Is Renewable Energy The Solution? Russia-Ukraine War Causes Electricity Prices To Soar With Coal Up 103% Amid Water Crisis. Even With The Green Flag, Your Electricity Bill Is Already Set To Increase In 2022!

The War Between Russia and Ukraine Makes Commodities Unstable and the Price of Coal Rises 103% in Just One Year. Brent Oil Also Has Variations, Having 50% in Accumulated 52 Weeks. This Happens Due to Lack of Market Stocks and Low Productivity of the Institution in Light of the End of Partnerships Made with the Russians. The Offshore Industry Cannot Meet the Demand Expected by the Market. 

The Water Crisis Is Also a Frequent Problem That Directly Impacts Brazil’s Energy Matrix. The Situation Is So Concerning That, Since 2021, Even Before the War, Jair Bolsonaro’s Government Would Have Created the Scarcity Flag. Both the Hydroelectric Sector and the Coal-Burning Sector Are Facing Stagnation, Which Causes Developing Countries Like Brazil and Argentina to Face High Inflation in Energy, with Increases Above Normal. The Electricity Bill and Energy in Brazil Are Also Affected by Conflicts Between Russia and Ukraine.

 Even the United States Could Not Escape the Crisis Left by the War Between Russia and Ukraine: Joe Biden Rolled Back the Sanctions Imposed by Trump on Venezuela by Stating That Americans and the European Union (EU) Could Buy Oil from Maduro So That the Socialist Country Could Pay Its Foreign Debt and Increase Brent’s Productivity to Control Prices. The Price of Diesel in the U.S. Reached $5, One of the Highest Amounts Paid by the Population. 

War Russia X Ukraine: Even With Green Flag, Your Bill Is Already Expected to Rise in 2022

On Wednesday, June 22, Aneel Announced That It Is Implementing Increases of Up to 65% on the Amount of Fines Applied for Every  100 kW/h Used on Each Flag. Despite This, the Green Flag Did Not Have an Increase in Fines and Is in Effect This Month of June. However, According to the Institution, the Variation Will Begin to Be Charged with the Introduction of the Yellow Flag in the Coming Months, Which Was at R$ 1.87 and Will Go Up to R$ 2.98, More Than R$ 1 Increase. The Biggest Increase Is Expected to Happen with the Red Flag Level 1, Which Will Go from R$ 3.97 to R$ 6.50. 

Analysts from Entec Solar Estimate That Increases in the Electricity Bill Have Been at Least 20% Per Year Since 2003 Until 2020 (Average Value). With This in Mind, Brazilians Could Achieve Significant Savings by Investing in  Solar Energy. Especially Before the Year 2023, When the Solar Tax Law, Which Will Charge ICMS on What Is Produced by Photovoltaic Panels Installed from January 1, Starts to Take Effect.

 Tiago Sarneski, Director at Entec Solar, a Company That Provides Savings of Up to 95% on Electricity Bills for Its Clients, Stated That Investments in Renewable Sources Have Been the Only Viable Way to Escape the Crisis Caused by the Lack of Rain and Coal Prices, Which Have Increased by 103% in One Year. According to Data from the Company, Entec Clients Are Expected to Generate Savings of Over 30 Million in the Coming Years! 

Investment in Solar Energy for a Household of 5 People Is Around R$ 30 Thousand: Electricity Bill Goes from R$ 800 to R$ 80 

According to Entec, It Is Estimated That the Average Investment Required for a Household of Up to 5 People Is R$ 30 Thousand, Which Is Equivalent to R$ 700 Per Month with Return in Up to 5 Years. Not to Mention That the Warranty for Photovoltaic Panels Lasts for 25 Years with Production of at Least 80% of What Was Contracted. This Investment Allows an Electricity Bill That Cost R$ 800 to Start Costing Only R$ 80.