Notice should be included in the invoice when there is consumption equal to or greater than 35% of the one verified in the same period of the previous year
The bill, under analysis in the House, requires electricity distributors to inform the invoice the occurrence of atypical consumption in the previous month, ie consumption equal to or greater than 35% as verified in the same period of the previous year.
The proposal is from the deputy (PSDB-MS). The congressman states that the purpose is to alert the consumer about possible energy waste.
“Unfortunately, waste in our country is still high. Often, this is due to lack of knowledge of atypical consumption”says Resende.
The deputy states that the percentage chosen to characterize atypical consumption (35%) is based on international practices, such as those recommended by (International Energy Agency), which considers variations above 30% as indicative of anomalies or waste.
Linked to (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, IEA guides the energy policies of the bloc member countries.
The project will be analyzed, in, by the commissions of mines and energy, consumer protection and constitution and justice and citizenship.
To become law, the proposal needs to be approved by the House and the Senate.
With information from.
