Design of Pareto optimal CO2 cap-and-trade policies for deregulated electricity
networks
h i g h l i g h t s
A mathematical–statistical model for designing Pareto optimal CO2 cap-and-trade policies.
The model fills a gap in the current literature that primarily supports cap-and-trade policy evaluation but not policy design.
Pareto optimal policies accommodate conflicting goals of the market constituents.
Electricity demand-price sensitivity and social cost of carbon have significant influence on the cap-and-trade policies.
Higher demand-price sensitivity increases the influence of penalty and social cost of carbon on reducing carbon emissions.
a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t
Article history:
Received 15 August 2013
Received in revised form 2 January 2014
Accepted 4 January 2014
Keywords:
Electricity networks
Cap-and-trade
Game theory
MPEC/EPEC
Among the CO2 emission reduction programs, cap-and-trade (C&T) is one of the most used policies. Economic studies have
shown that C&T policies for electricity networks, while reducing emissions, will likely increase price and decrease consumption
of electricity. This paper presents a two layer mathematical– statistical model to develop Pareto optimal designs for CO2 cap-
and-trade policies. The bottom layer finds, for a given C&T policy, equilibrium bidding strategies of the competing generators
while maximizing social welfare via a DC optimal power flow (DC-OPF) model. We refer to this layer as policy evaluation.
The top layer (called policy optimization) involves design of Pareto optimal C&T policies over a planning horizon. The
performance measures that are considered for the purpose of design are social welfare and the corresponding system marginal
price (MP), CO2 emissions, and electricity consumption level.
2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
1. Introduction
A major part of the total CO2 emissions come from the electricity
production sector, e.g., 40% in the U.S. ([1]). In 2009, 70% of the electricity
was produced from fossil fuel such as gas, coal, and petroleum ([2]). In 2005,
the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) launched a cap-
and-trade system that seeks to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
by 21% by 2020 from the 2005 level. Currently, the EU ETS is the largest
emission market in the world [3], and according to the European Commission
[4], at least 20% of its budget for 2014–2020 will be spent on climate-related
projects and policies. In the United States, as well as in the EU, different
regulations have been discussed to cut CO2 emissions such as carbon tax,
renewable portfolio standards (RPS), and capand-trade programs (C&T). In
the northeastern U.S., the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has
already implemented a C&T program through a nine state collaborative effort,
which seeks to cut the CO2 emissions by 10% by 2018. Recently the
California Air Resources Board .
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I will then test my network environment for Denial of Service vulnerability
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION You should have a top-level idea of the solution or how you will solve the problem:
This section is worth 20 points. This section should be 3-4 paragraphs and should include the following information.
· What is the proposed solution?
· How do you propose to complete your project?
· What tools and/or methodology (e.g. Network Diagram, IP Addressing, Security Technologies, Virtualization, Operating Systems, etc.) will be used to design, implement, and deliver the proposed solution?
· What type of resources (e.g., software, hardware, virtualization techniques, etc.) will you need to complete your project?
The proposed solution is to assess the penetration testing with WIRESHARK
OBJECTIVE ALIGNMENT Because this project is a demonstration of the skills you have learned throughout your time here at Herzing University, your project should address each of the program outcomes. Describe how your proposed project meets each of these specific course outcomes:
Each objective should be addressed in one or two complete sentences. This section is worth 15 points.
· Apply industry stan.
Design DissertationDeveloping a coherent methodologyAimTo p.docxcarolinef5
Design Dissertation
Developing a coherent methodology
Aim:
To provide an overview of concepts of
research,
research process & methods
research design.
What is it?
Should you be doing it?
How do you do it?
My research image:
Examine, determine, review, investigate, study, develop, inquire
Scientific & systematic search for pertinent information for a specific topic
Critical inquiry in seeking facts for principles
Process of arriving at dependable solutions through the planned and systematic collection, analysis & interpretation of data
Aims of a Dissertation
The dissertation or project should demonstrate knowledge of the relevant literature; show that the student has executed a substantial piece of advanced individual work and should bring together the independent work with the knowledge gained in the literature and theory.
Where creative work is involved this should be informed by and be related to the theoretical aspect of the work.
What is Methodology?
A system of rules, principles, and procedures that guide scientific investigation
Methodology / Method
Methodology refers to how you go about finding out knowledge and carrying out your research. It is your strategic approach, rather than your techniques and data analysis (Wainright, 1997).
Some examples of such methods are:
the scientific method (quantitative method),
ethnographic approach, case study approach, (both using qualitative methods), ideological framework (e.g. an interpretation from Marxist, Feminist viewpoint), dialectic approach (e.g. compare and contrast different points of view or constructs, including your own).
Paradigm
A paradigm is simply a belief system (or theory) that guides the way we do things, or more formally establishes a set of practices. This can range from thought patterns to action.
Disciplines tend to be governed by particular paradigms.
“the set of common beliefs and agreements shared between scientists about how problems should be understood and addressed” (Kuhn, 1962)
Guba (1990), research paradigms can be characterized through their:
Ontology – What is reality? (what exists?)
Epistemology – How do you know something?
Methodology – How do you go about finding it out?
what exists?
What is its nature?
Epistemology – Theory of knowledge: All claims to knowledge are tentative (some more than others)
Knowledge: Belief, Justification, Truth (necessary for knowledge)
Methodology – How do you go about finding it out?
Why is it important?
Your ontology and epistemology create a holistic view of how knowledge is viewed and how we can see ourselves in relation to this knowledge, and the methodological strategies we use to un/discover it.
Awareness of philosophical assumptions will increase quality of research and can contribute to the creativity of the researcher.
Positivists believe that there is a single reality, which can be measured and known, and therefore they are more likely to use quantitative methods to measure and this reality.
Constructivist.
Design and implement a Java program that transfers fragments of a fi.docxcarolinef5
Design and implement a Java program that transfers fragments of a file to multiple remote nodes. The class should take as input:
1. A file path to file of a fixed size (64MB).
2. An unordered list of 64 IP addresses/port numbers.
3. The maximum transfer rate for the sender (in Kbps). The rate limits the total amount of bandwidth a sender consumes when transferring file fragments.
The program should divide the file up into 64x1MB fragments and send one fragment to each of the 64 nodes. A TCP socket should be used for communication with each of the nodes. The transfer should honor the rate set by the user. Assume that each of the remote nodes have equal upstream and downstream bandwidth. The focus should be to:
· Minimize the total time it takes to send the entire 64MB file.
· Minimize the communication overhead.
· Minimize system resources consumed during the transfer.
Please submit working code with build instructions (Eclipse project environment preferred), all test code (JUnit or other code used to debug the solution), a one page (or less) description of how you tested your solution and why you tested the way you did, and a one page (or less) description of why you chose the solution and an evaluation of how it performs against the goals stated above.
Exceptional solutions will:
Handle both IPv4 and IPv6 format addresses
Handle endpoints that receive data at different rates
Gracefully recover from errors (make good use of exception handling)
Be thoroughly commented
.
Design and Mechanism ofControlling a Robotic ArmIntroduction.docxcarolinef5
Design and Mechanism of
Controlling a Robotic Arm
Introduction:
Definition:
A robotic arm is a type of mechanical arm, usually programmable, with similar functions to a human arm; the arm may be the sum total of the mechanism or may be part of a more complex robot. The links of such a manipulator are connected by joints allowing either rotational motion (such as in an articulated robot) or translational (linear) displacement.[1][2] The links of the manipulator can be considered to form a kinematic chain. The terminus of the kinematic chain of the manipulator is called the end effector and it is analogous to the human hand.
A Robot is a virtually intelligent agent capable of carrying out tasks robotically with the
help of some supervision. Practically, a robot is basically an electro-mechanical machine
that is guided by means of computer and electronic programming. Robots can be
classified as autonomous, semiautonomous and remotely controlled. Robots are widely
used for variety of tasks such as service stations, cleaning drains, and in tasks that are
considered too dangerous to be performed by humans. A robotic arm is a robotic
manipulator, usually programmable, with similar functions to a human arm.
This Robotic arm is programmable in nature and it can be manipulated. The robotic arm
is also sometimes referred to as anthropomorphic as it is very similar to that of a human
hand. Humans today do all the tasks involved in the manufacturing industry by
themselves. However, a Robotic arm can be used for various tasks such as welding,
drilling, spraying and many more. A self-sufficient robotic arm is fabricated by using
components like micro-controllers and motors. This increases their speed of operation
and reduces the complexity. It also brings about an increase in productivity which makes
it easy to shift to hazardous materials. This specific micro
controller is used in various types of embedded applications. Robotics involves elements
of mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as control theory, computing and now
artificial intelligence.
Design of the Robotic Arm:
The Robotic Arm is designed using the Microcontroller Micro-controller using Arduino programming. This process works on the principle of
interfacing servos and Joystick. This task is achieved by using Arduino board.
Joystick play an important role The remote is fitted with joystick and the
servos are attached to the body of the robotic arm. The joystick converts the
mechanical motion into electrical motion. Hence, on the motion of the remote the
potentiometers produce the electrical pulses, which are in route for the Arduino board.
