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Reinforcement Learning and Rule-Based Peer-to-Peer Pricing in Residential PV-BES Communities

arXiv 2609.01680 ↗First posted 1 Sep 2026cs.LG cs.CYcited by 0

On the map: Deep reinforcement learning methods → RL for energy, networks and operations

Abstract (arXiv)

This paper compares rule-based and learning-based pricing mechanisms for peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity trading in residential photovoltaic communities. The rule-based benchmarks comprise bill-sharing as an ex post allocation mechanism, the mid-market rate, and supply-demand-ratio pricing. The reinforcement-learning (RL) formulation is implemented through a Deep Q-Network and evaluated under multiplier-based and learnable SDR-shaped pricing, with a fixed-parameter SDR variant as a non-learning control. Performance is assessed through community savings together with complementary financial and operational indicators. In the base PV-only configuration, the rule-based benchmarks outperform the best RL policy. With battery energy storage, evaluated for the RL policies only, community savings under the best RL policy increase from EUR 734.23 to EUR 978.52. Across the learning-based modes and in both configurations, SDR-shaped pricing outperforms the multiplier-based parameterization considered. The results indicate that rule-based pricing remains highly competitive wherever the two families are compared directly, and that storage substantially improves the learning-based outcomes under this accounting, while the distribution of benefits remains heterogeneous across households.

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  1. 2018Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading with Sustainable User Participation: A Game Theoretic Approachcited by 5
  2. 2018Peer-to-peer and community-based markets: A comprehensive reviewcited by 3

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