The paper simplifies electricity market curves with less parameters.
problem Modeling electricity prices and demands efficiently.
method Mesh-free interpolation using radial basis functions.
result The method reduces parameters needed to represent curves.
The paper analyzes profitable bidding strategies for BESS in day-ahead and intraday markets.
problem Optimizing profitability of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in day-ahead and intraday markets.
method Employing the rolling intrinsic approach to model continuous intraday markets, accounting for bid-ask spreads and liquidity constraints.
result Multi-market bidding strategies outperform single-market participation, and relaxing daily cycling constraints can unlock additional value.
In our paper we analyze the relationship between the day-ahead electricity price of the Energy Exchange Austria (EXAA) and other day-ahead electricity prices in Europe. We focus on markets, which settle their prices after the EXAA, which enables traders to include the EXAA price into their calculations. For each market…
This review analyzes deep learning methods for electricity price forecasting across different markets.
problem Insufficient analysis of deep learning methods in electricity price forecasting.
method Unified taxonomy of deep learning components, analysis of trends across markets.
result Shift toward probabilistic, microstructure-centric, and market-aware designs.
Study compares two market clearing methods for European power markets.
problem Optimizing market clearing for European power markets considering cost and social welfare.
method Introduces Cost Minimization and Social Welfare Maximization models, and four algorithms to solve the CM model.
result Cost Minimization reduces market power and decreases total procurement cost.
Bidders in day-ahead electricity markets want to sell/buy electricity when their bids generate positive surplus and not to take an action when the reverse holds. However, non-convexities in these markets cause conflicts between the actions that the bidders want to take and the actual market results. In this work, we in…
Novel approach predicts long-term seasonal component of electricity prices for improved forecasting.
problem Improving day-ahead electricity price forecasting accuracy.
method Extracts trend-seasonal pattern from extrapolated price series using autoregressive and LASSO models.
result Improves predictive accuracy by 3-15% in root mean squared error and 1% in profits.
THieF improves day-ahead electricity price prediction accuracy by reconciling hourly and block forecasts.
problem Improving accuracy in predicting day-ahead electricity prices.
method Temporal hierarchy forecasting (THieF) reconciling hourly and block forecasts.
result THieF significantly improves accuracy (up to 13%) at all levels of prediction.
An on-going debate in the energy economics and power market community has raised the question if energy-only power markets are increasingly failing due to growing feed-in shares from subsidized renewable energy sources (RES). The short answer to this is: No, they are not failing. Energy-based power markets are, however…
In this study, we focus on the market clearing problem of Turkish day-ahead electricity market. We propose a mathematical model by extending the variety of bid types for different price regions. The commercial solvers may not find any feasible solution for the proposed problem in some instances within the given time li…
Study finds CRPS learning doesn't improve day-ahead bidding profits despite better accuracy.
problem Improving day-ahead bidding profits through better probabilistic price forecasting.
method CRPS learning to minimize continuous ranked probability score (CRPS) for ensemble predictions.
result Higher diversity in ensemble predictions improves accuracy but doesn't lead to higher profits.
Model predicts and optimizes trading of electricity price spreads across multiple zones.
problem Forecasting and optimizing day-ahead versus real-time price spreads in U.S. electricity markets.
method Unified statistical model for positive and negative spikes, structural price impact model based on bid stacks.
result Optimal trading strategy improves risk-return profile and highlights market heterogeneity.
The article describes the algorithm used to define the electricity price in day-ahead and itraday energy markets in Italy. Details of Matlab implementation of one of its simplified versions, capable of producing good results in a extremely short time, are then provided and numerical results are discussed.
This study improves electricity price forecasting in the Irish balancing market.
problem Limited and inconsistent research on short-term price forecasting in volatile balancing markets.
method Compared statistical, machine learning, and deep learning models using a public dataset and framework.
result LEAR, a statistical approach, outperforms complex models in the balancing market.
Study predicts electricity prices using LSTM models with feature selection, considering market coupling.
problem Accurate day-ahead electricity price forecasting in coupled markets.
method Hybrid LSTM-based deep learning models with feature selection algorithms.
result Proposed models achieve considerably accurate results in Nordic market.
Transfer learning improves electricity price forecasting accuracy.
problem Accurate day-ahead electricity price prediction using available data.
method Pre-train a neural network on source markets and fine-tune for target market.
result Transfer learning significantly improves forecasting performance.