The board then processes the signals received from the joysticks and finally,
converts them into requisite digital pulses that are then sent to the servomotors. This
servo will respond with regards to the pulses which results in the moment of the arm.
Degree of Freedom:
Robot arms are described by their degrees of freedom. This number typically
ref.
design and develop an interactive and user-friendly GUI-based networ.docxcarolinef5
design and develop an interactive and user-friendly GUI-based network configurator. By using the GUI configurator, users are able to visually “draw” the network topology, and specify the parameters for the hosts, network hubs. In addition, users should be able to save the network configurations, open and continue working on them, and check the correctness of the network specifications. And if everything is okay, users can save it into a configuration file for V-NetLab to use.
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Design a Lesson plan on the subject of Reflections and Guide Reflect.docxcarolinef5
Design a Lesson plan on the subject of Reflections and Guide Reflections.
Include the following:
1. Overview: Write an introduction to the class activity. Include the purpose of the activity and desired outcome.
2. Objectives: The objectives should be specific and measurable.
3. Time: How long will the activity take when implemented in the classroom?
4. Materials: Describe any materials that are needed to conduct the lesson.
5. Activity: Provide a detailed description of the activity. Write all steps from the instruction of the assessment.
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Design a Java application that will read a file containing data rela.docxcarolinef5
Design a Java application that will read a file containing data related to the US. Crime statistics from 1994-2013.
Here are the codes I have so far:
public class USCrimeClass {
// Crime data fields for each data to retrieve
private int year;
private double populationGrowth;
private int maxMurderYear;
private int minMurderYear;
private int maxRobberyYear;
private int minRobberyYear;
/**
* Crime data constructor to set variables
*/
public USCrimeClass(int year, int populationGrowth, int maxMurderYear, int minMurderYear, int maxRobberyYear, int minRobberyYear){
this.year = year;
this.populationGrowth = populationGrowth;
this.maxMurderYear = maxMurderYear;
this.minMurderYear = minMurderYear;
this.maxRobberyYear = maxRobberyYear;
this.minRobberyYear = minRobberyYear;
}
// Constructor defaults
public USCrimeClass(int count){
this.year = 0;
this.populationGrowth = 0.0;
this.maxMurderYear = 0;
this.minMurderYear = 0;
this.maxRobberyYear = 0;
this.minRobberyYear = 0;
}
/**
* Getter methods for each field
* @return percentage growth and years for murder and robbery
*/
public int getYear() {return this.year; }
public double getPopulationGrowth() {return this.populationGrowth; }
public int getMaxMurderYear() {return this.maxMurderYear; }
public int getMinMurderYear() {return this.minMurderYear; }
public int getMaxRobberyYear() {return this.maxRobberyYear; }
public int getMinRobberyYear() {return this.minRobberyYear; }
// Setter method for each field
public void setYear(int year) {this.year = year;}
public void setPopulationGrowth(double populationGrowth) {this.populationGrowth = populationGrowth;}
public void setMaxMurderYear(int maxMurders) {this.maxMurderYear = maxMurders;}
public void setMinMurderYear(int minMurders) {this.minMurderYear = minMurders;}
public void setMaxRobberyYear(int maxRobbery) {this.maxRobberyYear = maxRobbery;}
public void setMinRobberyYear(int minRobbery) {this.minRobberyYear = minRobbery;}
}
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
public class USCrimeFile {
public static USCrimeClass[] read(String filename){
// Array declaration
USCrimeClass[] stats = new USCrimeClass[20];
Scanner inputReader = null;
// Variable declaration
int count = 0;
String line;
// Access Crime.csv and create array
try {
File file=new File("Crime.csv");
inputReader = new Scanner(new File("Crime.csv"));
// Read first line
inputReader.nextLine();
while (inputReader.hasNext()) {
line = inputReader.nextLine();
String[] data = line.split(",");
stats[count] = new USCrimeClass(Integer.parseInt(data[0]));
stats[count].setPopulationGrowth(Integer.parseInt(data[1]));
stats[count].setMaxMurderYear(Integer.parseInt(data[4]));
stats[count].setMinMurderYear(Integer.parseInt(data[4]));
stats[count].setMaxRobberyYear(Integer.parseInt(data[8]));
stats[count].setMinRobberyYear(Integer.parseInt(data[8]));
count++;
}
return stats;
} cat.
Design a high-level conceptual view of a data warehouse (DW) for H.docxcarolinef5
Design
a high-level conceptual view of a data warehouse (DW) for Huffman Trucking using Microsoft
®
Visio
®
that shows the following:
Integration layers
The data warehouse, with a Star Schema showing a Fact table and various dimension tables with all their needed fields and relationships, as covered in the class material.
Recommended data marts
Include
arrows to show ETL (extract, transform, and load) locations and direction, and paste a screen shot of the above Visio Star schema along with the DW description in a Word document.
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DescriptionIn this activity, you will analyze and study the subj.docxcarolinef5
Description
In this activity, you will analyze and study the subject presented and compose a written response addressing the questions posed. The response should involve research of the subject identified below. In this activity you will use a template in Word® and replace the content with your response while preserving the outline formatting. You will also practice the first few stages of essay writing which includes organizing ideas into main topics and subtopics in outline format. The final deliverable for this assignment is an outline of an essay in development. You will not turn in a completed essay, just the outline. Prior to starting, read the entire assignment below.
Instructions
Preparing
1. Save this example template to your computer (.docx). Open the file and read the document. You will use this document for this activity.
2. Next, review the materials and content below. As you do, take notes of main ideas and supporting points on a piece of paper.
3. When ready to begin the outline in Word, enter information such as the title, your name, etc. into the file. Enter the name of your essay in all capitals within the page header.
Write the outline
1. For the remainder of the outline, the content must contain only your words. Do not quote, paraphrase or borrow content from the sources. Close all source materials before starting. Again, use only your words here. This is not about trying to sound like an expert. Just organize your thoughts and represent them on the outline.
2. Enter your thesis at the top of the first page in sentence format. Think of a thesis statement as a one sentence summary of the essay.
3. Enter a blank space for the introduction. It is suggested to write the introduction after the body and conclusion sections are complete. Many authors prefer this method so you are asked to give it a try here.
4. Enter the main ideas and then under each enter the subtopics in sentence format (this should not be paragraphs). Feel free to delete the existing outline prior to starting.
5. Add a conclusion section also in outline format.
6. The final paper outline must be at least 1.5 pages long. A little longer than that is fine but the response should not be less than 1.5 pages.
Case Information
Computer Input-Output Technologies that Link Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers
Both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Eurocontrol (Europe’s FAA) actively research, experiment with, and deploy technologies in order to create a safer and more efficient airspace system.
An example is Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC), which in addition to the existing radio, creates a second channel for communication between pilots and air traffic controllers (ATC). Instead of keying the radio, ATC and pilots type instructions and requests and send via text messaging. This reduces ATC workload and frees up the radio channels for important communications.
Figure 1 illustrates The Datalink Control and Display Unit (DCDU) on an Air.
Honest Reviews of Tim Han LMA Course Program.pptxtimhan337
Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Design of Pareto optimal CO2 cap-and-trade policies for de.docx
1. Design of Pareto optimal CO2 cap-and-trade policies for
deregulated electricity
networks
h i g h l i g h t s
A mathematical–statistical model for designing Pareto optimal
CO2 cap-and-trade policies.
The model fills a gap in the current literature that primarily
supports cap-and-trade policy evaluation but not policy design.
Pareto optimal policies accommodate conflicting goals of the
market constituents.
Electricity demand-price sensitivity and social cost of carbon
have significant influence on the cap-and-trade policies.
Higher demand-price sensitivity increases the influence of
penalty and social cost of carbon on reducing carbon emissions.
a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t
Article history:
Received 15 August 2013
Received in revised form 2 January 2014
2. Accepted 4 January 2014
Keywords:
Electricity networks
Cap-and-trade
Game theory
MPEC/EPEC
Among the CO2 emission reduction programs, cap-and-trade
(C&T) is one of the most used policies. Economic studies have
shown that C&T policies for electricity networks, while
reducing emissions, will likely increase price and decrease
consumption
of electricity. This paper presents a two layer mathematical–
statistical model to develop Pareto optimal designs for CO2
cap-
and-trade policies. The bottom layer finds, for a given C&T
policy, equilibrium bidding strategies of the competing
generators
while maximizing social welfare via a DC optimal power flow
(DC-OPF) model. We refer to this layer as policy evaluation.
The top layer (called policy optimization) involves design of
Pareto optimal C&T policies over a planning horizon. The
performance measures that are considered for the purpose of
design are social welfare and the corresponding system marginal
price (MP), CO2 emissions, and electricity consumption level.
2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
3. 1. Introduction
A major part of the total CO2 emissions come from the
electricity
production sector, e.g., 40% in the U.S. ([1]). In 2009, 70% of
the electricity
was produced from fossil fuel such as gas, coal, and petroleum
([2]). In 2005,
the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
launched a cap-
and-trade system that seeks to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions
by 21% by 2020 from the 2005 level. Currently, the EU ETS is
the largest
emission market in the world [3], and according to the European
Commission
[4], at least 20% of its budget for 2014–2020 will be spent on
climate-related
projects and policies. In the United States, as well as in the EU,
different
regulations have been discussed to cut CO2 emissions such as
carbon tax,
renewable portfolio standards (RPS), and capand-trade
programs (C&T). In
4. the northeastern U.S., the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
(RGGI) has
already implemented a C&T program through a nine state
collaborative effort,
which seeks to cut the CO2 emissions by 10% by 2018.
