We propose a social welfare maximizing market mechanism for an energy community that aggregates individual and community-shared energy resources under a general net energy metering (NEM) policy. Referred to as Dynamic NEM (D-NEM), the proposed mechanism dynamically sets the community NEM prices based on aggregated community resources, including flexible consumption, storage, and renewable generation. D-NEM guarantees a higher benefit to each community member than possible outside the community, and no sub-communities would be better off departing from its parent community. D-NEM aligns each member's incentive with that of the community such that each member maximizing individual surplus under D-NEM results in maximum community social welfare. Empirical studies compare the proposed mechanism with existing benchmarks, demonstrating its welfare benefits, operational characteristics, and responsiveness to NEM rates.
翻译:本文针对在通用净能量计量(NEM)政策下整合个体与社区共享能源资源的能源社区,提出一种最大化社会福利的市场机制。该机制被称为动态净计量(D-NEM),它基于聚合的社区资源(包括柔性负荷、储能及可再生能源发电)动态设定社区NEM价格。D-NEM保证每位社区成员获得的效益高于其在社区外可能获得的效益,且任何子社区不会因脱离其母社区而获得更高收益。D-NEM使各成员与社区的利益激励一致,使得每位成员在D-NEM机制下最大化个体剩余的结果即为实现社区社会福利最大化。实验研究将该机制与现有基准方法进行对比,展示了其福利优势、运行特性及对NEM费率的响应能力。