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Quantifying the benefits of distributed generation in imperfectly competitive electricity markets. David Gachiri Nderitu SUFG, Purdue University nderitu@purdue.edu. In this Presentation. DG has a lot of benefits Market power mitigation Reliability Security
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Quantifying the benefits of distributed generation in imperfectly competitive electricity markets David Gachiri Nderitu SUFG, Purdue University nderitu@purdue.edu
In this Presentation • DG has a lot of benefitsMarket power mitigationReliabilitySecurity • Especially when in oligopolistic marketsAverage cost models hide their value • Spatial oligopoly model for Midwest
Statement of Imperfect Competition Each firms decision variable is to maximize its profit Given a a market price And the firms total cost function
Profit Maximizing Conditions And expanded further into Conjectural variations model
Alternative Assumptions/Models • Cournot • Cartel • Price leadership MRL = MCL on residual demand • Quasi-competitive
Relative Prices Price Cartel Cournot Bertland Marginal Cost Demand curve Marginal Revenue Quantity Cartel Bertland Cournot
Complementarity Problem Cournot Assumption
HEREC BREC SIGECO SIPC AMRN LG&E IP CE CILC MAPP TVA AW EKPC PJM PSI APS DLCO IPL DPL VP CG&E AEP DECO CPC NIPSCO OVEC Case Study OHY AE FE SPIL EEI SPP