Research Article

Electricity Procurement Strategies under Supply Disruption and Price Fluctuation

Table 1

Notations.

Parameter

The large consumer signs n different electricity contracts with the electricity generator
The electricity consumption of the large consumer is divided into T periods
The electricity price of the nth contract signed between the large consumer and the electricity generator
The price of t stage in electricity pool
The electricity demand of the large consumer at time t
The electricity procurement volume of the large consumer from the nth contract in phase t
The electricity procured by the large consumer in the electricity pool in t stage
0−1 variable: If contract L is used when purchasing electricity in phase t,then the value is one; otherwise, the value is zero
The target uncertainty level of the electricity generator
The target uncertainty level of the large consumer
The large consumer’s electricity procurement cost
The electricity revenue of the electricity generator
The mean value of the large consumer’s predicted procurement cost
The average forecast revenue of the electricity generator
The large consumer’s expected cost
The expected revenue of the electricity generator
The maintenance cost of the generator to resume operation in case of disruption
The economic losses of the large consumer in case of disruption
The reliability cost coefficient of the electricity generator
Decision variables
The reliability level of the electricity generator
The subsidy proportion of the large consumer to the electricity generator