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package org.powertac.common.interfaces;

import org.powertac.common.Broker;

/**
 * Interface that defines the publicly accessible methods
 * a Power TAC balancing market has to implement.
 *
 * @author John Collins
 */
public interface BalancingMarket
{
  /**
   * Returns the market balance for a given broker.
   */
  public double getMarketBalance (Broker broker);

  /**
   * Returns the net regulation energy (positive for up-regulation,
   * negative for down-regulation) for a given broker.
   */
  public double getRegulation (Broker broker);

  /**
   * Returns the slope of cost curve for up-regulation. Total cost for
   * up-regulation by x kwh is pPlus + x * pPlusPrime. Note that x is
   * positive for up-regulation.
   */
  public double getPPlusPrime();

  /**
   * Returns the slope of cost curve for down-regulation. Total cost for
   * down-regulation by x kwh is pMinus + x * pMinusPrime. Note that x is
   * negative for down-regulation.
   */
  public double getPMinusPrime();

  /**
   * Returns the per-timeslot charge for running the balancing market
   */
  public Double getBalancingCost ();

  /**
   * Returns the value used for spot price per MWh if unavailable from 
   * wholesale market. 
   */
  public double getDefaultSpotPrice ();
}