The value of storage in electricity distribution: The role of markets
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| author | Lauinger, Dirk Deka, Deepjyoti Shin, Sungho |
| author_facet | Lauinger, Dirk Deka, Deepjyoti Shin, Sungho |
| contents | Electricity distribution companies deploy battery storage to defer grid upgrades by reducing peak demand. In deregulated jurisdictions, such storage often sits idle because regulatory constraints bar participation in electricity markets. Here, we develop an optimization framework that, to our knowledge, provides the first formal model of market participation constraints within storage investment and operation planning. Applying the framework to a Massachusetts case study, we find that market participation delivers similar savings as peak demand reduction. Under current conditions, market participation does not increase storage investment, but at very low storage costs, could incentivize deployment beyond local distribution needs. This might run contrary to the separation of distribution from generation in deregulated markets. Our framework can mitigate this concern by identifying investment levels appropriate for local distribution needs. |
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| spellingShingle | The value of storage in electricity distribution: The role of markets Lauinger, Dirk Deka, Deepjyoti Shin, Sungho Optimization and Control Systems and Control General Economics Economics Electricity distribution companies deploy battery storage to defer grid upgrades by reducing peak demand. In deregulated jurisdictions, such storage often sits idle because regulatory constraints bar participation in electricity markets. Here, we develop an optimization framework that, to our knowledge, provides the first formal model of market participation constraints within storage investment and operation planning. Applying the framework to a Massachusetts case study, we find that market participation delivers similar savings as peak demand reduction. Under current conditions, market participation does not increase storage investment, but at very low storage costs, could incentivize deployment beyond local distribution needs. This might run contrary to the separation of distribution from generation in deregulated markets. Our framework can mitigate this concern by identifying investment levels appropriate for local distribution needs. |
| title | The value of storage in electricity distribution: The role of markets |
| topic | Optimization and Control Systems and Control General Economics Economics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12435 |