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Impact of dynamic electricity pricing on cost-optimal dimensioning of building energy systems
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2026-06
Sprache
English
Citation
22nd International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2026
Contribution to Conference
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
IEEE
ISBN of container
|979-8-3195-3555-9
979-8-3195-3554-2
Integrating distributed renewable energy sources and time-varying electricity pricing mechanisms creates new optimization opportunities for building energy systems. This paper investigates how different electricity price structures influence the cost-optimal dimensioning and operation of energy infrastructure in residential buildings equipped with photovoltaic systems, heat pumps, battery storage, and thermal buffers. The results imply that, in theory, the building thermal mass offers enough flexibility to benefit from electricity price dynamics and no other storage in form of batteries or thermal buffer is needed. Furthermore, four tariff options are analyzed for their benefits and disadvantages for different building types.
Subjects
building energy systems
building thermal mass
cost optimization
dynamic electricity pricing
heat pumps
DDC Class
541.3: Physical Chemistry
600: Technology