Bid-based Stochastic Model for Electricity Prices: The Impact of Fundamental Drivers on Market Dynamics

摘要: The bid based model developed in this report is intended as a fundamental model for electricity price dynamics, to be used in a wide range of applications. The emphasis was placed on incorporating the unique characteristics of electricity prices, including seasonality on multiple time scales, lack of load elasticity, stochastic supply outages, strong mean reversion, and stochastic growth of load and supply. Principal component analysis is applied in the model in order to capture intra-day dynamics, while at the same time greatly reducing the computational complexity. The model is calibrated on actual load and price data form the New England ISO. We also propose extensions of the model to deal with instances of multiple spot markets connected by transmission lines. Through simulations we illustrate how the model can be used to estimate the value of transmission rights in a two-market environment. It is also shown how the model can be used by a for-profit transmission provider in order to make optimal investment decisions in new transmission capacity. Finally, an extension of the model is proposed to simulate the interaction between technical innovation and long-term price dynamics in electricity markets.