Recently the
California Air Resources Board adopted a C&T program, held
its first auction
on November 2012, and started operation on January 2013. It is
a part of
California’s historic climate change law (AB 32) that will
reduce the carbon
pollution to 1990 levels by 2020. Other countries who have
already
implemented C&T programs include New Zealand, Japan, The
Netherlands,
and Australia.
C&T policies implemented in the past for greenhouse gases had
resulted in
increase in cost for households, since the generators passed the
emissions
reduction costs to the consumers [5]. Linn [6] studied the
economic impact of
5. C&T policies for nitrogen oxides (NOx) on deregulated firms.
The study showed
that the effect of reduction of NOx emissions may not increase
electricity prices
to a level which could fully compensate firms for their
compliance costs,
particularly for coal generators. This lead them to reduce their
expected profit by
as much as $25 billions. Chen et al. [7] developed a
mathematical model to
examine the ability of larger producers in an electricity market
under NOx C&T
policy to manipulate both the electricity and emission
allowances markets. With
regards to CO2 cap-and-trade policies, Ruth et al. [8] examined
the economic and
energy impacts that the state of Maryland will have by joining
the RGGI
initiative. They identified several issues that are important to
the acceptance and
effectiveness of CO2 C&T programs, such as rules for
allowances distribution
and subsidies for energy efficiency programs. Bird et al. [9]
claimed that, while
6. renewable energy will likely benefit from carbon cap-andtrade
programs, C&T
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can also impact the ability of renewable energy generation to
affect overall CO2
emissions levels. They summarized the key issues for markets
that are emerging
under CO2 C&T policies and also the policy design options to
allow renewable
energy generation to impact the emissions level. For further
reading about
economic impacts of CO2 C&T, we refer the readers to Goettle
and Fawcett [10]
and Parmesano and Kury [11]. Linares et al. [12] have studied
the impact of CO2
7. C&T regulation and green certificates on power generation
expansion model.
They have shown that when a C&T policy is considered,
locational marginal
prices (LMPs) increase, emissions decrease, and installed green
generation
capacity increases. Limpaitoon et al. [2] studied the impact of
C&T regulation
and the interaction of demand elasticity, transmission network,
market structure,
and strategic behavior for an oligopoly electricity market (in the
state of
California). They concluded that GHG regulations will affect
the system
operations and market outcomes by increasing electricity prices
(for both
oligopoly and perfect competition scenarios), and reducing both
GHG emissions
and energy consumption. Their results also suggest that the
interaction between
CO2 C&T regulations, market structure, and congestion might
lead to potential
abuses of market power and create more congestion, which will
limit nuclear
8. access to the market. This generates higher demand for
emissions permit, which
in turn increases permit prices. Fullerton and Metcalf [13]
showed how certain
environmental policies reduce profit under monopoly, raise
prices, and reduce
welfare profit. [14] presented a game-theoretic model for
developing joint
bidding strategies in C&T allowances and electricity markets
for competing
generators. Rocha et al. [15] examined the impact of C&T
policies on generation
capacity investment.
Some of the current research concerning C&T policies is
focused on the issue
of development and analysis of allowance allocation
mechanisms [16–18], and
suggestions for policy effectiveness [8,9,19]. However, the open
literature does
not offer a methodology for design of CO2 C&T policies that
takes into account
a range of conflicting measures of performance that appeal to
different market
stakeholders. For example, a consumer’s concern is price
9. increase [6,8,13], a
generator’s concern is profit/revenue reduction [2,13], and a
policy maker’s
concerns include adequate emissions reduction and sustaining
electricity
consumption necessary to support economic growth [9,12,13].
There does not
appear to be a consensus in the literature about economic
impact that can be
expected under C&T programs, neither is there an agreement
about the choice of
the C&T parameters and their values [20]. This paper attempts
to fill the above
gaps by presenting a 2-layer mathematical–statistical model to
design Pareto
optimal CO2 C&T policies for deregulated electricity networks.
This paper
presents an elaborate sensitivity analysis of selected policy
parameters (initial
allowance cap, cap reduction rate, violation penalty) and
network parameters
(congestion, social cost of carbon, and demand-price sensitivity
of the
consumers).
10. In the bottom layer of the 2-layer model, the strategic bidding
behavior of the
competing generators is formulated as a bi-level mathematical
model. The upper
level model focuses on maximizing overall generator profit by
bidding to the
independent system operator (ISO) in the allowance and
electricity markets. The
lower level model focuses on social welfare maximization (or,
social cost
minimization) while meeting the network and policy constraints
via a DC-OPF
model. Each bi-level optimization problem is reformulated as an
mathematical
problem with equilibrium constraints (MPEC). Equilibrium
bidding strategies
among the competing generators are obtained by solving the set
of MPECs as an
equilibrium problem with equilibrium constraints (EPEC). Thus,
the bottom
layer of the 2-layer model essentially evaluates the impact of a
given C&T policy
on a network by obtaining the performance measures including
electricity price,
11. emissions level, and consumption level. The top layer model,
using as input the
results of the bottom layer model, develops regression equations
for different
network performance measures using the tools of analysis of
variance (ANOVA).
The regression equations relate the performance measures to the
parameters of
the C&T policy and the network. These equations are used in
forming a multi-
objective optimization model, solution of which yields the
Pareto optimal CO2
C&T policy designs.
The rest of the paper is organized as follow. In Section 2 we
introduce the
elements of a C&T policy and discuss social cost of carbon.
Section 3 presents
the complete 2-layer model-based methodology that obtains the
Pareto
optimal C&T policies. Section 4 demonstrates the application of
our
methodology on a sample network. Section 5 provides the
concluding
12. remarks.
2. Cap-and-trade and the social cost of carbon
Cap-and-trade is a market based mechanism that can be used to
regulate
the GHG emissions. The following are some of the primary
features of a cap-
and-trade mechanism.
Point of regulation: Different approaches to regulate emissions
in the
electricity markets have been proposed and implemented. They
range
from regulating far upstream at the point of sale of fossil fuels
to far
downstream at the point of purchase of manufactured products
and energy
by ultimate consumers [21]. The upstream approach sets an
emissions cap
on producers of raw material that contains GHG (e.g., coal, gas,
or
petroleum), whereas the downstream approach regulates the
direct
producers of GHG [22].
Allowance distribution: In an Emissions Trading System (ETS),
13. one of the
major concerns is how to distribute the allowances, as both the
initial as
well as the continuing distribution strategies have a significant
influence
on the final market equilibrium. Under a downstream regulation,
several
allowance allocation/ distribution mechanisms have been
studied in recent
years. Most commonly discussed mechanisms in the literature
are free
allocation and auction based allocation [18,17]. Free allocation
of
allowances is often based either on historical emissions (known
as
grandfathering) or on energy input/product output (known as
benchmarking) [23]. An allocation mechanism based on equal
per capita
cumulative emissions was presented in [24]. RGGI has
implemented an
auction based model with a combination of uniform and
discriminatory
pricing strategies. In the EU ETS, during the first and second
trading
14. periods, most of the allowances were given freely according to
historical
emissions. In the third trading period, free allowances
allocation is
scheduled to be progressively replaced by auctioning through
2020 [23].
Cap stringency: This is a common feature in all C&T policies
and refers to
the rate of reduction of allowance cap. The cap reduction rate
varies
among markets due to network (market) intrinsic
characteristics, policy
decisions, external economic variables, and other C&T
parameter values
[25]. For instance, EU ETS implemented a 1.74% linear cap
reduction for
2012– 2020 and beyond ([26]), while RGGI implemented a
fixed cap for
2009–2014 and a subsequent 2.5% reduction until 2018.
Banking: It allows generators to save allowances for future
periods. Some
markets also allow secondary trading of excess allowances at
the end of
15. each period. Banking rules could vary among different markets.
EU ETS
permitted allowance banking during phase I of its operation, but
did not
permit allowances to be carried over into phase II. From phase
II and on,
unlimited banking and borrowing is allowed [25]. The RGGI
allows
banking with no restrictions from current compliance periods
into the
future.
Penalty: Fossil fuel generators must procure allowances
commensurate with
their emissions level or pay a penalty for any shortfall. EU ETS
introduced
a monetary penalty (40 euros during phase I and 100 euros for
phase II),
whereas California’s policy require four additional allowances
for each
shortfall. IETA (International Emissions Trading Association)
advises
against using a non-compliance penalty by additional
withdrawal of
allowances. Instead, IETA recommends adopting a more
16. traditional fixed
monetary fine similar to those entered in the SO2 and NOx
emissions
markets in the U.S. [27].
Other features of a cap-and-trade mechanism include initial cap
size,
safety value, revenue recycling and cost containment
mechanisms [28,29].
In this paper, we consider a downstream regulation for C&T.
