Sustainability Report
8 de December de 2022
Sustainability is an integral part of all actions developed by Perfil Energia. In order to present the way in which the ESG pillars are followed by our company, we are delighted to publish the 2021 Sustainability Report of Perfil Energia. In the document, it is possible to visualize our operational, economic and socio-environmental performance for […]
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Great Place to Work: best companies in Serra Gaúcha
7 de December de 2022
On December 1st, we were awarded 3rd place in the small companies category in the Serra Gaúcha 2022 ranking of the Great Place to Work certification. On the occasion, the president of the Board of Directors of Perfil Energia, Cléo Diehl Moraes and the company’s CEO, Marcela Sperb Moraes, participated in the event and received […]
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Market Operator Certification
17 de November de 2022
A few days ago, the ACL operations manager at Perfil Energia Carolina Maciel won the Market Operators Certification, being the only person from Caxias do Sul with this recognition. The competitive title is applied by the Chamber of Commercialization of Electric Energy (CCEE), in partnership with the Center for Studies and Regulation in Infrastructure of […]
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“The next step is the total opening of the Electric Energy Market”
24 de October de 2022
Last week, Renan Tronco, our director of strategies, spoke with journalist Silvana Toazza about the opening of the Deregulated Energy Market, which has been an expectation for many years, both on the part of the market and the public. According to Renan with the measure, small and medium-sized companies and commercial establishments will be able […]
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MME Ordinance 50/2022: ACL opening
28 de September de 2022
This Wednesday, September 28, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) published Ordinance 50/2022. The Ordinance allows consumers in the high voltage market to be eligible to join the Deregulated Energy Market. Therefore, as of January 2024, these consumers may become part of the ACL. According to the forecast made by the MME, around 106 […]
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Sustainability: the future starts today
14 de June de 2022
Sustainability is a topic that is on the rise, being discussed in the most varied environments. This is a word that goes beyond its meaning and involves thinking about the future. According to the Brundtland Commission of the United Nations, sustainability is a way to attend the current needs of humanity, without compromising the ability […]
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We are Great Place to Work
16 de May de 2022
Last week, Perfil Energia was recognized as an excellent place to work, earning the Great Place to Work (GPTW) certificate. Great Place to Work is an international consultancy that awards several awards at regional, national and international levels, qualifying the best places to work, based on the evaluation of the employees themselves. The survey is […]
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How to choose an effective energy manager
14 de April de 2022
For customers in the Deregulated Contracting Environment, power management practices are essential to guarantee performance and profitability in energy purchase agreements. Thus, to achieve the best results, it is necessary to choose a complete energy manager. Companies that rely on effective energy management become more competitive in the market because, by choosing the power supplier […]
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Get to know Allva
14 de March de 2022
It is with great pleasure that we present ALLVA to you! A business unit of Perfil Energia, specialized in energy efficiency and management, which develops projects focused on social, economic and sustainability aspects. 🤓 Allva aims to maximize the gains promoted by the projects developed in the area of lighting, LPG, environmental conditioning, driving systems, […]
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Pillars of a sustainable company
14 de February de 2022
Have you heard about the three pillars of corporate sustainability? A sustainable company is one that collaborates with the development of the society in which it operates, making a positive contribution to the progress of humanity. To be inserted in the universe of corporate sustainability, the company must rely on three pillars of support, namely: […]
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Advantages of the Deregulated Energy Market
14 de January de 2022
Joining the Deregulated Energy Market has numerous advantages and one of the main benefits is cost reduction. As energy is negotiated directly with the supplier, the price becomes much more competitive than in the regulated market. In addition, the conditions for contracting energy are freely negotiated, that is, the consumer makes decisions related to the […]
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4.0 Industry and power management
27 de August de 2021
Did you know that 4.0 Industry is transforming companies in Brazil and worldwide? According to the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) from the migration of the industry to the 4.0 concept there should be a considerable reduction in costs. Thus, according to ABDI, the annual estimate of reduction in industrial costs in Brazil will […]
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I consumed more power than I hired. What can I do now?
