Optimal coordinated bidding of a profit-maximizing heat pump aggregator: The Dutch case

An aggregator is a business entity enabling smooth cooperation between a System Operator (SO) and small customers to trade electric power. In this cooperation each market actor (aggregator, small customer, system operator) looks for its own economic incentives. In this paper, we consider an aggregator, who manages a portfolio of domestic heat pumps (HPs). The aggregator aims at maximizing its profit while trading energy and providing balancing power in wholesale markets. The paper develops a Mixed Integer Linear Program (MILP) for optimal coordinated bidding of HPs consumption power in competi... Mehr ...