The
electricity generators are assume to acquire allowances by
competing in an
allowance market that is settled via discriminatory auction. The
generators
submit price-quantity bids that are arranged in a decreasing
price order by the
auctioneer. The price paid by each generator selected to
received allowances
is its own bid price [17]. As presented in our model in Section
3.2, the
independent system operator (ISO) obtains the allowance
allocation together
17. with generation dispatch by incorporating the allowances
auction model
within the OPF model.
2.1. Social cost of carbon
The fiscal impact of CO2 emissions on the environment and
society is
often referred to as the social cost of carbon (SCC). The most
common means
that are used to characterize SCC include marginal social cost
of emissions
and shadow prices of policies (e.g., cap-and-trade). Mandell
[32] presents
various definitions and estimates of SCC. The most common
approach used
in the literature defines the marginal social cost of carbon as
‘‘the cost to the
society for each additional unit of carbon (in the form of CO2)
into the
atmosphere.’’ However, as the carbon remains in the
atmosphere, it is difficult
to estimate the cost of the carbon in the future. This motivates
to redefine the
SCC as ‘‘the present value of the monetized damage caused by
18. each period
of emitting one extra ton of CO2 today as compared to the
baseline.’’ Another
challenge for assessing SCC is in estimating the discount rate of
the future
social cost of CO2.
The estimation of the SCC will always suffer from uncertainty,
speculation, and lack of information [30]. This can be noticed,
for example,
in (1) estimating future emissions of greenhouse gases, (2)
monetizing the
effects of past and future emissions on the climate system, (3)
assessing the
impact of changes in climate on the physical and biological
environment, and
(4) translating environmental impacts into economic damages.
Therefore, any
effort to quantify and monetize the harms associated with
climate change is
bound to raise serious questions of science, economics, and
ethics, and thus
should be viewed as provisional [30]. Avato et al. [31] consider
the carbon
19. emissions as one of the main barriers to the development and
deployment of
clean energy technologies. They argue that emissions (a
negative externality)
is not valued and therefore not included into investment
decisions by energy
providers. Hence, by considering the monetary effects of
emissions, i.e., the
SCC, an increase in development and deployment of green
technologies can
be achieved.
Mandell [32] summarized the result of 211 SCC estimates from
47 different
studies using an integrated assessment model (IAM). The SCC
was estimated to
have a mean value of €19:70=tCO2, a median of €5:45=tCO2
and an estimated
range from €1:24=tCO2 to €451=tCO2. Using the shadow price
approach, the
estimated value of SCC has a range of €32=tCO2 to €205=tCO2
among the
countries in the European Union. Hope [33] estimated SCC
considering two
scenarios: low emissions case, and a business as usual (BAU)
20. emissions scenario.
This study concluded that the median SCC for the BAU scenario
is $100=tCO2
with a range of $10=tCO2—$270=tCO2, and a median of
$50=tCO2 for the low
emission scenario with a range of $5=tCO2 $130=tCO2. The
U.S. government,
through the interagency working group (IWG), calculated the
cost imposed on
the global society by each additional ton of CO2. They included
health impact,
economic dislocation, agricultural changes and other effects
that climate change
can impose on humanity. They estimated the SCC to have a
range from $5=tCO2
to $65=tCO2. The IWG suggests setting the SCC to $21=tCO2.
The IWG also
propose to utilize a discount rate of 2.5– 5% to address future
SCC [34].
3. A model for developing Pareto optimal C&T policies
In this section, we present the complete methodology for
designing Pareto
optimal cap-and-trade policies for a fixed planning horizon. The
methodology
21. comprises a 2-layer model and a detailed solution approach.
3.1. A 2-layer model
The mathematical–statistical model for obtaining Pareto optimal
C&T policy
designs has two broad layers, which we call the top and the
bottom layers.
The bottom layer (also referred to in this paper as the policy
evaluation layer)
involves obtaining equilibrium bidding strategies of the
competing generators as
a function of the C&T and network parameters, while
maximizing social welfare
via a DC-OPF. The network performance measures (emissions,
electricity price,
and consumption level) corresponding to the equilibrium
bidding strategy, for a
given C&T policy, are fed to the top layer (policy optimization
layer) that obtains
the Pareto optimal C&T policy designs. The top layer model
first performs an
analysis of variance (ANOVA) using the C&T and network
parameters as
factors, and the values of the network performance measures
22. from the bottom
layer as the responses. The ANOVA results are used to
formulate regression
equations for the network performance measures as functions of
the C&T and
network parameters. The Pareto optimal policy designs are then
obtained by
optimizing the regression equations via a multi-objective
optimization model.
The 2-layer model is given as follows.
Top layerf Optimize fðc;r;p;b;p;lÞ
8>< Maximize giðai;xiÞ; 8i 2 I ð1Þ
Bottom layer s:t: Maximize WðQ;HÞ
>: s:t: Network and policy constraints:
In the top layer, fðc; r; p; b;p; lÞ represents the objective
function of the multi-
objective optimization model, where c is the cap size
representing the maximum
tons of CO2 allowed per year (tCO2=yr), r is the yearly cap
reduction rate (% of
c) which goes into effect after a preset number of initial years,
p is the penalty
for exceeding the emissions limit per allocated allowances
($=tCO2), b represents
23. the demand price sensitivity (slope of the demand curve), p is
the social cost of
carbon ($=tCO2), and l denotes the vector of line capacities
(MW h) in the
network (a determinant for network congestion). The bottom
layer is formulated,
for each generator i 2 I ¼ f1; 2;...; ng, as a bi-level optimization
model, where
giðai;xiÞ denotes the profit of generator i, and ai (intercept of
supply function)
and xi (allowance price) are the generator bids in the electricity
and allowances
markets, respectively. WðQ;HÞ denotes the social welfare
objective function for
the DC optimal power flow problem, where Q ¼ ðq1;...; qi;...;
qnÞ is the electricity
dispatch and H ¼ ðh1;...;hi;...;hnÞ is the allowances allocation.
For each generator
i, the bi-level model is solved as a mathematical problem with
equilibrium
constraints (MPEC). The equilibrium bidding strategies for all
generators in both
electricity and allowances markets are obtained by solving an
equilibrium
24. problem with equilibrium constraints (EPEC).
A schematic of the solution methodology for the 2-layer model
is shown in
Fig. 1. The methodology begins by designing a factorial
experiment with all C&T
and network related parameters as factors at two or more levels,
and enumerating
all possible factor level combinations [box (1)]. Factor level
combinations, one
at a time, while yet to be evaluated [box (2)], are forwarded as
input to the bottom
layer [box (3)]. In the bottom layer, after the cap is adjusted,
MPEC/EPEC are
solved to obtain equilibrium bidding strategies of the generators
for each year of
the planning horizon T [boxes (6) and (7)]. The cap is
considered to remain
constant for
the first d years [box (4)] and decreasing thereafter [box (5)].
For a given factor
level combination, once the equilibrium strategies are obtained
for each year of
the planning horizon T, the performance measures are updated
25. [box (8)]. Once
all years of the planning horizon are considered [box (9)],
performance measures
for the complete horizon for the current factor level
combination are sent to
ANOVA [box (10)] and the next combination is drawn for
evaluation. When all
factor combinations are exhausted [box (2)], ANOVA is
performed [box (10)].
Regression equations (one for each measure of performance) are
developed using
ANOVA results and are sent as input for the multi-objective
optimization [box
(11)], which yields the Pareto optimal C&T policies. In what
follows, we present
the bi-level optimization model and discuss its solution using
the MPEC
approach. Thereafter, we explain how EPEC approach is used in
obtaining the
equilibrium bidding strategies for all generators in the
electricity and allowance
markets.
3.2. A bi-level model for joint allowance and electricity
settlement
26. We adopt the bi-level framework that is commonly used in
modeling
generator bidding behavior in deregulated electricity markets
[35–37]. We
374
extend the objective functions of both levels by incorporating
emissions
penalty cost in the upper level (see (2)) and both allowances
revenue and
social cost of carbon in the lower level (see (6)). We also
expand the
constraints set in the lower level (DC-OPF) to accommodate a
C&T policy,
which are explained later. The solution of the modified DC-OPF
yields both
the electricity dispatch and the allowances allocation.
We consider that the generators and the consumers bid with
their linear
supply and demand functions, respectively. ISO determines
energy dispatch
and allowances allocation by maximizing social welfare while
satisfying
27. network and C&T constraints. The flow in the network is
controlled by the
Kirchhoff’s law represented by the power transfer distribution
factors
(PTDFs). Capacity limit constraints on the lines are also
considered. The
supply cost of the generators, indexed by i, are assumed to be
quadratic
convex functions given by CiðqiÞ ¼ aiqi þ biq
2
i , where ai and bi represent the
intercept and the slope of the supply function, respectively.
Consumers,
indexed by j, are considered to have negative benefit functions
given by
DjðqjÞ ¼ djqj bjqj
2
; qj 0 [38]. Generators are paid at their marginal cost,
dC
@
i
q
ðq
i
28. iÞ ¼ ai þ 2biqi. Therefore, the profit of a generator i is given as
ðai þ
2biqiÞqi ðAiqi þ Biqi
2
Þ, where Ai and Bi are the true cost parameters of
generator i estimated through a standard Brownian motion
model as follows.
