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Economic Power System Operations

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the differences between fixed and variable costs
  • Describe the efficient operation of modern generating units
  • Describe economic generator loading
  • Describe the effects of varying fuel costs
  • Describe economic factors associated with the following types of generation:
    • Nuclear
    • Geothermal
    • Solar and Wind
  • Describe losses on a transmission system
  • Describe the economic interchange of power

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90 Minutes

When you complete this lesson, you will be able to recognize the system conditions contributing to or negatively impacting stable operations and inefficient generation unit loading.

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