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R. Rajaraman. “Optimal Bidding Strategies in Electricity Markets”
Example 5: Market Clearing Rules
•There are two rounds
•In round 1, intra-zonal congestion limit is ignored (i.e., set to infinity)
ØAll winning bids are paid zonal clearing price
ØIf there is no inter-zonal congestion, Zone 1 and Zone 2 prices are the same and are set by highest winning bid
ØIf there is inter-zonal congestion, each zone’s prices are set by highest winning bid within zone