For any year t; Ati is obtained as A
t
i ¼ sAti1 þ rAti1h, where s represent a trend
parameter, r represent the standard deviation of the process, and
h is a
standard normal random variable. Our DC-OPF model is similar
to that
presented by Hu and Ralph [38], which showed that the use of
the above
functions ensure a unique solution. For some other variants of
the OPF model,
readers are referred to Berry et al. [39], Borenstein et al. [40]
and Limpaitoon
et al. [2].
Without loss of generality, we assume that the generators pass
on the cost
of allowance to the consumers by modifying (shifting up) the
intercept (ai) of
29. their supply functions as a^i ¼ ai þ cixi, where ci is the CO2
emissions factor
and xi is the allowance bid (cost) of generator i. Hence, the cost
of allowance
(xi) does not explicitly appear in the generator’s (upper level)
objective
function. Note that, shifting of the supply function results in a
new equilibrium
point, where consumption (dispatch) is reduced and electricity
price is
increased (see Fig. 2). Hence, xi implicitly impacts the
generator’s profit
through quantity dispatch qi and excess emissions penalty paid
by the
generators.
Social welfare is commonly considered in the literature to be
total benefit
to the consumers DjðÞ minus total cost to the generators CiðÞ.
Since
allowances cost is passed onto the consumers, we include the
cost of
allowance as part of generators cost (i.e., use a^i as the
intercept of the supply
30. cost function). We also add the allowance revenue to social
welfare based on
the assumption that it is recycled back as credits to consumers
(to mitigate
economic impacts of increased electricity prices) and subsidies
to green
generators. Revenue recycling has been widely discussed and
recommended
by many economists [e.g., 41–43]. We also subtract from the
welfare function
the social cost of the emissions, which is obtained by adding for
all generators
the product of the emissions quantities and the social cost of
carbon.
Let I ¼ f1;...; ng be the set of generator, and J ¼ f1;...; mg be
the set of
consumers on the network. Let U ¼ ð/1;...;/nÞ be the vector of
generators’
electricity bids, where /i ¼ ðai;biÞ represents the bid of
generator i, and X ¼
ðx1;...;xnÞ be the vector of allowance bids. Let Q ¼ ðq1;...;
qNÞ, where N ¼ jðI
[ JÞj, be the electricity dispatch response vector obtained from
the DC-OPF.
31. Let C ¼ ðc1;...;cnÞ be the vector of CO2 emissions factor
ðtCO2=MW hÞ of
the generators. Then the yearly emissions of generator i is given
by ci qi. Let
H ¼ ðh1;...;hnÞ be the vector of yearly allowance allocation to
the generators.
Therefore, given the supply function bids and the allowance
bids of all other
generators, Ui and Xi, respectively, the bi-level optimization
model for
generator i is given as follows.
Maxai;xi ðai þ 2biqiÞqi ðAiqi þ Biq2i Þ pðciqi hiÞ ð2Þ
s:t: ai 2 ½A;A; ð3Þ
xi 2 ½W;W; ð4Þ
ai þ cixi 6 dj; 8j; j ¼ 1;...;J;
" #
X X X X
Q;H ¼ Max DjðqÞ CiðqÞ þ xihi qicip
q;h
j i i i
ð5Þ
ð6Þ
X
32. s:t Cl 6 qiukl 6 Cl; l ¼ 1;...;L; ðl ;þl Þ
k2ði;jÞ
ð7Þ
X X
qi þ qj ¼ 0; ðlÞ
i j
ð8Þ
X
c hi P 0; ðkÞ
i
ð9Þ
ciqi hi P 0; 8i 2 I; ðqiÞ ð10Þ
qi Rlo P 0; 8i 2 I; ðsiÞ ð11Þ
Rup qi P 0; 8i 2 I; ðtiÞ ð12Þ
qi P 0; 8i 2 I; ðpiÞ ð13Þ
qj P 0; 8j 2 J; ðjiÞ ð14Þ
hi P 0; 8i 2 I: ðfiÞ ð15Þ
Fig. 1. A schematic of the solution methodology for the two-
layer model.
33. In the formulation, the elements within parentheses in
constraints (7)–(15)
represent the corresponding dual variables or shadow prices.
Our attention is
focused primarily on l, which represents the system marginal
energy price
(cost) of the network [2]. Constraints (3) and (4) incorporate the
bounds for
electricity and allowance bids, respectively. Constraint (5)
ensures that the
supply function intersects with the demand curve. Objective
function (6)
represent the social welfare where CiðqÞ is the cost to the
generators obtained
using the shifted supply function (a^i;bi), DjðqÞ is the benefit
to the
consumers, and p denotes to the SCC. Flow con-
)
Fig. 2. Electricity market equilibrium with supply function
shifted by allowance cost.
straints are given in (7), where Cl is the line capacity and ukl is
the PTDF for node
k and line l. Energy balance is maintained by constraint (8).
34. Constraint (9)
ensures that the allocation of allowances does not violate the
cap. Since we do
not consider banking of allowances, constraint Eq. (10) ensures
that a generator
is not allocated with more allowances than the emissions
emitted. Maximum and
minimum production level for each generator are controlled by
constraints (11)
and (12) respectively. Finally, (13)– (15) are non-negativity
constraints for
electricity dispatch and allowance allocation.
3.3. Model solution for equilibrium bidding strategies: A
MPEC/EPEC
approach
Bi-level optimization models have been widely studied in the
literature
[44,45]. Bi-level models include two mathematical programs,
where one serves
as a constraint for the other. For the lower level problem, with a
convex objective
function and non-empty feasible set, the first order necessary
conditions for a
35. solution to be optimal are given (under some regularity
conditions) by the Karush
Kuhn Tucker (KKT) equations. Hence, replacing the lower level
problem in
Section 3.2 by the set of optimality conditions, yields what is
known as a
mathematical program with equilibrium constraints (MPEC).
Further details on
the MPEC models can be found in [46–48].
In the other hand, an equilibrium program with equilibrium
constraint
(EPEC) is defined as a game, EPEC ¼ ðf MPECÞgn1, among
competing
generators. Typically, MPECs have non-convex feasible sets
(due to the
complementarity constraints), therefore the resulting games are
likely to have
non-convex feasible strategy sets. Since a global equilibrium for
this type of
games is difficult to identify, a local Nash equilibrium concept
is presented in
[38]. The local Nash equilibrium is comprised of stationary
points of the MPEC
problem for each player i in the game EPEC ¼ ðf MPECÞgn1.
36. Lack of knowledge
of other players’ exact strategies, which might also be changing
with time, along
with other uncertainties may minimize the value of the effort
required to seek
global optimal strategies.
Literature presents different strategies to solve EPECs, of which
linear and
non-linear complementarity (LCP/NCP) formulation [49] and
diagonalization
methods [50,51] are the most discussed. In this paper we
consider a
diagonalization method algorithm as presented in [52]. In the
diagonalization
method, MPECs for all generators are solved, for which we use
a regularization
method in conjunction with NLP solvers [53,54]. For other
techniques to solve
MPECs, readers are refers to [55,47].
3.4. Multi-objective optimization for Pareto optimal designs
In a complex system with multiple performance measures and
the set of
significant design factors that affect them, the nature of the
37. relationship could
vary widely among the performance measures. That is, a set of
factor values
(levels) that are optimal for a particular performance measure
may not be optimal
for other measures. For example, the C&T and network
parameters that
minimizes CO2 emissions may not yield lowest electricity
prices, when both
reduced emissions and lower prices may be among the
priorities. Therefore, a
design approach that can balances among multiple priorities
must be considered.
Multi-objective optimization models, that yield Pareto fronts,
provide such an
approach.
A Pareto front is a set of points representing factor level
combinations where
all points are Pareto efficient. A Pareto efficient point indicates
that no measure
of performance can be further improved without worsening one
or more of the
other performance measures. Similarly, for any point outside of
the Pareto front,
38. by moving the point onto the front, one or more measures can
be improved
without worsening the others. In order to obtain these points,
we formulate the
multi-objective optimization problem (16). We used the NSGA-
II genetic
algorithm [57] to solve the model and obtain the Pareto
envelope. Equations CL
(consumption level), TE (total emissions), and AMP (average
marginal price) are
explained in detail in Section 4.3.1.
Min TEðc;r;p;b;p;lÞ;
Max CLðc;r;p;b;p;lÞ; ð16Þ Min AMPðc;r;p;b;p;lÞ; s:t: bounds
on
c;r;p;b;p;l:
4. C&T policy development for a sample network
In this section, we demonstrate, using a sample electricity
network, how our
model can be used to develop Pareto optimal C&T policies. We
conduct the
numerical study in two phases. We first implement the bottom
layer of the model
for evaluating a number of different ad hoc C&T policy
39. scenarios, as shown in
Table 1. In the ad hoc policies, penalty and the cap vary within
their
corresponding ranges (per RGGI), and SCC varies according to
the IWG
recommendations (see Section 2). The above variations coupled
with different
levels of demand-price sensitivity (slope of the demand curve)
are captured as
the three main scenarios SN1, SN2, and SN3 (see Table 1).
