The road to net zero in a renewable energy-dominated electricity system: Impact of EV charging and social cost of emission on the optimal economic dispatch

This study explores the intersection of two pivotal interventions aimed at achieving carbon neutrality: the electric vehicles (EVs) adoption and the renewable energy (RE) electricity generation. Focusing on a Renewable Energy-Dominated (RED) electricity system, the research examines the interdepende...

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Main Authors: Malolan Sundararaman, Balasubramanian Sambasivam
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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description This study explores the intersection of two pivotal interventions aimed at achieving carbon neutrality: the electric vehicles (EVs) adoption and the renewable energy (RE) electricity generation. Focusing on a Renewable Energy-Dominated (RED) electricity system, the research examines the interdependence between these interventions and their collective impact on economic dispatch. The study's objective is to determine optimal economic dispatch strategies that meet hourly electricity demand, considering two distinct supply scenarios across eight supply options. The first scenario assesses the maximum possible supply, while the second contemplates the minimum possible supply from each option. Additionally, the study delves into the influence of social cost of emissions on these economic dispatches. Employing an experimental design, the study generates representative load curves that incorporate EV charging demands for varied levels of EV penetration, alongside regular electricity demand. Data from Karnataka's RED electricity system provides a basis for the supply-side analysis. The economic dispatch for each supply scenario is formulated as a Mixed Integer Linear Program (MILP), aiming to minimize both costs for generation and social costs of emissions, while adhering to operational constraints of the supply options. Key findings from this approach, highlight several critical insights: the significant role of incorporating social costs in economic dispatch decisions, the tangible impact of EV demand on supply shortages, and the importance of maintaining supply capacity to minimize these shortages.
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spelling doaj-art-eea17bdecc984b4f8af15e50e22e730d2025-08-20T03:27:33ZengElsevierGreen Energy and Intelligent Transportation2773-15372025-06-014310028010.1016/j.geits.2025.100280The road to net zero in a renewable energy-dominated electricity system: Impact of EV charging and social cost of emission on the optimal economic dispatchMalolan Sundararaman0Balasubramanian Sambasivam1Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India; Corresponding author.Centre for Sustainability, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, IndiaThis study explores the intersection of two pivotal interventions aimed at achieving carbon neutrality: the electric vehicles (EVs) adoption and the renewable energy (RE) electricity generation. Focusing on a Renewable Energy-Dominated (RED) electricity system, the research examines the interdependence between these interventions and their collective impact on economic dispatch. The study's objective is to determine optimal economic dispatch strategies that meet hourly electricity demand, considering two distinct supply scenarios across eight supply options. The first scenario assesses the maximum possible supply, while the second contemplates the minimum possible supply from each option. Additionally, the study delves into the influence of social cost of emissions on these economic dispatches. Employing an experimental design, the study generates representative load curves that incorporate EV charging demands for varied levels of EV penetration, alongside regular electricity demand. Data from Karnataka's RED electricity system provides a basis for the supply-side analysis. The economic dispatch for each supply scenario is formulated as a Mixed Integer Linear Program (MILP), aiming to minimize both costs for generation and social costs of emissions, while adhering to operational constraints of the supply options. Key findings from this approach, highlight several critical insights: the significant role of incorporating social costs in economic dispatch decisions, the tangible impact of EV demand on supply shortages, and the importance of maintaining supply capacity to minimize these shortages.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773153725000301EV demandElectricity load curvesSocial cost of emissionMixed integer linear programmingExperimental design
spellingShingle Malolan Sundararaman
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The road to net zero in a renewable energy-dominated electricity system: Impact of EV charging and social cost of emission on the optimal economic dispatch
Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation
EV demand
Electricity load curves
Social cost of emission
Mixed integer linear programming
Experimental design
title The road to net zero in a renewable energy-dominated electricity system: Impact of EV charging and social cost of emission on the optimal economic dispatch
title_full The road to net zero in a renewable energy-dominated electricity system: Impact of EV charging and social cost of emission on the optimal economic dispatch
title_fullStr The road to net zero in a renewable energy-dominated electricity system: Impact of EV charging and social cost of emission on the optimal economic dispatch
title_full_unstemmed The road to net zero in a renewable energy-dominated electricity system: Impact of EV charging and social cost of emission on the optimal economic dispatch
title_short The road to net zero in a renewable energy-dominated electricity system: Impact of EV charging and social cost of emission on the optimal economic dispatch
title_sort road to net zero in a renewable energy dominated electricity system impact of ev charging and social cost of emission on the optimal economic dispatch
topic EV demand
Electricity load curves
Social cost of emission
Mixed integer linear programming
Experimental design
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773153725000301
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