Electric power network oligopoly as a dynamic Stackelberg game
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Author(s)
Neto, PA
Friesz, TL
Han, K
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Over the last two decades, the electricity industry has shifted from regulation of monopolistic and centralized utilities towards deregulation and promoted competition. With increased competition in electric power markets, system operators are recognizing their pivotal role in ensuring the efficient operation of the electric grid and the maximization of social welfare. In this article, we propose a hypothetical new market of dynamic spa- tial network equilibrium among consumers, system operators and electricity generators as the solution of a dynamic Stackelberg game. In that game, generators form an oligopoly and act as Cournot-Nash competitors who non-cooperatively maximize their own profits. The market monitor attempts to increase social welfare by intelligently employing equi- librium congestion pricing anticipating the actions of generators. The market monitor influences the generators by charging network access fees that influence power flows to- wards a perfectly competitive scenario. Our approach anticipates uncompetitive behavior and minimizes the impacts upon society. The resulting game is modeled as a Mathemat- ical Program with Equilibrium Constraints (MPEC). We present an illustrative example as well as a stylized 15-node network of the Western European electric grid.
Date Issued
2016-12-15
Date Acceptance
2016-12-02
Citation
Networks & Spatial Economics, 2016, 16 (4), pp.1211-1241
ISSN
1572-9427
Publisher
Springer Verlag (Germany)
Start Page
1211
End Page
1241
Journal / Book Title
Networks & Spatial Economics
Volume
16
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016. . The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-016-9337-7
Identifier
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11067-016-9337-7
Subjects
energy economics
electricity markets
game theoretic models
Stackelberg game
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
NETS-D-15-00065