Reconsidering smaller power plants

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979 · Electr. World; (United States)

OSTI ID:5885474

Ford, A

Because of several factors, including a higher forced-outage rate, long-range load-forecasting difficulties, financing, land use and siting, etc., construction of large power plants of up to 3000-MW capacity is being re-examined and re-evaluated. The sequential construction of five or more smaller plants allows much shorter lead times for design and construction. A hypothetical comparison is made of the advanatages and disadvantages of a large plant vs a number of small plants situated in Utah and serving the Los Angeles load center.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM
• OSTI ID: 5885474
• Journal Information: Electr. World; (United States), Vol. 192:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
POWER PLANTS
CAPACITY
ECONOMICS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
LOAD MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
POLLUTION CONTROL
POWER GENERATION
SIZE
USA
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
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