Cost Allocation Mechanism Design for Urban Utility Tunnel Construction Based on Cooperative Game and Resource Dependence Theory

Zhi Zhang, Jiaorong Ren, Kaichao Xiao, Zhenzhi Lin, Jiayu Xu, Wei Wang and Chuanxun Pei
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Zhi Zhang: College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Jiaorong Ren: Ningbo Electric Power Supply Company of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ningbo 315121, China
Kaichao Xiao: College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Zhenzhi Lin: College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Jiayu Xu: Ningbo Electric Power Supply Company of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ningbo 315121, China
Wei Wang: Ningbo Electric Power Supply Company of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ningbo 315121, China
Chuanxun Pei: Ningbo Electric Power Supply Company of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ningbo 315121, China

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 17, 1-16

Abstract: The urban utility tunnel presents solutions for the sustainable development of urban underground space, and is an important carrier of power distribution network and integrated energy systems. Considering the high investment cost of utility tunnels and the limitations of traditional cost sharing methods (i.e., spatial proportional method, direct-laying cost method and benefit-based proportional method), it is of great significance to establish a fair and practical cost sharing mechanism. First, an improved Shapley value-based spatial proportional method is proposed. A comprehensive decision-making mechanism for utility tunnel construction cost allocation is established by using the improved spatial proportion, the life-cycle direct-laying cost proportion, and the benefit proportion of pipeline companies as the cost allocation indexes. The resource dependence theory is introduced to quantify the bargaining power of each pipeline company in the negotiation of the cost allocation. The weights of the cost allocation indexes in the comprehensive decision-making model are optimized with the objective of maximizing the overall satisfaction of the pipeline companies. Simulations based on the data of utility tunnel pilots in China illustrate that the proposed cost allocation mechanism has the highest overall satisfaction and is more acceptable and more feasible than the traditional cost allocation methods. For power companies, the cost of laying power cables can be significantly reduced by utility tunnels, and laying 10 kV power cables has been shown to have higher economic benefits.

Keywords: urban utility tunnel; cost allocation; Shapley value; life cycle cost; resource dependence theory; economic benefit evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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