Optimisation for Coalitions Formation Considering the Fairness in Flexibility Market Participation

This paper proposes a coalitional game-theoretical model for consumers’ flexibility coalition formation, supported by an optimization based on differential evolution. Traditionally, the participation in conventional electricity markets used to be limited large producers and consumers. The final end-users contract their energy supply with retailers, since due smaller quantity available trading, they cannot participate market transactions. Nowadays, growing concept of local brings many advantages end-users. negotiation considering areas is important procedure network operators it incorporating opportunity. A formation facilitate small players proposed operator addressed this work. inclusion Shapley value enables finding best structures fairness coalitions addition potential income achieved consumers when selling flexibility. An evolution also as way find optimal multi-criteria specifications.