Equitable dynamic electricity pricing via implicitly constrained dual and subgradient methods
arXiv:2310.04525 · doi:10.1109/SmartGridComm57358.2023.10333947
Abstract
Coordination of distributed energy resources is critical for electricity grid management. Although nodal pricing schemes can mitigate congestion and voltage deviations, the resulting prices are not necessarily equitable. In this work, we leverage market mechanisms for DER coordination and propose a daily dynamic nodal pricing scheme that incorporates equity. We introduce a pricing "oracle," which we call the Power Distribution Authority, that sets equitable prices to manage the grid. We present two algorithms for executing this scheme and show that both methods are able to set prices that satisfy both voltage and equity constraints. Both proposed algorithms also outperform the common utility time-of-use pricing schemes by at least 45%. New market mechanisms are needed as the grid is transforming, and power system operators may leverage these methods for pricing electricity in a grid-aware, equitable fashion.
arXiv commentPublished with IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (Oral presentation)
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