Insights on Germany’s Future Congestion Management from a Multi-Model Approach

Energies

Dirk Hladik¹  Christoph Fraunholz²  Robert Kunze³  Matthias Kühnbach⁴  Pia Manz⁴ 

[1] Chair of Energy Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Management, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany;Chair of Energy Economics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76187 Karlsruhe , Germany;ESA2 GmbH, D-01187 Dresden, Germany;Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, D-76139 Karlsruhe, Germany;

关键词: congestion management;    market splitting;    capacity mechanism;    model coupling;    demand-side modeling;    agent-based modeling;   

DOI  :  10.3390/en13164176

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In Germany, the political decision to phase out nuclear and coal-fired power as well as delays in the planned grid extension are expected to intensify the current issue of high grid congestion volumes. In this article, we investigate two instruments which may help to cope with these challenges: market splitting and the introduction of a capacity mechanism. For this purpose, we carry out a comprehensive system analysis by jointly applying the demand side models FORECAST and eLOAD, the electricity market model PowerACE and the optimal power flow model ELMOD. While a German market splitting has a positive short-term impact on the congestion volumes, we find the optimal zonal delimination determined for 2020 to become outdated by 2035 resulting in new grid bottlenecks. Yet, readjusting the zonal configuration would lower the ability of the market split to provide regional investment incentives. Introducing a capacity mechanism with a congestion indicator allows allocating new power plants in regions with higher electricity demand. Consequently, we find the required congestion management to be substantially reduced in this setting. However, given the large amount of design parameters, any capacity mechanism needs to be carefully planned before its introduction to avoid new inefficiences on the market side.

【 授权许可】

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