This paper introduces peer to peer (P2P) trading mechanisms based on
decentralized Blockchain to facilitate retail electricity market for
ever-increasing distributed energy resources (DERs). The Blockchain network
supports fast and secure retail trading among DERs and facilitates a
sustainable local P2P trading platform. In this decentralized Blockchain
architecture no single entity or organization has control over the entire
system rather all users collectively maintain control. The effectiveness of the
proposed automated market design and optimization is simulated using different
use case scenarios in an open source Blockchain Simulator and MATLAB. The
results show the efficacy of the trading mechanism in achieving demand response
through strategies such as peak load shaving, load shifting, and integration of
DERs