Strategic Decision-Making for Power Network Investments with Distributed Renewable Generation

Merlinda Andoni, Valentin Robu, Wolf-Gerrit Fruh, David Flynn

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Abstract

Deregulated power systems with high renewable penetration often involve complex decision-making by self-interested private investors. In this work, we study the setting of privately developed and shared network capacity, where the power grid infrastructure, renewable generation and storage units are built by profit-driven investors. Specifically, we consider a case where demand and generation sites are not co-located, and a private investor installs generation capacity and a power line between the two locations providing also access to rival competitors (local generators and storage investors) against a fee. We show such a setting leads to a bilevel Stackelberg-Cournot game between the line investor (leader) and local investors (followers) and develop a data-driven solution to derive the profit-maximising capacities installed by players at equilibrium, based on analysis of a large-scale empirical dataset from a grid upgrade project in the UK. Our method provides a realistic tool to analyse decision-making of private investors in such games and subsequently encourage further adoption of renewable generation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 19th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2020)
EditorsBo An, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Gita Sukthankar
PublisherInternational Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems
Pages52-60
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781450375184
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Event19th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent Systems 2020 - Auckland, New Zealand
Duration: 9 May 202013 May 2020
https://aamas2020.conference.auckland.ac.nz/

Conference

Conference19th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent Systems 2020
Abbreviated titleAAMAS 2020
Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Period9/05/2013/05/20
Internet address

Keywords

  • Energy storage
  • Game theory
  • Network expansion
  • Renewable generation
  • Stackelberg-Cournot game

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Software
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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