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An axiomatic framework for ex-ante dynamic pricing mechanisms in smart grid

An axiomatic framework for ex-ante dynamic pricing mechanisms in smart grid
An axiomatic framework for ex-ante dynamic pricing mechanisms in smart grid
In electricity markets, the choice of the right pricing regime is crucial for the utilities because the price they charge to their consumers, in anticipation of their demand in real-time, is a key determinant of their profits and ultimately their survival in competitive energy markets. Among the existing pricing regimes, in this paper, we consider ex-ante dynamic pricing schemes as (i) they help to address the peak demand problem (a crucial problem in smart grids), and (ii) they are transparent and fair to consumers as the cost of electricity can be calculated before the actual consumption. In particular, we propose an axiomatic framework that establishes the conceptual underpinnings of the class of ex-ante dynamic pricing schemes. We first propose five key axioms that reflect the criteria that are vital for energy utilities and their relationship with consumers. We then prove an impossibility theorem to show that there is no pricing regime that satisfies all the five axioms simultaneously. We also study multiple cost functions arising from various pricing regimes to examine the subset of axioms that they satisfy. We believe that our proposed framework in this paper is first of its kind to evaluate the class of ex-ante dynamic pricing schemes in a manner that can be operationalised by energy utilities.
Bandhyopadhyay, Sambaran
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Narayanam, Ramasuri
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Kumar, Pratyush
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Bandhyopadhyay, Sambaran, Narayanam, Ramasuri, Kumar, Pratyush, Ramchurn, Sarvapali Dyanand, Arya, Vijay and Petra, Iskandarbin (2016) An axiomatic framework for ex-ante dynamic pricing mechanisms in smart grid. Proceedings of the Thirtieth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-16), Phoenix, United States. 01 Feb 2016. 7 pp .

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In electricity markets, the choice of the right pricing regime is crucial for the utilities because the price they charge to their consumers, in anticipation of their demand in real-time, is a key determinant of their profits and ultimately their survival in competitive energy markets. Among the existing pricing regimes, in this paper, we consider ex-ante dynamic pricing schemes as (i) they help to address the peak demand problem (a crucial problem in smart grids), and (ii) they are transparent and fair to consumers as the cost of electricity can be calculated before the actual consumption. In particular, we propose an axiomatic framework that establishes the conceptual underpinnings of the class of ex-ante dynamic pricing schemes. We first propose five key axioms that reflect the criteria that are vital for energy utilities and their relationship with consumers. We then prove an impossibility theorem to show that there is no pricing regime that satisfies all the five axioms simultaneously. We also study multiple cost functions arising from various pricing regimes to examine the subset of axioms that they satisfy. We believe that our proposed framework in this paper is first of its kind to evaluate the class of ex-ante dynamic pricing schemes in a manner that can be operationalised by energy utilities.

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e-pub ahead of print date: February 2016
Venue - Dates: Proceedings of the Thirtieth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-16), Phoenix, United States, 2016-02-01 - 2016-02-01
Organisations: Agents, Interactions & Complexity

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Local EPrints ID: 386417
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/386417
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ORCID for Sarvapali Dyanand Ramchurn: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9686-4302

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Author: Sambaran Bandhyopadhyay
Author: Ramasuri Narayanam
Author: Pratyush Kumar
Author: Sarvapali Dyanand Ramchurn ORCID iD
Author: Vijay Arya
Author: Iskandarbin Petra

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