energy; Energy Cloud; Energy Regulation; Current Reality Tree (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K32 P28 P48 Q42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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