O CPFL Group accepted again solar energy projects of up to 75 kW of power (distributed microgeneration) after a series of rejections occurred with the justification that the installation of new plants was causing a reversal in flow from the Web.
A information was shared by ABSOLAR (Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association) on its social networks. According to the entity, the return of approval of requests covers all dealership distributors, such as CPFL Paulista, Piratininga, RGE, among others.
According to Bárbara Rubim, vice president of distributed generation at ABSOLAR, recommendation to professionals who had their requests of connection denied previously by the CPFL Group is send them again for approval.
“Our fight (of ABSOLAR and other entities in the solar sector) does not stop here. We will continue to act (in Brasília) to reverse all cases of flow inversion, especially in other distributors that maintain this stance,” she said.
Flow reversal
The inversion of flow in the electrical energy distribution network occurs when the amount of electrical energy injected, coming from distributed generation, is greater than the demand of consumers connected to that same network, which can cause overload, voltage imbalance and interruptions in the supply of electricity. electricity.
However, what started to happen in the country in recent months was that a series of distributors began to impose limits on energy injection for the consumer, under the allegation that the measure is necessary to overcome the problems that could be caused by the reversal of power flow.
In their provisions, the energy distributors relied on Article 73 of the Resolution 1.000 of the ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) which says: “If the new connection or increase in injected power from microgeneration or distributed minigeneration implies inversion of the power flow at the distributor's transformation station or at the feeder's circuit breaker, the distributor must carry out studies to identify viable options that eliminate such inversion”.
The first concessionaire to prohibit connection requests based on legislation was Cemig. After this, a cascading effect occurred and caused other companies to adopt the same stance, as was the case with the CPFL Group. See the video below:
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I had to take legal action against CPFL. Since February I requested the installation of a 75k transformer in the rural area and my property does not have a new connection. They keep stalling and now they won't send the extra cost of the transformer because the rural area is free up to 50k. Above 50 they ask for help with the cost. It's been 3 months and it's absurd and disrespectful. CPFL should be removed from the distributor concession here in the state of São Paulo. There are many complaints. Their phones can never provide information because when you say the problem is like I called today because I installed my house here in the city and they continue to charge for consumption and some kind of water shortage, even though I no longer depend on their energy. It's high time for the Public Ministry to take a position.
As a solar integrator, I am experiencing this problem in Minas Gerais, more precisely in the city of Três Pontas, where Cemig had the nerve to allow an ongrid plant to inject only from 19pm to 5am claiming flow reversal. I hope that soon Cemig will also be able to review this policy and release the plant to operate.
Every project created and approved by the government. When it starts to generate savings for the consumer, we have problems. It was like that with alcohol-powered vehicles at the beginning, with gas-powered vehicles, and we will probably have problems with electronic vehicles. When the population embraces a project that seems to be good, someone shows up to try to get in the way. I hope CPFL's management is fair and doesn't think about making it difficult for consumers who want to renew. Best regards.
Very good news.