Additional Income Distribution between Small Hydropower Plant and Public Trader Using Shapley Value

Abstract

The small rivers energy usage and regime optimization is considered in the paper. Possibility of additional income reception in case of cooperative behavior of the power plant owners is demonstrated. Cooperative game theory approach is used for the additional income distribution and the small-scale hydro power plants (SHPP) regime planning and management. The obtained results demonstrate the possibility of the current supporting schemes revision, in case if SHPP regime optimization is made taking into account the market conditions.