On the Interplay between Water and Power Grids: Desalination Plants for Demand Response

Khaled Alshehri*, Ali T. Al-Awami

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Abstract

Water and power systems are critical infrastructures with enormous investment costs. In this paper, we demonstrate the opportunities and benefits of jointly analyzing these two infrastructures by modeling their interaction under a game-theoretic framework. Precisely, we model a demand response game between a power service provider and a water desalination plant. We show that the game admits an equilibrium and provide conditions for its uniqueness. Also, via illustrative examples, we quantify the social welfare gap and demonstrate the additional flexibility brought to the power system due to the incentives given to the water desalination plant to adjust their power demand while maintaining their water requirements.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781665464413
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 16 Jul 202320 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume2023-July
ISSN (Print)1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9933

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period16/07/2320/07/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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