The Optimal Division of the Energy Market into Zones: Comparison of Two Methodologies under Variable Wind Conditions

In uniform pricing, there is a single price of energy set on a national market for each hour of a day. This market structure is still used in many countries mainly due to historical reasons. In spite of its apparent simplicity, such an approach has serious disadvantages mainly due to the existence of congestions [1], since equilibrium set on the market does not take into account safety requirements of the grid. Introducing other forms of market helps to eliminate the uniform market limitations.