Study shows different price correlations in European electricity markets.
problem Stochastic variability and temporal correlation in electricity prices.
method Comparison of Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA) and Kramers--Moyal equation.
result Intraday 15 minutes spot markets show strong negative correlations, unlike other markets.
Paper proposes a new method for probabilistic electricity price forecasting.
problem Accurate estimation of forecast uncertainties for optimal decision making.
method Implicit generative ensemble post-processing using an ensemble of point forecasting models.
result Method outperforms well-established model combination benchmarks.
This review explores probabilistic forecasting methods in evolving energy markets.
problem Volatility and uncertainty in renewable energy markets require probabilistic forecasting for risk assessment.
method Traces evolution from Bayesian and distribution-based approaches to conformal prediction.
result Probabilistic forecasting offers a more comprehensive approach to risk assessment and market participation.
We study the structure of locational marginal prices in day-ahead and real-time wholesale electricity markets. In particular, we consider the case of two North American markets and show that the price correlations contain information on the locational structure of the grid. We study various clustering methods and intro…
Due to the liberalization of markets, the change in the energy mix and the surrounding energy laws, electricity research is a dynamically altering field with steadily changing challenges. One challenge especially for investment decisions is to provide reliable short to mid-term forecasts despite high variation in the t…
Develops a new model for day-ahead electricity prices using ambit fields.
problem The high-dimensional panel structure of electricity spot prices in European zones.
method Formulates a continuous time framework as an ambit field indexed by a cylinder surface, embedding intrinsic dependence structures.
result The model allows for pricing of derivatives on individual delivery periods, making products like spreads analytically tractable.
Proposes a virtual bidding strategy for electricity markets using stochastic control.
problem Optimizing electricity prices in day-ahead and real-time markets.
method Modeling price differences as Brownian motion with meteorological variables, transforming into portfolio management problem.
result Developed a strategy to manage electricity prices efficiently.
Transformer model forecasts electricity price spread for virtual bidding.
problem Volatility in renewable energy causes price forecasting challenges.
method Transformer-based deep learning model using various time-series features.
result Trading strategy at peak hour yields nearly consistent profit.
In Europe, Germany is taking the lead in the switch from the conventional to renewable energy. This poses new challenges as wind and solar energy are fundamentally intermittent, weather-dependent and less predictable. It is therefore of considerable interest to investigate the evolution of price volatility in this post…
Study improves forecasting of aggregated curves in electricity markets.
problem Improving accuracy in predicting aggregated curves like demand and supply in electricity markets.
method Exploits hierarchical structure of aggregated curves, uses reconciliation methods (bottom-up, top-down, linear optimal, aggregated-down).
result Hierarchical reconciliation methods can significantly improve forecast accuracy of aggregated curves.
The study analyzes how probabilistic forecasts improve battery trading strategies in electricity markets.
problem Improvements in statistical forecast quality do not directly translate to economic value in battery trading strategies.
method The study frames battery optimization as a stochastic program based on fully probabilistic forecasts and examines decision quality under different uncertainty models.
result The study identifies two critical flaws in quantile-based trading strategies and provides theoretical justification and empirical evidence.
We propose a multivariate elastic net regression forecast model for German quarter-hourly electricity spot markets. While the literature is diverse on day-ahead prediction approaches, both the intraday continuous and intraday call-auction prices have not been studied intensively with a clear focus on predictive power. …
Study examines barriers to grid-connected battery systems in Spain, finding high cycle cost remains main obstacle.
problem Barriers to grid-connected battery systems in Spain's deregulated electricity market.
method Utilization analysis and concept of 'potentially profitable utilization time' introduced.
result High cycle cost remains the main barrier for grid-connected battery systems in Spain.
The liberalization of electricity markets and the development of renewable energy sources has led to new challenges for decision makers. These challenges are accompanied by an increasing uncertainty about future electricity price movements. The increasing amount of papers, which aim to model and predict electricity pri…
Working on different aspects of algorithmic trading we empirically discovered a new market invariant. It links together the volatility of the instrument with its traded volume, the average spread and the volume in the order book. The invariant has been tested on different markets and different asset classes. In all cas…
Machine learning improves electricity price forecasting.
problem Predicting electricity prices in various horizons.
method Application of machine learning techniques to EPF models.
result Machine learning models outperform traditional methods.
