BalancingMarket (Power TAC server interface 1.8.1 API)

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public interface BalancingMarket
```
Interface that defines the publicly accessible methods a Power TAC balancing market has to implement.

Author:

John Collins

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Double`	`getBalancingCost()`	Returns the per-timeslot charge for running the balancing market
`Double`	`getDefaultSpotPrice()`	Returns the value used for spot price per MWh if unavailable from wholesale market.
`double`	`getMarketBalance(org.powertac.common.Broker broker)`	Returns the market balance for a given broker.
`Double`	`getPMinusPrime()`	Returns the slope of cost curve for down-regulation.
`Double`	`getPPlusPrime()`	Returns the slope of cost curve for up-regulation.
`double`	`getRegulation(org.powertac.common.Broker broker)`	Returns the net regulation energy (positive for up-regulation, negative for down-regulation) for a given broker.

- Method Detail
  - getMarketBalance
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double getMarketBalance(org.powertac.common.Broker broker)
```
    Returns the market balance for a given broker.
  - getRegulation
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double getRegulation(org.powertac.common.Broker broker)
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    Returns the net regulation energy (positive for up-regulation, negative for down-regulation) for a given broker.
  - getPPlusPrime
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Double getPPlusPrime()
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    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.
  - getPMinusPrime
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Double getPMinusPrime()
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    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.
  - getBalancingCost
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Double getBalancingCost()
```
    Returns the per-timeslot charge for running the balancing market
  - getDefaultSpotPrice
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Double getDefaultSpotPrice()
```
    Returns the value used for spot price per MWh if unavailable from wholesale market.