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SOE: Fachverband Physik sozio-ökonomischer Systeme

SOE 20: Energy Systems (joint session DY/ AK Energy / SOE)

SOE 20.10: Talk

Thursday, March 19, 2015, 12:00–12:15, BH-N 243

Modelling the Dynamical Formation of Coalitions of Power Grid Operators to Reduce Needs for Backup Capacity — •Jobst Heitzig¹ and Sarah Becker² — ¹Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany — ²Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Frankfurt, Germany

Power grid operators face an increasing need for backup capacity due to a raising amount of volatile renewable energy production. This need may be decreased by extending transmission capacities between several neighbouring grids and then pooling their backup capacities. Due to the physical properties of electricity transmission grids, extending a line between two grids may however also reduce the backup capacity needs of a third connected grid, and may do so even more than when the third grid's connection were extended as well. These physical effects generate complex and interesting strategic incentives for individual grid operators to join a backup capacity sharing coalition or not. In this talk, we'll use a model of dynamic coalition formation to show which grids may form coalitions in which order, using real-world example data.