Tracking evolutionary trends in generation control

Issues such as limited investment in new production and transmission facilities, forced transmission access, environmental concerns (Clean Air Act), and independent power producers are forcing changes in electric utility operations, putting more emphasis not only on efficiency and reliability, but also on improved controls to meet new operating constraints. The impact of these issues on electric utility generation scheduling and control is addressed. Some of the shortcomings of the technologies presently used in generation scheduling and control are described, and new technical requirements and evolutionary trends are outlined. An attempt is made to evaluate the impact of the new requirements on the current generation scheduling and control methodologies.<
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