Deep Hedging of Green PPAs in Electricity Markets

ArXiv ID: 2503.13056 “View on arXiv”

Authors: Unknown

Abstract

In power markets, Green Power Purchase Agreements have become an important contractual tool of the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources such as wind or solar radiation. Trading Green PPAs exposes agents to price risks and weather risks. Also, developed electricity markets feature the so-called cannibalisation effect : large infeeds induce low prices and vice versa. As weather is a non-tradable entity the question arises how to hedge and risk-manage in this highly incom-plete setting. We propose a ‘‘deep hedging’’ framework utilising machine learning methods to construct hedging strategies. The resulting strategies outperform static and dynamic benchmark strategies with respect to different risk measures.

Keywords: Green Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Deep Hedging, Machine Learning, Cannibalisation Effect, Incomplete Markets, Energy

Complexity vs Empirical Score

• Math Complexity: 8.5/10
• Empirical Rigor: 3.0/10
• Quadrant: Lab Rats
• Why: The paper presents a sophisticated stochastic model using Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes and a HJM framework, requiring advanced mathematical derivations. While it proposes a ‘deep hedging’ framework, the excerpt focuses on model derivation and theoretical setup with no mention of backtested results, datasets, or specific implementation metrics.

  flowchart TD
    A["Research Goal: Hedge Green PPAs in Incomplete Markets<br>with Price & Weather Risks"] --> B["Key Methodology: Deep Hedging Framework<br>utilizing Machine Learning"]
    B --> C["Data & Inputs: Electricity Prices &<br>Weather Derivatives/Sensitivities"]
    C --> D["Computational Process: ML-Optimized<br>Dynamic Hedging Strategy"]
    D --> E["Key Finding: Outperforms Static &<br>Dynamic Benchmarks on Risk Measures"]