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Implications of Growing Wind and Solar Penetration in Retail Electricity Markets with Gradual Demand Response

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  • Chin Hui Hao

    (College of International Business and Trade, Xiamen Ocean Vocational College, Xiamen 361005, China)

  • Presley K. Wesseh

    (School of Management, China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy, Collaborative, Innovation Center for Energy Economics and Energy Policy, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
    Center for African Development Strategy (CFADS), Monrovia 1000, Liberia
    Graduate School of Climate Change and Environmental Studies, University of Liberia, Monrovia 1000, Liberia)

  • David Iheke Okorie

    (Center for African Development Strategy (CFADS), Monrovia 1000, Liberia
    University of Waikato Joint Institute, Hangzhou City University (HZCU), Hangzhou 310015, China
    Waikato Management School (WMS), School of Accounting, Finance and Economics (SAFE), University of Waikato, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
    Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), Abuja 900108, Nigeria)

  • Hermas Abudu

    (College of Overseas Education, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China)

Abstract

Time-of-use pricing in retail electricity markets implies that wholesale market scarcity becomes easily communicated to end consumers. Yet, it is not well-understood if and how the price formation process in retail electricity markets will help to reward the demand for operational flexibility due to growth in intermittent generation. To contribute to this discussion, this paper develops a partial equilibrium model of the retail electricity market calibrated to Chinese data. The paper finds that tariffs in this market may not be significantly suppressed by growth in near-zero costs renewable sources when controlling for flexibility restrictions on thermal generation assets and when a significant curtailment of variable renewable resources exists in the market. In addition, it shows that the price formation process in retail electricity markets which controls for flexibility restrictions on thermal generation while allowing for consumers to respond slowly to price changes is a feasible strategy to reward the demand for operational flexibility. Finally, the paper reveals that while integrating intermittent generation beyond levels which the available storage capacities can accommodate may result in losses to producers, benefits to consumers may offset these losses, leading to overall welfare gains.

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  • Chin Hui Hao & Presley K. Wesseh & David Iheke Okorie & Hermas Abudu, 2023. "Implications of Growing Wind and Solar Penetration in Retail Electricity Markets with Gradual Demand Response," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:23:p:7895-:d:1293309
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