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The Power Trading Agent Competition

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  • Ketter, W.
  • Collins, J.
  • Reddy, P.
  • Flath, C.

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This is the specification for the Power Trading Agent Competition for 2011 (Power TAC 2011). Agents are simulations of electrical power brokers, who must compete with each other for both power production and consumption, and manage their portfolios.

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  • Ketter, W. & Collins, J. & Reddy, P. & Flath, C., 2011. "The Power Trading Agent Competition," ERIM Report Series Research in Management ERS-2011-011-LIS, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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    Keywords

    autonomous agents; electronic commerce; energy; policy guidance; portfolio management; power; preferences; sustainability; trading agent competition;
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    JEL classification:

    • L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
    • M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D

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