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Table 1 Overview of all implemented marginal disamenity cost functions

From: Integration of disamenity costs and equality considerations regarding onshore wind power expansion and distribution into energy system optimization models

Marginal disamenity cost function

Objective function

Model additions

Description

Data scenarios

Vars

Cons

Params

Cost-optimal

Equation 1 (LP)

–

–

–

Reference without disamenity costs

–

Lin (avg_DE)

Equation 1 + *Eq. 7 (QP)

0

0

1

Linear interpolation based on the average of Germany

Low, high

Lin (nodal)

Equation 1 + *Eq. 6 (QP)

0

0

K

Linear interpolation based on regional data

Low, high

PC_1 (avg)

Equation 1 + *Eq. 10 (LP)

1 K

K + 1 K

K

Average based on regional data

Low, high

PC_5

Equation 1 + *Eq. 10 (LP)

5 K

K + 5 K

5 K

Piecewise-constant interpolation based on regional data with 5 intervals

Low, high

PC_20

Equation 1 + *Eq. 10 (LP)

20 K

K + 20 K

20 K

Piecewise-constant interpolation based on regional data with 20 intervals

Low, high

  1. *The addition to the objective function involves the aggregation of the disamenity costs across all model regions, as in Eq. 3
  2. Eq: equation; Vars: number of variables; Cons: number of constraints; Params: number of parameters; K: number of model regions