December 2004

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R. Rajaraman. “Optimal Bidding Strategies in Electricity Markets”
Optimal Bidding Strategy:
Energy and Reserve Prices Uncorrelated
•Whether the energy price is $40 or $35, the reserve price is equally likely to be either $12 or $4
•Optimal strategy is:
ØEnergy Market:
oBid a 60 MW “stair” below $35
oBid a 40 MW “stair” between $35 and $40
ØReserve Market:
oBid amount uncleared in the energy market below below $4/MW/h
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Expected profit from this strategy is $810