A study on power market price forecasting by deep learning is presented. As one of the most successful deep learning frameworks, the LSTM (Long short-term memory) neural network is utilized. The hourly prices data from the New England and PJM day-ahead markets are used in this study. First, a LSTM network is formulated…
New online method for multivariate probabilistic electricity price forecasting.
problem Multivariate probabilistic forecasting of electricity prices.
method Online multivariate distributional regression with LASSO regularization.
result Robust and interpretable joint prediction intervals for 24-hour electricity prices.
Paper assesses the market value of sharing privacy-protected smart meter data.
problem Value of sharing privacy-protected smart meter data between consumers and load serving entities.
method Discounted differential privacy model, ANN-based load forecasting, optimal procurement problem.
result Significant value in sharing smart meter data while retaining individual consumer privacy.
New method improves probabilistic electricity price predictions.
problem Improving point forecasts to probabilistic distributions for better decision-making.
method Isotonic Distributional Regression combined with other postprocessing methods.
result Isotonic Distributional Regression outperforms other methods in combining probabilistic distributions.
A winning method for day-ahead electricity demand forecasting during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
problem Day-ahead electricity demand forecasting during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
method Online forecast combination of multiple point prediction models with a holiday adjustment procedure and smoothed Bernstein Online Aggregation (BOA).
result Excellent forecasting performance, particularly due to the holiday adjustment procedure and fully adaptive smoothed BOA approach.
Stock market volatility forecasting is a task relevant to assessing market risk. We investigate the interaction between news and prices for the one-day-ahead volatility prediction using state-of-the-art deep learning approaches. The proposed models are trained either end-to-end or using sentence encoders transfered fro…
This paper proposes a joint energy and data market to handle uncertainty in energy procurement.
problem Handling uncertainty in energy markets through data markets.
method Modeling a day-ahead retailer energy procurement problem with uncertain demand, integrating forecasting and optimisation, and using differential privacy.
result The value of joint energy and data clearing is highlighted through numerical case studies.
The smart grid vision entails advanced information technology and data analytics to enhance the efficiency, sustainability, and economics of the power grid infrastructure. Aligned to this end, modern statistical learning tools are leveraged here for electricity market inference. Day-ahead price forecasting is cast as a…
A joint conditional autoregressive expectile and Expected Shortfall framework is proposed. The framework is extended through incorporating a measurement equation which models the contemporaneous dependence between the realized measures and the latent conditional expectile. Nonlinear threshold specification is further i…
Optimizes bidding in hourly and quarter-hourly electricity markets to reduce price impact.
problem Maximizing profit in two consecutive electricity markets with market impact and transaction costs.
method Examined multiple price scenarios, estimated market impact, used trading strategies, provided theoretical results.
result Minimizing price impact is more profitable than maximizing arbitrage in the German EPEX market.
Paper optimizes energy trading on DA markets using RL.
problem Volatility and randomness in renewable energy sources.
method Markov Decision Process, reinforcement learning, evolutionary algorithm.
result RL-based strategy generates highest market profits.
Motivated by the increasing integration among electricity markets, in this paper we propose two different methods to incorporate market integration in electricity price forecasting and to improve the predictive performance. First, we propose a deep neural network that considers features from connected markets to improv…
Paper proposes a hybrid model for VaR forecasting using SVR, GARCH, and KDE.
problem Inaccurate VaR estimates due to time-varying volatility and distributional characteristics.
method SVR-GARCH-KDE hybrid model combining nonlinear and nonparametric approaches.
result The SVR-GARCH-KDE hybrid outperforms benchmark models in VaR forecasting, especially for longer horizons.
Machine learning models predict EUR/USD currency direction with 58.52% accuracy.
problem Predicting the directional movement of EUR/USD in the Foreign Exchange market.
method Comparative analysis of machine learning models, including decorrelated and non-decorrelated feature sets, and meta-estimators.
result 58.52% accuracy for one-day ahead forecasts.
In this paper, we formulate a method for minimising the expectation value of the procurement cost of electricity in two popular spot markets: {\it day-ahead} and {\it intra-day}, under the assumption that expectation value of unit prices and the distributions of prediction errors for the electricity demand traded in tw…
A method for multidimensional probabilistic electricity market forecasting is proposed.
problem Uncertainty in simultaneous multivariate predictions of electricity markets.
method Repeated resampling to estimate uncertainty of simultaneous multivariate predictions.
result The method provides highly accurate predictions and gains are largest when considering functions of variables.