Comprehensive Value Evaluation of Rural Shared Energy Storage Based on Nash Negotiation

As a vital support for sustainable energy power systems, shared energy storage has the potential to address challenges in energy storage within rural grids. Nevertheless, the comprehensive value of rural shared energy storage (RSES) exhibits scenario-dependent variations across operation models, and existing studies have neither revealed this sensitivity nor established a scientifically unified evaluation method. This study first identifies typical rural grid scenarios using the density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) algorithm and analyzes RSES operation models. Then, this paper creates a three-dimensional evaluation system of RSES based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concepts that support sustainable development goals. Furthermore, to reconcile conflicts between subjective and objective weights, this paper proposes a combination weighting method based on Nash negotiation, subsequently using an improved technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS) for multi-attribute decision-making. Finally, this paper completes simulations and discussions by an improved IEEE 33 bus system. The decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) technique and sensitivity analysis validate the validity and feasibility of the method proposed from horizontal and vertical dimensions. Based on the results, preferred strategies of RSES currently are energy aggregation and service purchase, for which this study provides recommendations.