The economics of new gas turbine resources in the Pacific Northwest

Conference · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:86004

Martin, J R; McCaig, F D ^[1]

---

1. Pacific Energy Systems, Inc., Portland, OR (United States)

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the economic factors that influence the selection of new gas-fired combustion units developed by cogenerators and independent power producers in the Pacific Northwest. Power plants developed by non-utility generators can be economical despite some of the lowest avoided cost rates in the nation. However, the low avoided costs dictate that some plant conceptual designs found elsewhere in the US may not be economical in the Northwest.

• OSTI ID: 86004
• Report Number(s): CONF-941024-; ISBN 0-7918-1213-8; TRN: 95:017403
• Resource Relation: Conference: 8. COGEN-TURBO power congress and exposition: gas turbines in cogeneration and utility, industrial and independent power generation, Portland, OR (United States), 25-27 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of ASME cogen turbo power `94. IGTI-Volume 9; Kidd, H.A.; Cooke, D.H.; Fransson, T.H.; Greitzer, E.M. [eds.]; PB: 759 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
DUAL-PURPOSE POWER PLANTS
ECONOMICS
GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS
COGENERATION
NATURAL GAS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS