“…Numerical examples are employed to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, even when applied to fluctuating demands. The consumption data of 540 residences in Pal Town Josai-no-Mori, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan were collected from August 1 to 3, 2007 by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development (NEDO), a Japanese government organization [39]. In this example, there are 12 aggregators, each of which manages 45 residences.…”