26 de July de 2021
When migrating to the Deregulated Energy Market the customer must have an effective power management. A risk that exists, especially in times of instability such as the current one, is that the amount of power consumed is bigger than that of the contracted power. There are two possibilities for dealing with this situation: Exposure at […]
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Tips to save energy in the winter
9 de July de 2021
The winter starts today and with the low temperature energy bills get higher due to the use of home appliances at full power. According to Eletrobrás the most expensive equipments are: air conditioning, refrigerator, electric shower, lighting, television, iron and washing machine. To prevent the electricity bill from reaching the heights, we’ve brought you some […]
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Commitment and Expertise
17 de June de 2021
We are committed with you and we seek the best solutions for your company! Our team is composed by highly qualified professionals in technical, administrative, commercial and legal areas. Our employees are able to develop the best solutions for electricity management. Through our expertise and the use of advanced technological tools we reduce the impact […]
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World Energy Day
29 de May de 2021
World Energy Day is celebrated on May 29th. The commemoration has been created in Portugal in 1981 and it seeks to draw people’s attention to the need of energy saving. In addition, it seeks to warn about the environmental impacts resulting from energy generation. Therefore, it is an opportunity to promote renewable energy. Besides that, […]
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Smart Meters: application to ESG factors
12 de May de 2021
In the corporate world we often hear about ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). The acronym is here to stay and companies that use ESG as a value proposition incorporate social, environmental and governance factors as analysis criteria, which enables a comprehensive assessment of the company. With regard to environmental factors several items are evaluated: Use […]
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Deregulated Energy Market: submarkets
1 de March de 2021
The National Interconnected System (SIN) allows the flow of energy between different Brazilian regions. Due to the physical restrictions presented by the Transmission System, there is a limitation for the free transition of energy between the interconnected regions. For this reason, the SIN was divided into four submarkets, which are: Southeast / Midwest, South, Northeast […]
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We are structured to welcome you!
8 de February de 2021
Our headquarters is based in Caxias do Sul / RS and, in the course of 2020, it changed its address and expanded its physical space. We started to operate in new headquarters, located on the 15th floor of the W Tower Building. The contemporary layout of the room was developed by Designer @danielamoraes_design to gather, […]
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Bet on new ways to generate energy!
29 de January de 2021
According to Absolar, Brazil has one of the best solar resources in the world, with an average capacity factor for the generation of solar energy 54% higher than other countries. Thus, it can be said that Brazilian territory is an attractive place for the installation of solar plants. Photovoltaic technology can produce electrical energy from […]
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Tips for the efficient use of electricity
20 de January de 2021
Electricity is used not by all companies but also in homes and commercial establishments. Electricity consumption has grown significantly in recent years and high energy tariffs lead companies to look for options to save energy. Considering that, we have separated some tips for the efficient use of electricity: • Identify your company’s main energy consumers. […]
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Migration to the deregulated energy market
18 de January de 2021
Did you know that the migration to the Deregulated Energy Market can be carried out even without a demand of 500kW? Consumer Units that are interested in migrating to the Deregulated Energy Market and don’t have the minimum contracted demand requirement of 0.5MW may request an increase in demand at the time of migration. To […]
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Energy costs reducing and competitiveness
6 de January de 2021
Energy is one of the aspects that influence the cost center of companies and therefore reducing expenses with electricity is a way to increase the competitiveness of an organization. In some segments, electricity costs can represent more than 50% of the production cost. According to the National Energy Conservation Program (PROCEL), approximately 10% of the […]
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PLD | Settlement Price of Differences
18 de December de 2020
According to CCEE, the Brazilian energy market is mostly composed by hydroelectric plants. Thus, the PLD (Settlement Price of Differences) aims to maintain the balance between security (so that there is no lack of water in the energy generation process) and the price of energy. The PLD covers the difference between what was consumed or […]
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Energy efficiency and consumption reduction: electric motors
