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Strategic bidding in the frequency-containment ancillary services market

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  • Matamala, Carlos
  • Strbac, Goran

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The vast integration of non-synchronous renewable energy sources compromises power system stability, increasing vulnerability to frequency deviations due to the lack of system inertia. Current efforts to decarbonize electricity grids while maintaining frequency security still rely on ancillary services provision, such as inertia and frequency response, from flexible synchronous generators, placing these types of units in an advantageous position in the ancillary services market. However, in the ongoing transition to decarbonization, not enough attention has been given to analyzing the strategic behavior in the frequency-containment ancillary services market.

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  • Matamala, Carlos & Strbac, Goran, 2025. "Strategic bidding in the frequency-containment ancillary services market," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 401(PC).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:401:y:2025:i:pc:s0306261925015417
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.126811
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