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PT_BR 
You Brazilian consumers who intend to install solar energy systems in the distributed micro and minigeneration before the changes to the rules approved by the National Congress, he has, from today (06), exactly three months to move forward with your projects.
This is because the Law 14,300, published in January this year, established a transition period which guarantees until 2045 the maintenance of current rules to consumers who request the access opinion of own solar energy generation systems until January 6, 2023.
After this date, to the new connections will have a gradual and staggered charge regarding the energy injected into the grid electrical. A change caused one consumer races looking for access opinions on their projects throughout this year.
This Tuesday (04), the Solar Channel published a report showing, in fact, that the number of photovoltaic systems installed in the DG (centralized generation) segment in 2022 is already the largest in history in a single year, largely because of Law 14,300.
For the coming months, ABSOLAR (Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy) projects that the sector will become even more heated for the small and medium-sized segment.
According to the entity, from January to August 2022, more than 382.7 thousand new photovoltaic systems were connected to the grid, an increase of more than 57% compared to the 243.6 thousand added in the same period last year.
Law 14,300: pay attention to the deadline!
Bernardo Marangon, director of Exata Energia and a professional with experience in energy generation projects, warns consumers interested in remaining within the current rules of the importance of not wasting any more time.
“Anyone who does not ask for an access opinion and does not pursue it as soon as possible may end up losing the opportunity to remain within the current rules and lose profitability,” he said.
According to him, this happens because orders that are made at short notice run the risk of having a problem that forces the consumer to restart the process, culminating in the loss of the advantages of the current rule.
“Anyone who orders very close to the deadline will follow the energy distributor’s process. So, for example, if you ask for a 5 MW access opinion and it is not approved, will you change and ask for a 2.5 MW one? It may not be possible anymore”, he highlighted.
