A Transmission Planning Framework Considering Future Generation Expansions in Electricity Markets

Authored by Amir Motamedi, Hamidreza Zareipour, Majid Oloomi Buygi, William D. Rosehart

Date Published: 2010-11

DOI: 10.1109/tpwrs.2010.2046684

Sponsors: National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alberta iCORE

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Abstract

This paper proposes a transmission planning framework in a market environment in which only the generation sector is deregulated. The proposed framework is based on modeling generation companies' (GenCos') strategic behavior and anticipating their expansion patterns from the viewpoint of a transmission system planner. The transmission expansion planning problem in this paper is modeled as a four-level optimization problem. A solution method based on agent-based systems and search-based optimization techniques is proposed to determine the optimal transmission expansion plan.

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Agent-based modeling generation expansion transmission planning