Repowering issues for utilities

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1994 · Energy Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:6614788

Radcliff, J D ^[1]

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1. Duke/Fluor Daniel, Charlotte, NC (United States)

For most utilities, steady demand growth generally eliminates the option of simply shutting down the plant and losing system capacity. Therefore, the utility must decide whether to continue its operation and maintenance practices at the existing plant, restore and upgrade the existing plant, or site and construct new generating capacity. Another option is to take the existing facility out of service and purchase replacement generation capacity from an Independent Power Producer (IPP) or neighboring utility. This article will look at the advantages of repowering, primarily from a regulatory standpoint. It is assumed that the utility has performed the requisite economic and life extension studies and that these studies show that repowering and existing plant may be a viable option for meeting future power supply needs.

• OSTI ID: 6614788
• Journal Information: Energy Engineering; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Engineering; (United States) Vol. 91:5; ISSN EENGDO; ISSN 0199-8595
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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