Energy transactions among smart buildings based on social preferences

Abstract The presence of smart buildings in a smart grid as prosumers with the ability to both consume and produce clean energy can help to decentralize and decarbonize the electricity industry. An energy community (EC) refers to a collection of energy users and energy sources that participate in peer‐to‐peer (P2P) energy trading and contribute to the energy supply of the community through appropriate communication infrastructure. This paper examines the management of smart grid energy, including ECs, in order to promote energy democracy by incorporating smart buildings into P2P energy trading and demand response programs (DRPs). A model for energy democracy has been developed for a group of energy users consisting of prosumers and managers within ECs, based on user preferences. The paper classifies prosumers into three categories based on their preferences: flexible, economic, and social. Additionally, EC managers have been classified into two categories based on their preferences: interactive and non‐interactive managers. The CPLEX method in the GAMS software was utilized to solve the problem. The results show that the proposed approach improves access to energy within the smart grid system.

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