9 de December de 2020
High energy tariffs lead companies to look for options to save energy and, moreover, improve processes. The implementation of energy efficiency projects is one way to reduce costs and increase competitiveness. According to Eletrobrás industries consume 42% of Brazilian electricity. In this context electric motors are responsible for almost 70% of all energy […]
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Perfil Energia: 18 years of excellence
28 de November de 2020
It is with pride of our trajectory that on this 28th of November we celebrate 18 years of performance in the energy market. We are one of the most respected ESCOs in Brazil and throughout our time of operation we have established as a pillar the accomplishment of a work in which innovation is one […]
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The evolution of wind energy
18 de November de 2020
Did you know that until the steam engine appeared in the 19th century, the only non-animal traction machines capable of providing mechanical energy were windmills? The emergence of wind energy dates back to the time when civilizations used the power of the winds, by means of pinwheels, to grind grains, pump water and transport goods […]
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The importance of power management
11 de November de 2020
According to ABRACEEL, industrial consumption corresponds to 80% of consumption in the deregulated market. This percentage covers deregulated and special consumers. The deregulated market has grown in the last few years. In the period from September 2019 to September 2020 the number of consumers increased by 22%. The monthly average of adhesions in 2020 is […]
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Conscious power consumption
3 de November de 2020
Conscious consumption does not only involve the purchase of material goods but also the use of inputs such as electrical power. Therefore, to consume power with consciousness is vital to sustainable development and it contributes to reduce the impact on nature. To help you with this we brought you some tips to consume power in […]
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Have you heard about surplus reactive power?
19 de October de 2020
We can say that active power is the power that can be converted in another kind of power and it’s represented in kilowatt hours (kWh). Reactive power, on the other hand, is the one that doesn’t generate work, that is, the energy that circulates between the various electric and magnetic fields of an altered current […]
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Deregulated Market: a door to the consumption of renewable energy
28 de September de 2020
Together, our customers left to emit around 119.579,964 tons of CO2 in the environment! Did you know that while operating in the deregulated Market the companies get economic advantages and, besides that, contribute to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? In addition to promoting the use of renewable energy sources and energy […]
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Energy saving: advantages and benefits
10 de September de 2020
To save energy is an action that goes beyond financial costs reduction. The decrease in the energy inputs consumption brings a lot of advantages, not only to the society but also to the companies. The economy benefits the population, considering that that will be more energy available and the country will avoid energy waste. Therefore […]
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110 V or 220 V: standards that are used in Brazil
2 de September de 2020
Travelers are used to the fact that when you are traveling across Brazil, it’s necessary to check the voltage to avoid damage to the equipments they are using. The voltage difference occurs due the fact that, when the electrical network was built, in the beginning of last century, it was not defined a standard voltage. […]
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Tips to use power safely
26 de August de 2020
The electricity is with us in all moments o four daily life but, if it isn’t correctly used, it can be responsible for damages to people’s health or damages to companies and homes. Considering that, we brought some tips to use power safely, so you can avoid risks while using electricity: Do not leave bare […]
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Beira-Rio Stadium receives Perfil Sustentável Program’s trophy
19 de August de 2020
Beira-Rio Stadium is in the deregulated energy Market since the beginning of 2019 and, besides that, it is a part of Perfil Sustentável Program. The initiative counts greenhouse gases that are no longer emited, due to aquisition of renewable energy in the deregulated market. Last Thursday, August 13th, the Administration Vice-President of Internacional, Mr. Victor […]
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Brazil is the 2nd in ranking of renewable energies
17 de August de 2020
British Business Energy is a company from UK that developed a study to analyse data from energy companies of 29 countries around the world. Brazil appears in second place in the ranking of renewable energies. The country achieved a score of 6.5 staying behind of the US only. The north-american country got score 7. India […]
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Deregulated Energy Market: accession increases in 2020
10 de August de 2020
