After demonstrations, CPFL and RGE commit to evaluating rejections due to flow inversion

As demonstrations held last Friday (1st) by professionals in the solar energy sector at the headquarters of CPFL, in Campinas (SP), and RGE, in São Leopoldo (RS), against the rejection of GD (distributed generation) projects due to flow inversion, had an effect.

At the end of each event, directors of the two dealerships met with representatives of Solar Alliance – formed by RING (National Clean Energy Institute) and by MSL (Free Solar Movement) – to hear the sector’s demands. 

In both cases, a letter was delivered reinforcing the request for distributors to start respecting the regulatory standards in force in the country, especially Art. 73 of the Resolution 1.000/21 da ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency). 

This article determines that electricity distributors must present consumers whose requests for connection to DG (distributed generation) systems are rejected due to flow inversion, with a study offering options for the connection to be made and guaranteeing the consumer's right to generate their own energy. 

Meeting at CPFL 

At CPFL headquarters, where more than 1,2 people participated in the protest, it was agreed that the distributor will receive from Aliança Solar a dossier with dozens of projects rejected due to flow reversal to be analyzed again.

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CPFL agreed to receive the document by Wednesday (6) and provide feedback on these requests within ten calendar days, according to Anderson Mendonça, president of the Frente Paulista de Geração Distribuída.

It was also agreed to deliver a memorandum with suggestions to be followed by CPFL, including the requirement that all rejections due to flow inversion contain the signature of a technical manager from the concessionaire itself.

Another request was the creation of a specific communication channel with integrators, focused exclusively on issues related to rejections due to flow inversion. 

“Today, if a client has their project rejected, they don’t know who to talk to. When they file a complaint with the ombudsman, they are not given a solution to the problem. Based on what we discussed, we have good expectations for progress, but we still need to see if this will be achieved,” said Mendonça. 

Still regarding the meeting held in Campinas (SP), Heber Galarce, president of INEL, highlighted that CPFL directors were willing to resolve the impasses.

According to him, the segment's main concern was raised at the meeting: the large increase in flow inversion situations without adequate technical justifications on the part of the concessionaire. 

Galarce noted that directors were told that the solar sector is concerned about the increase in rejections due to flow reversal, often without adequate technical justifications.

“Representing INEL, I emphasized that Law 14.300/2022 must be complied with and that measures to limit access to distributed generation cannot be adopted arbitrarily and without technical explanation,” he said. 

The president of INEL also commented that a suggestion from the institute was accepted to hold a qualified discussion forum with the aim of guaranteeing the “coexistence of GD in the new model for renewing concessions (of distributors)”, he revealed. 

“The solar energy sector, especially DG, has recently been participating in public policies and regulatory discussions with greater political quality and has always been very reactive, which has been costly. We need to anticipate and be proactive,” he said. 

Meeting at RGE

At RGE headquarters, where around 600 protesters were present on the day of the event, the concessionaire committed to evaluating the creation of a dialogue channel to address the sector's demands during the meeting with professionals from Aliança Solar.

A series of claims were also presented to the distributor based on the items in Law 14.300/22, such as:

• The availability of the complete preliminary study for article 73 of REN 1.000;
• Sending a preliminary technical responsibility note for technical studies in cases of flow inversion;
• The end of “unfair competition” through subsidiaries.

The Rio Grande do Sul concessionaire agreed to respond to the demands presented by the photovoltaic sector within a short period of time, although without a set date.

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