Evaluating heat rate modifications with the EPRI Plant Modification Operating Savings (PMOS) model

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) developed the Plant Modification Operating Savings Model (PMOS) to overcome the shortcomings of conventional planning tools in capturing the value of small-scale plant modifications. PMOS focuses on a single plant and, using readily available cost and performance data, determines the value of a modification at that plant to the system. PMOS provides decision-makers with accurate results to help select the projects with highest value to the system. It is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, computer model that is a useful addition to the utility planning toolkit. This paper discusses the PMOS use to evaluate plant heat rate modifications and describes the model's methodology and applications.