Addressing Social Vulnerability in Community Microgrids: An Equity-Centered Peer-to-Peer Electricity Trading Model

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Abstract

Demand-side distributed energy resources (DERs) are enabling transformations in electricity. Yet, questions remain on how these transformations will address disparities in clean energy access and affordability. This paper explores the efficacy designing community microgrids around dimensions of social and energy equity. It integrates a social vulnerability index (SoVI) into a mixed-integer linear program to optimize electricity operations across a 50-household Peer-to-Peer (P2P) community microgrid. The results show notable cost savings and revenue generation for socially vulnerable households relative to the status quo; this motivates additional research into designing electricity markets that more broadly account for social and energy equity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBuildSys 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 9th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation
Pages310-314
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781450398909
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Nov 2022
Event9th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation, BuildSys 2022 - Boston, United States
Duration: 9 Nov 202210 Nov 2022

Publication series

NameBuildSys 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 9th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation

Conference

Conference9th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation, BuildSys 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period9/11/2210/11/22

Keywords

  • community microgrid
  • equity
  • mixed-integer linear programming
  • peer-to-peer energy trade
  • social vulnerability

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