{"title":"Microgrid operation strategies considering government subsidies and user preferences based on evolutionary games","authors":"Lei Zhou , Jiayue Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101884","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Currently, many countries have introduced policies to support the development of microgrids. However, the fixed tariff mechanism faces challenges due to the intermittent and volatile nature of renewable energy supply. Therefore, this paper constructs a tripartite evolutionary game model containing the government, users, and microgrids. It considers the impact of subsidies on market tariffs and investigates the range of tariffs. The model incorporates government subsidies derived from prior research to analyze their effects on microgrids and users, offering guidance for formulating government subsidy programs and serving as a significant reference for microgrid pricing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23554,"journal":{"name":"Utilities Policy","volume":"93 ","pages":"Article 101884"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Utilities Policy","FirstCategoryId":"96","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957178724001784","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENERGY & FUELS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Currently, many countries have introduced policies to support the development of microgrids. However, the fixed tariff mechanism faces challenges due to the intermittent and volatile nature of renewable energy supply. Therefore, this paper constructs a tripartite evolutionary game model containing the government, users, and microgrids. It considers the impact of subsidies on market tariffs and investigates the range of tariffs. The model incorporates government subsidies derived from prior research to analyze their effects on microgrids and users, offering guidance for formulating government subsidy programs and serving as a significant reference for microgrid pricing.
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Utilities Policy is deliberately international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral. Articles address utility trends and issues in both developed and developing economies. Authors and reviewers come from various disciplines, including economics, political science, sociology, law, finance, accounting, management, and engineering. Areas of focus include the utility and network industries providing essential electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater, solid waste, communications, broadband, postal, and public transportation services.
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