The electricity purchasing and selling strategy of load aggregators participating in China’s dual-tier electricity market considering inter-provincial subsidies

Abstract To promote the optimal allocation of electricity resources, this paper designs a trading framework for small and medium-sized adjustable electricity users to participate in China’s dual-tier electricity market through load aggregators, proposes an inter-provincial transaction correction sub...

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Main Authors: Haonan Zhang, Youwen Tian, Xiang Liu, Ming Kuang, Nannan Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-13385-6
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description Abstract To promote the optimal allocation of electricity resources, this paper designs a trading framework for small and medium-sized adjustable electricity users to participate in China’s dual-tier electricity market through load aggregators, proposes an inter-provincial transaction correction subsidy coefficient, and analyzes the purchase cost and risk at multiple time and space scales. Combining user demand response and preference behavior, a purchase and sale electricity decision-making model is constructed to achieve revenue maximization and risk control. The experimental results show that the spot purchase strategy proposed in this paper faces relatively low market risks. After applying the subsidy, the daily profit of the load aggregator increases by 145%; the inter-provincial purchase volume increases, and the resource allocation is optimized; the electricity charges of terminal users decrease, with a reduction range of 3.08–7.78 $/MWh. This indicates that the participation of small and medium-sized adjustable electricity users’ loads in the dual-tier electricity market through load aggregators expands the trading scope, which is conducive to enhancing the efficiency and sustainable development of the electricity market.
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spelling doaj-art-4f7cd44ad2af42078ec8b3709c5f6ad72025-08-20T03:45:59ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-08-0115112110.1038/s41598-025-13385-6The electricity purchasing and selling strategy of load aggregators participating in China’s dual-tier electricity market considering inter-provincial subsidiesHaonan Zhang0Youwen Tian1Xiang Liu2Ming Kuang3Nannan Zhang4School of Electrical Engineering, Shenyang Institute of EngineeringSchool of Information and Power Engineering, Shenyang Agricultural UniversitySchool of Information and Power Engineering, Shenyang Agricultural UniversitySchool of Information and Power Engineering, Shenyang Agricultural UniversitySchool of Information and Power Engineering, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityAbstract To promote the optimal allocation of electricity resources, this paper designs a trading framework for small and medium-sized adjustable electricity users to participate in China’s dual-tier electricity market through load aggregators, proposes an inter-provincial transaction correction subsidy coefficient, and analyzes the purchase cost and risk at multiple time and space scales. Combining user demand response and preference behavior, a purchase and sale electricity decision-making model is constructed to achieve revenue maximization and risk control. The experimental results show that the spot purchase strategy proposed in this paper faces relatively low market risks. After applying the subsidy, the daily profit of the load aggregator increases by 145%; the inter-provincial purchase volume increases, and the resource allocation is optimized; the electricity charges of terminal users decrease, with a reduction range of 3.08–7.78 $/MWh. This indicates that the participation of small and medium-sized adjustable electricity users’ loads in the dual-tier electricity market through load aggregators expands the trading scope, which is conducive to enhancing the efficiency and sustainable development of the electricity market.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-13385-6Dual-tier electricity marketInter-provincial subsidiesLoad aggregatorsElectricity purchasing and selling strategiesRetail package
spellingShingle Haonan Zhang
Youwen Tian
Xiang Liu
Ming Kuang
Nannan Zhang
The electricity purchasing and selling strategy of load aggregators participating in China’s dual-tier electricity market considering inter-provincial subsidies
Scientific Reports
Dual-tier electricity market
Inter-provincial subsidies
Load aggregators
Electricity purchasing and selling strategies
Retail package
title The electricity purchasing and selling strategy of load aggregators participating in China’s dual-tier electricity market considering inter-provincial subsidies
title_full The electricity purchasing and selling strategy of load aggregators participating in China’s dual-tier electricity market considering inter-provincial subsidies
title_fullStr The electricity purchasing and selling strategy of load aggregators participating in China’s dual-tier electricity market considering inter-provincial subsidies
title_full_unstemmed The electricity purchasing and selling strategy of load aggregators participating in China’s dual-tier electricity market considering inter-provincial subsidies
title_short The electricity purchasing and selling strategy of load aggregators participating in China’s dual-tier electricity market considering inter-provincial subsidies
title_sort electricity purchasing and selling strategy of load aggregators participating in china s dual tier electricity market considering inter provincial subsidies
topic Dual-tier electricity market
Inter-provincial subsidies
Load aggregators
Electricity purchasing and selling strategies
Retail package
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-13385-6
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