Assessment of Distributed Generation Units Remuneration Using Different Clustering Methods for Aggregation

Abstract

The stakeholders that belong to the energy market will have to adapt to the changes that the implementation of the concept of Smart Grid imposes. This concept requires new business models that include the demand response programs, the use of distributed generation and especially the remuneration that will be made for their contribution. The exposed methodology can be presented as a solution for virtual power players in this new challenge. Throughout this article, this methodology was tested regarding the remuneration of aggregate groups of distributed generation. It will also be analyzed the meaning of this tariff for both sides - aggregator and producers.