Samples of results
obtained by evaluating these scenarios are presented to
demonstrate the impact
of both C&T policy and network parameters. In phase 2, we
implement the
complete two layer model. We first develop a factorial
experiment and conduct
ANOVA. Response surfaces derived from ANOVA are used to
obtain Pareto
optimal C&T policies via multi-objective optimization model.
Scenario designation Demand (b) (slope) Penalty (p) ð$=tCO2Þ
SCC (p) ð$=tCO2Þ Cap (c) (tCO2)
SN1 0.025 10–50 0–21 80–120
40. SN2 0.05 10–50 0–21 80–120
SN3 0.075 10–50 0–21 80–120
376
Table 1 Ad hoc C&T
policies.
4.1. Sample electricity network
We consider a sample network with 4-nodes and 5-lines (see
Fig. 3).
Similar sample networks were considered in numerical studies
in [58–62].
The network operates under a CO2 C&T policy with three
generation nodes
and one load node. The network has two fossil fuel (coal)
generators
(GENCO1 and GENCO3) and one green generator (GENCO2).
The green
generator does not participate in the allowance auction.
Emissions factor for
both coal generators is assume to be one (i.e., 1 ton of CO2
emission per MW
h of electricity production). Allowances are distributed among
41. competing
generators using a discriminatory (pay-as-bid) auction pricing
strategy. The
cap is considered to decrease at a yearly rate of 2.5% starting
the sixth year of
implementation (this is similar to the policy implemented by the
RGGI). Line
capacities for C1 and C4 are set to 80 MW h, while the rest of
the lines have
a capacity of 120 MW h. The model is implemented for a thirty
year planning
horizon. Demand is considered to increase at a yearly rate of
1.1%, which is
implemented in our model by raising the intercept of the
demand function.
For supply functions, we consider that the generators bid only
on the
intercept parameter a. Intercept parameter Ai of the true cost
function of the
generators is estimated using a Brownian motion model (BMM)
as explained
in Section 3.2. The trend parameter (s) of the BMM model is set
to 0.0059 for
green generator and 0.0662 for coal generators. The standard
42. deviation (r) of
the BMM model is set to 0.081 for green generator and 0.0714
for coal
generators. The above numerical values were obtained from the
Electric
Power Annual Data 2009 ([63]). For year t ¼ 1; A1i is set to
2011 cost given
in the above data. For all generators, we set the value of Bi to
0.05.
4.2. Analysis of ad hoc C&T policies
We implemented the policy evaluation part of our model in
GAMS using
MPEC and CONOPT3 solvers. For each scenario in Table 1, we
obtained the
equilibrium bidding strategies for the complete planning
horizon. For each
year of the planning horizon, we recorded performance
measures such as
production levels of each generator (sum of which is the
consumption level),
marginal electricity price, generator profits, emission levels,
and market share
of the green generator. These yearly measures are used in
calculating the
43. network performance measures for the complete horizon.
4.2.1. Impact of C&T and network parameters on performance
measures
In this section we examine the effect (sensitivity) of some of the
policy
and network parameters on the performance measures. A more
comprehensive analysis of the impact of the C&T and network
parameters on
the network performance is conducted in Section 4.3.1 using the
analysis of
variance (ANOVA) technique.
Tables 2–4 summarize the performance measures for various ad
hoc C&T
policies belonging to SN1, SN2, and SN3 with a cap of 80
tCO2. It can be
observed that a higher sensitivity in the price reduces
production (or
consumption) and emission levels. Social cost of carbon further
contributes to
this reduction. Along with the reduction of emissions, the
percentage of
market share of green
44. Fig. 3. A 4-node sample network for numerical study.
sources is in general higher when consumers are more sensitive,
and their
profits are slightly reduced. Electricity prices suffer a
significant reduction of
almost $10=MW h on average.
Table 2
Performance of ad hoc C&T policies belonging to SN1 (demand
slope 0.025).
4.2.1.1. Generators behavior. Fig. 4 shows all three generators’
yearly production
levels for the scenario SN1 under two different penalty levels
ð$30=tCO2 and
$50=tCO2) and zero SCC. Recall that we considered the
emissions factor c ¼ 1,
which means each MW h of coal based electricity production
results in one unit
(ton) of CO2 emission. Hence, sum of the production levels of
GENCO1 and
GENCO3 represents the total emission in the network. GENCO2
is the green
generator with zero emissions. The thicker solid lines in the
figures represent the
45. total emissions cap for the network.
In the low penalty cost scenario (p ¼ $30=tCO2), as the demand
grows over
the years and the cap reduces, the coal generators still find it
profitable to increase
their share of production (above green generation) while paying
more in
penalties. Whereas, in the high penalty cost scenario (p ¼
$50=tCO2), the coal
generators control their bids to significantly lower their
production. In fact, till
year 22, the combined emissions from GENCO 1 and 3 remain
below the cap.
The green generator maintains a high level of production.
10 30 50 10 30 50
Production (MW h) 8021 8023 7483 8026 7397 5893
Emissions (tCO2) 5633 5641 4038 5636 4018 2057
Market share (%) 32 36 45 38 55 57
AMP ($/MW h) 66.7 67.9 67.4 67.8 68.2 69.8
48. Production level (p=$50/tCO 2 , SCC=0)
GENCO1 GENCO2 GENCO3 ca p
378
A higher cost of penalty causes the total electricity consumption
over the horizon
to fall from 8256 MW h to 6213 MW h (a 23% reduction) and
the total emissions
for the horizon to reduce from 5635 tCO2 to 2795 tCO2 (a 50%
reduction). The
share of green generation in the two penalty levels are 32% and
49%,
respectively. The average marginal electricity price rises from
$52:7= MW h to
$60:8= MW h (a 15.4% increase).
The penalty level choice varies for different markets.
California’s C&T set a
penalty of 4 allowances per ton not covered by allowances, and
the reserve
allowance price was set to $10.71 in 2013, which is set to
increase to $11.34 for
49. 2014 [64]. In the case of EU ETS, the penalty was set to 40
euros in the phase I,
and increased to 100 euros during phase II [25]. The
effectiveness of penalty is
affected by allowance prices and quantity (cap), among others.
For example, if
allowance prices drop, as was the case in phase I in the EU
ETS, a low level of
penalty will unlikely generate emissions reduction since
generators can either
afford to buy allowances, and/or pay a penalty for non-
compliance.
4.2.1.2. Generation and emission levels. Fig. 5 shows the effect
of SCC on total
coal-based generation (or, equivalently, total emissions) as well
as total green
generation over the horizon for increasing values of penalty cost
and demand-
price sensitivity. As expected, at higher values of penalty and
demand-price
sensitivity, the coalbased generation decreases. At higher SCC,
the reduction in
coalbased generation is sharper (plot b). Also at higher SCC and
penalty costs,
50. the effect of increased demand-price sensitivity is reduced (plot
b). As far as
green generation is concerned, it can be observed (plot a) that
higher demand-
price sensitivity compounds the effect of penalty in increasing
generation. This
effect is further pronounced when SCC is higher (plot b).
4.2.1.3. Electricity prices. Fig. 6 depicts the average marginal
prices under the
same parameter combinations as in Fig. 5. It can be seen that
higher penalty
produces higher price, which increases further with increased
SCC, as
expected. We also note that, higher demand-price sensitivity
significantly
lowers the price at all levels of penalty and SCC.
4.2.1.4. Generators market share. Fig. 7 shows the market share
of green and
coal based energy, aggregated over the complete horizon. As
expected, an
increase in penalty (from $10=CO2 to $50=tCO2) raises the
share of green
energy from 32% to 45%. The increase in green energy is
51. further noticeable
when the SCC is included. By considering SCC (Plot (b)) the
share of green
based energy achieves a 57% versus a 43% of coal share for a
penalty of
$50=tCO2. Note that adding a SCC produces the share of green
based energy
to be higher than coal based energy share (which is not the case
when SCC =
0). As mentioned in Section 2, SCC could accelerate the
transition to green
technologies. Results presented in this section helps to quantify
the assertion.
(a) Total production/emissions SCC=$0/tCO2 (b) Total
production/emissions SCC=$21/tCO2
Fig. 5. Impact of penalty and demand-price sensitivity on CO2
emissions (for different values of SCC).
Fig. 6. Impact of penalty and demand-price sensitivity on
average marginal price of electricity (for different values of
SCC).
Fig. 7. Impact of penalty and SCC on market share of green
generation.
Fig. 8. Generator profits for different penalties and SCC.
52. 4.2.1.5. Generators profit. Fig. 8(a) shows the cumulative
generator profits
(coal generators are combined as one) for different penalty
levels and zero
SCC. When higher penalty for non-compliance is considered,
coal generators
see their profit to be reduced (approximately 43%). Coal based
generators
reduce their electricity production in order to maintain
emissions according
with the allowances allocated. It was also observed in Figs. 5
and 7 that the
increase of penalty reduces the emissions (and hence
production) and coal
market share, resulting in lower profits for coal based
generators. Green
generators observe an increase in profit as we consider higher
penalties
(approximately 21%). It can be observed that including SCC
(Plot (b)) further
Penalty ($/tCO 2 )
Coal-0.025
Coal-0.05
53. Coal-0.075
Green-0.025
Green-0.05
Green-0.075
Penalty ($/tCO 2 )
Coal-0.025
Coal-0.05
Coal-0.075
Green-0.025
Green-0.05
Green-0.075
increases the cumulative profit of the green generator. These
results show that
C&T policies will likely have conflicting implications. On one
hand, the
environment and society may benefit from a reduction in
emissions and
increase in green power. On the other hand, coal-based
54. generators do not have
incentives to participate in the market because of profit loses.
