A Framework for Regulatory Incentives Aimed at Optimizing Transmission Asset Maintenance Scheduling

This article analyzes the impact of a regulatory incentive, grounded in operational experience, designed to motivate transmission agents to reschedule maintenance activities during periods that reduce operational impacts. The methodology integrates Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate operational risks, scenarios with and without incentives, and a decision logic based on expected net benefits. The model allows the system operator to estimate the feasibility of proposing a maintenance rescheduling. This approach opens the door to designing incentives that make the revised scheduling attractive without relying on regulatory mandates when technical constraints prevent maintenance from being performed as originally planned.