A game theoretic framework for a next-generation retail electricity market with high penetration of distributed residential electricity suppliers

Applied Energy

Volumn 119, Issue , 2014, Pages 341-350

  Su, Wencong ^a   Huang, Alex Q ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution system; Electricity market; Energy Management; Game theory; Renewable energy; Smart Grid

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAME THEORY; HOUSING; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

DISTRIBUTED ENERGY STORAGES; DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATIONS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY MARKET; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY; RETAIL ELECTRICITY MARKETS; SMART GRID;

SALES;

ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY MARKET; GAME THEORY; INTERNET; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84893425194     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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