This is one of
the major concerns, for example in the U.S., where fossil fuel
energy sources
are still a major portion of the energy portfolio.
4.3. Development of Pareto optimal C&T policies
In this section, we first develop response surface equations for
each
performance measure using a factorial design and ANOVA. We
then
demonstrate how those equations can be used to obtain Pareto
optimal C&T
designs.
4.3.1. Performance response surface generation
In order to obtain the response surfaces for the network
performance
measures, we adopt a designed factorial experiment comprising
six factors:
penalty, cap size, cap reduction rate, SCC, demand-price
sensitivity, and line
capacities (congestion). We consider each factor at three levels
resulting in a
55. 36 factorial experiment. The numerical levels of the factors are
given in Table
5. All 729 factor combinations were evaluated using the bottom
layer model,
and the resulting performance measures were used to conduct
ANOVA (with
type I error a ¼ 0:05) utilizing the R software (version 2.15.1).
Results from
ANOVA conducted separately for each of the three performance
measures
(total CO2 emissions (TE), total electricity consumption (CL),
and average
marginal price
Table 5
Factor levels for 36 experiment.
1
0
Cap reduction (r) (%) 2.5 5 7.5
Initial cap size (c) 80 120 160
Penalty (p) 10 30 50
Demand-price sensitivity (b) 0.075 0.05 0.025
Congestion (l) 120 100 80
SCC ðpÞ 0 21 42
56. (AMP)) are presented below. For more detailed information
about factorial
design of experiments and ANOVA, we refer the readers to
[56].
4.3.1.1. Total CO2 Emissions Level: TE. When TE was used as
the response
variable, all main factors and some two level interactions were
found to be
statistically significant. Using the significant factors and
interactions, a second
order regression model was developed. The model has a
multiple R-squared
value of 0.839 and an adjusted R-squared value of 0.833.
TE ¼ 3696:63 1186:03p 989:66p þ 618:84b þ 683:56c
322:92l 316:37r þ 270:66p2 þ 353:8p2 253:34b2 þ 648:22pp þ
340:81cp þ 256:36pc 219:83bl 217:25pb þ 194:49pl þ 184:02lp
142:89rp 141:85pr 128:33bc 124:11bp þ 259:39p2p
312:67p2p2
þ 161:21pp2 150:1cp2 þ 234:56p2b2 þ 61:19cr:
Factor effect plots for the six significant main factors are
presented in Fig. 9.
All the factors exhibit approximately linear behavior over the
three levels,
57. indicating that their impact on TE are either higher the better or
lower the better.
4.3.1.2. Total Consumption Level: CL. As in the case for TE, all
six main factors
and some two level interactions were found to be statistically
significant. A
second order regression model incorporating the significant
factors and
interactions was developed. The model has a multiple R-squared
value of 0.842
and an adjusted R-squared value of 0.835. Plots of the factor
effects at various
levels are presented in Fig. 10. Non-linearity in the factor
effects can be observed
to be a bit higher than in the case of TE, which can also be seen
in the regression
equation that has more non-linear terms.
CL ¼ 7315:88 1237:44p þ 689:52b 758:85p þ 425:21c
263:04l 521:34p2 344:16b2 232:83r þ 86:63l2 þ 84:57c2 þ
67:39p2
þ 304:15pp 216:74bl þ 167:3pl 166:88bp þ 157:77pc þ
156:99bp
þ 146:67lp þ 128:88cp þ 128:26cr þ 292:63p2b2 91:97pr þ
58. 112:51pp2 111:2cp2 60:14rp þ 144:98rc2 þ 55:24cl þ 95:2bl2
þ
92:89cl2 52:3bc þ 90:43pl2 þ 84:05rl2 þ 244:67p2p 89:2cp2:
4.3.1.3. Average Marginal System Price: AMP. For AMP as the
response
variable, the only main factor that was not statistically
significant was the cap
reduction rate. Some of the two level interactions were
significant. The
regression model has a multiple R-squared value of 0.637 and
an adjusted R-
squared value of
380
0.621. Lower R-squared value is, perhaps, indicative of the fact
that the factor
effects have a higher order (>2) of non-linearity (see Fig. 11),
which could not
be captured from a 3-level factorial experiment.
AMP ¼ 55:1717 þ 6:809p þ 2:9673p2 þ 1:6172p þ 0:9829p2 þ
59. 5:2204b þ
3:6239b2 1:1398c 0:3786l 3:2884l2 0:2442r 0:6737r2
0:3548c2
0:8224pp 1:0853bp þ 0:8359rp þ 0:7443lp 3:5386p2b2 þ
2:4959p2l2 2:0189p2p þ 2:3979p2b þ 1:2676p2r 0:7284pc
0:7782pl 0:8208br 1:1743cr 0:7409lr 1:3341cr2 1:2651rc2
1:3376cl:
4.4. Design of Pareto optimal C&T policies
We first demonstrate the need for Pareto optimal designs to
simultaneously
accommodate multiple performance measures.
Table 6
Performance measures of C&T policies optimized for individual
measures.
Optimized measure Consumption
(MW h)
Emissions ðtCO2Þ AMP
($/MW h)
CL 8950 7272 35.8
TE 5606 765 54.7
AMP 7747 4274 21.9
60. Thereafter, we discuss how to obtain the Pareto optimal C&T
policy designs.
The need for Pareto designs is motivated by the results
presented in Table
6, which shows that a C&T policy optimized for a particular
performance
measure tends to produce poor outcomes for the other measures.
Notice from
the table that, a design optimized for TE yields a consumption
level of 5606
MW h whereas the design optimized for CL has a consumption
level of 8950
MW h. Similarly, a design optimized for CL yields an AMP of
$35.8/MW h,
which is much higher than $21.9/MW h which is attained by a
design
optimizing AMP.
We formulated a multi-objective optimization model, as
presented earlier
in (16), using the equations developed above for TE, CL, and
AMP. Of the
six variables in these equations, SCC (p) and demand-price
sensitivity (b) are
not controlled by a C&T policy maker, and hence each of those
variables were
61. considered at three different fixed values, resulting in nine
possible
combinations. For each of these nine combinations, the multi-
objective model
was solved and the optimal settings for the other four variables
(cap reduction
rate, cap size, penalty, and congestion level) were obtained.
Before presenting the complete Pareto envelopes for all three
measures,
parts (a), (b), and (c) of Fig. 12 show the Pareto fronts for each
pair of
performance measures. Each front is plotted for three
combinations of coded
values of ðp; bÞ (0,1), (0,0), and (0,1). It may be noted that, for
a fixed SCC
value of 21 (coded value of 0), lower values of demand-price
sensitivity result
in higher Par-
Table 7 Consider the scenario with p ¼ 0 and b = 1. Say that it
is desired
Factor effects plot for consumption (a) Factor effects plot for
consumption (b)
62. Factor levels Factor levels
Fig. 10. Factor effect plots for consumption level.
Fig. 11. Factor effect plots for average electricity marginal
price.
p b CL TE AMP
Penalty
Demand Slope
SCC
Cap reduction
Cap size
Line capacity
Average values of performance measures from Pareto
envelopes. to have an aggregated
consumption level above 9000 MW h and the total emissions
below 6000 tCO2
over the complete planning horizon. It can be seen from the
Table 8 that the
Pareto efficient designs 85, 86, 87, 90, and 91 are those that
meet both the
consumption and emissions conditions. Since AMP is lower the
better, the
63. Pareto efficient design with the lowest AMP should be chosen.
The design 86
happens to be the one with lowest AMP of $56.17/ MW h, for
which the actual
consumption level is 9017.7 MW h and the emissions is 5211.57
tCO2. The
values of the C&T design parameters for the Pareto efficient
point 86 are p ¼
$28:2=tCO2; r ¼ 0:075, c ¼ 159:05 tCO2, and l = 120 MW h.
eto fronts and therefore increases the levels of consumption,
emis-
5. Concluding remarks
sions, and AMP.
We obtained the Pareto envelopes (considering all three mea-
In this paper, we have developed a mathematical–statistical
sures) for all nine combinations of p and b. For each envelope,
model that allows us to obtain Pareto optimal C&T policies.
we computed the average values of the measures over all the
Par-
The model has two broad layers. The bottom (policy evaluation)
eto efficient points. In the solution of the multi-objective
model, layer evaluates the impact of C&T and network
parameters on
we chose to obtain 100 Pareto efficient points. The results are
64. prethe performance measures of an electricity network. The top
sented in Table 7. As observed earlier in Fig. 12, for fixed value
of p,
(policy optimization) layer obtains the Pareto optimal designs
decrease in demand-price sensitivity (from 1 to 1) results in
using the results of the bottom layer. The existing literature,
increase in CL, TE, and AMP. For a fixed value of b, increase
in containing both empirical studies [8] and mathematical
models
SCC results in decreases in CL and TE and an increase in AMP.