According to Canal Energia, the number of consumers in the brazilian deregulated energy market grew by 22.9% in 2020. The average monthly membership was 143 new consumers, the highest migration average since 2016. Just to give you an idea, the average in 2019 was 118 migrations per month. The deregulated energy market ended the first […]
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30 de July de 2020
During the speech IoT, 4.0 Industry and Energy Efficiency, the chemichal engineer Mr. Cláudio Golbach said that, in Brazil, Energy Efficiency has been seen as electrical energy efficiency (lighting, cables, engines). In that context, the thermal issues are rarely addressed and, for the speaker, this is the aspect in which the greatest waste occurs. To exemplify […]
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Covid-19: crisis impact on global energy demand and CO2 emissions
16 de July de 2020
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), uncertanties due to public health, economy and, off course, energy during the rest of 2020 are an unprecedent event. With that in mind, IEA expanded the analysis made through the Global Energy Review and try to find a possible way to energy’s use and CO2 emissions. Besides that, […]
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Tips to save energy during the winter
3 de July de 2020
Winter time began a few weeks ago in Brazil and it’s known that electricity bills usually get higher due to cold weather which stimulate the use of home appliances in maximum power. Besides that, due to quarantine, more people are staying home and the use of electric shower, iron, washers and dryers, electric water faucet […]
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How to reduce energy costs during COVID-19
23 de June de 2020
Even with Covid-19, companies remain in operation consuming energy. However, according to Byron Serjeantson, NSW engineering manager at the Australian company Flow Power, some actions can be implemented to reduce costs, including: – Use the air conditioning recycling function in rooms with less occupancy: the equipment consumes more energy when it uses more external air. […]
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Did you know that by taking advantage of the hourly pricing regime it is possible to reduce production costs?
18 de June de 2020
Costs related to the production of an item influence its final price and, therefore, must be taken into account by the company. Through production planning and control it is possible to analyse and evaluate production costs to then verify the possibility of reducing the amounts spent. Electricity is one of the factors to be considered […]
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Protect your Company: avoid digital lures
12 de June de 2020
Protect your company’s information: avoid digital lures Attempts to obtain data and reports related to energy contracts are very frequent for customers who are in the Deregulated Energy Market. Although the senders of the message commonly sent by e-mail make themselves available to pass on information to your company Perfil Energia is the only one […]
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Perfil Energia: a company that is leader
3 de June de 2020
In the book “Economia da Empresa”, profesor José Mata (2000) says that there are two kinds of company: one that is leader and that decide things first, and another that is a follower, that is, that observe the leader and follow it.It is the way that the company acts in the market that defines in […]
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Recycling aluminum cans can save energy
6 de May de 2020
Do you know that Brazil is the biggest aluminum recycler since 2001? In 2016, the country was responsible for recycling 97.7% of the aluminum cans produced, which is equivalent to approximately 280 thousand tons of aluminum that were reused. It can be said that the high recycling rate placed the country ahead of countries like […]
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Did you know that plastic residue can be used in the energy recycling process?
16 de April de 2020
Energy recycling is a technology that transforms residue into electrical energy and/or thermal energy, being a process widely used in several countries. In Japan, 62% of the residue generated becomes energy. In Switzerland, by contrast, energy recycling accounts for 59%. Finally, in France, 37% of the residue is used to generate energy. According to Ratier […]
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3 movies to watch during quarantine
2 de April de 2020
In this delicate moment that we are living with COVID-19, in which social distance is necessary to contain the spread of the virus, it is necessary to find new ways to occupy free time. Considering that, we brought in this post the indication of 3 movies that, in its plot, cover energy, being that electric, […]
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COVID-19: impact on the energy market
26 de March de 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic has affected the Brazilian economy and last week the Brazilian government announced the reduction of the forecast of growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 0.02% in 2020. Initially, the Covid-19 pandemic had hit the financial, oil and gas markets. Nowadays, with the changes in business routine and the decrees that […]
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