Abstract
This report provides a detailed review of the most up to date data available on power plant cycling costs. The primary objective of this report is to increase awareness of power plant cycling cost, the use of these costs in renewable integration studies and to stimulate debate between policymakers, system dispatchers, plant personnel and power utilities.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 83 |
State | Published - 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Work performed by Intertek APTECH, Sunnyvale, CaliforniaNREL Publication Number
- NREL/SR-5500-55433
Keywords
- cycling
- fossil generation
- grid integration
- power plants
- renewables
- utilities