[2,12], helps to effectively evaluate the impact of given C&T
pol-
To illustrate further, we present in Fig. 13 two complete Pareto
icies. Our research extends the literature from evaluation of
C&T
envelopes for two arbitrarily chosen combination of ðp; bÞ of
(0,0) policies to design of Pareto optimal policies that
accommodate
and (0,1). It can be observed that Pareto efficient designs that
mindifferent interests of the network constituents (e.g., higher
con-
imize emissions yield lower consumption levels and higher
aversumption, lower emissions, lower electricity prices). We
have
age marginal prices. Allowing higher emissions results in
demonstrated that a Pareto envelope generated by our model
increase in consumption and decrease in price. This shows that
can serve as an useful tool for policy makers to select
alternative
stricter emissions policies will increase electricity prices. For
sixty
65. C&T policies satisfying various interests of the electricity net-
of the one hundred efficient points on the Pareto envelope (0,1),
work constituents. Results presented in the paper also examine
the corresponding values of the four C&T design parameters are
the sensitivity of important factors affecting electricity markets
shown in Table 8. We picked a subset of the designs (instead of
such as social cost of carbon and demand-price sensitivity.
Elec-
all 100) for reasons of space. In what follows, we describe how
tricity generators can benefit from this model by using the bot-
an envelope can be used to select an appropriate design for a
tom layer to assess impact of given C&T policies on their
bidding
C&T policy. strategies and capacity expansion planning.
Table 8
Pareto C&T designs for p=0 and b = 1.
1 1 7125.03 3921.19 43.79
1 0 7850.56 4788.07 50.18
1 1 8505.91 5689.47 57.51
0 1 6314.70 2907.43 50.17
0 0 7425.11 3760.65 52.41
0 1 7774.23 4007.63 61.64
0 1 4942.74 2620.05 57.53
0 0 5888.57 2883.47 63.02
70. especially when a
network has a large number of generators [38]. The number of
time periods in
the planning horizon also adds to the computational burden as
EPEC needs to be
solved for each period. However, the computation time for the
top layer model
is independent of the size of the network, number of generators,
and the time
periods of the planning horizon.
Acknowledgements
Authors acknowledge the useful comments and suggestions
provided by
the reviewers which have significantly improved the quality of
the
manuscript.
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91. rve_price_notice.pdf
Assignment 2: Discussion—Recruitment
Many recruitment strategies depend heavily upon Internet and
social media sources, but for many situations non-web-based
methods continue to play an important role. In this assignment,
you are to research current recruiting methods and then analyze
recruiting best practices. From your findings, compare and
contrast at least three types of online sources with three types
of non-web-based sources (career fairs, networking, etc.).
As a part of your comparisons, address the following for each
method:
1. Cost: What are the financial costs to the company? Which
methods are most cost effective?
2. Timeliness: How much time is required to find a candidate?
3. Effectiveness: For the time and costs spent, which methods
will produce the best candidates? Some methods will generate a
large number of applicants, but it is only helpful if the
applicants are actually qualified for the position.
After your initial post, discuss the following:
1. No one method will work in all situations. Which sources are
more useful for various job functions, job levels, and/or
geographic locations? Provide examples to support your answer.
2. There are often times when it is advantageous for both small
and large companies to recruit using an external recruiting
92. agency. Provide an example of when this might be the case.
Project reports Due on of November 27th 2018 Tuesday at 1:00
pm
Report should be prepared in WORD and be self-contained. You
may submit a supplemental EXCEL file. However, grading will
be based on you WORD report only.
Written report format for Group Project (ESI 4244)
· Cover page with title, course details
· Executive summary (up to 150 words)
· Introduction to motivate the problem
· Problem description
· Project Objective(s)
· Methodology (Experimental/Hypothesis design)
· Experiment and Data collection (I finished the data, it’s in the
excel file)
· Data Analysis (I finished the data, it’s in the excel file)
· Concluding Remarks
DOE project report grading rubric: (total 10 points)
· Introduction and problem description1.0
· Study objectives 1.0
· Experimental design 1.0
93. · Analysis 3.0
· Conclusions 1.5
· Clarity of writing and correctness 2.5
Guidelines for the project on “Analyzing the Impact of network
topology and emissions control related parameters on the
performance of an electric network.”
Abstract:
Coal fired electric generators contribute to 35-40% of the
carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere in the U.S. Among
the CO2 emissions reduction programs, cap-and-trade (C&T) is
one of the most used policies. Economic studies have predicted
that C&T policies for electricity networks, while reducing
emissions, will likely increase price and decrease consumption
of electricity. This project seeks to create a model to develop
Pareto optimal designs for CO2 cap-and-trade policies. The
performance measures that are considered for the purpose of
design are social welfare and the corresponding system marginal
price (MP), CO2 emissions, and electricity consumption level,
among others. An analysis of variance with the selected factors:
policy related factors (initial allowance cap, cap reduction rate,
violation penalty) and network related factors (congestion,
social cost of carbon, and demand-price sensitivity of the
consumers) can be performed to assess their impact on the
94. performance measures.
Project Objective: To analyze the impact of policy and network
related factors on the performance of the electricity network
measured by social welfare, total carbon emissions, total
electricity consumption, and average electricity prices.
To address the above objective, you can apply the techniques
you have learned in the class (Factorial/ fractional factorial
experiments, linear and non-linear regression).
Read the paper “Design of Pareto optimal CO2 cap-and-trade
policies for deregulated electricity networks” for a better
understanding of the experimental context.
Input Parameters:
· Emissions factor (epsilon 1, 2, 3): This are fixed parameter
utilized to calculate carbon emissions. Generator 1 and 3 have
an emissions factor of 1 which indicates that they produce one
ton of CO2 for each MWh of electricity produced. Generator 2
has emission factor equal to zero (green generator). You can
play with the value of these parameters.
· Year: A parameter that takes values from 1 to 30, representing
a 30 year planning horizon.
· A: Represents the total number of tons of CO2 at the
beginning of the horizon (Cap). The amount is reduced year by
year (according to the reduction rate factor) after the fifth year.
95. Factor to be analyzed in ANOVA:
· Cap reduction rate (red): This is the yearly percentage
reduction of the cap. Reduction rate can take values from 0 to 1
· Emissions cap (cap): This is the limit (cap) for carbon
emissions at any year. It is affected by the reduction rate (red).
· Emissions penalty (p): This is the penalty that generators must
pay if they exceed the allowances emissions allocated.
· Social cost of carbon (SCC): This parameter indicates the cost
to society for every ton of CO2 released to the atmosphere
(SCC).
· Demand sensitivity (B4): This is the demand price sensitivity
(slope of the demand curve). The paper assumes values of
0.025, 0.05, and 0.075. You are not limited to these values.
· Transmission line capacity (f): This is the capacity of the
transmission lines (that may lead to congestion). The paper
assumes that the capacity of lines 1 and 4 (c1, c4) are modified
as follow: c1=c4 =120; c1=c4 =100; c1=c4 =80. You can choose
to modify other lines’ capacities and in a different amount. (If
the network becomes infeasible, you will know.)
Outputs:
· Generator production (q1, q2, q3): Represent the power in
MWh produced by each generator. Generator 2 (q2) is green and
does not generate carbon emissions.
96. · Electricity price (u1.l): Represent the system marginal price of
electricity in $/MWh (dual variable). This is the price that
consumers pay for electricity as a result of the minimization of
the social cost by choosing the electricity dispatch.
· Carbon price (l20.l): Represent the price associated to the
carbon emissions once the problem has been solved ($/tCO2).
This is also a dual variable of the optimization model.
From these outputs, the yearly and total horizon (cumulative)
carbon emissions can be calculated. The total consumption in
the network can be found by adding the production of each
generator (yearly or for the horizon). Other outputs to analyze
can be, for example, generators’ profit, generators’ penalty, and
their bidding behavior. Students are welcome to modify the
output file if other measures are going to be analyzed. Look at
the code line:
put p,B4,red,cap,f,t,year,q1.l, q2.l,q3.l,
u1.l,A,l20.l,epsilon1,epsilon2,epsilon3;
About GAMS
The General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) is specifically
designed for modeling linear, nonlinear and mixed integer
optimization problems. The system is especially useful with
large, complex problems. GAMS is available for use on
personal computers, workstations, mainframes and
supercomputers.
GAMS allows the user to concentrate on the modeling problem
97. by making the setup simple. The system takes care of the time-
consuming details of the specific machine and system software
implementation.
GAMS is especially useful for handling large, complex, one-of-
a-kind problems which may require many revisions to establish
an accurate model. The system models problems in a highly
compact and natural way. The user can change the formulation
quickly and easily, can change from one solver to another, and
can even convert from linear to nonlinear with little trouble.
· The free student version can be downloaded at:
http://www.gams.com/download/. GAMS support windows,
Linux and MAC OSX systems.
· An introduction to GAMS can be found in:
http://www.gams.com/docs/intro.htm.
· A complete user guide can be downloaded at:
http://www.gams.com/dd/docs/bigdocs/GAMSUsersGuide.pdf.
· A simple example can be found at :
http://www.gams.com/docs/example.htm