التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: |
On the Economics of Ramping Rate Restrictions at Hydro Power Plants: Balancing Profitability and Environmental Costs |
المؤلفون: |
Shilei Niu, Margaret Insley |
المصدر: |
University of Waterloo, Department of Economics, Working Papers. |
الوصف: |
This paper examines the impact of ramping rate restrictions imposed on hydro operations to protect aquatic ecosystems. A dynamic optimization model of the profit maximizing decisions of a hydro operator is solved for various restrictions on water flow, using data for a representative hydro operation in Ontario. Profits are negatively affected, but for a range of restrictions the impact is not large. Ramping restrictions cause a redistribution of hydro production over a given day, which can result in an increase in total hydro power produced. This affects the need for power from other sources with consequent environmental impacts. |
Original Identifier: |
1017 |
نوع الوثيقة: |
redif-paper |
اللغة: |
English |
الإتاحة: |
https://ideas.repec.org/p/wat/wpaper/1017.html |
رقم الأكسشن: |
edsrep.p.wat.wpaper.1017 |
قاعدة البيانات: |
RePEc |