Regional application of natural-gas-fired combined-cycle power generation

Author

Poch, L.A. ; Gillette, J.L. ; Hedman, B.A.

Author_Institution

Argonne Nat. Lab., IL, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

6-11 Aug 1989

Firstpage

1795

Abstract

The results of a study assessing natural-gas-fired combined-cycle (GFCC) power generation in the electric-utility sector are presented. This study quantified the economic benefits attributable to GFCC generation and examined the characteristics of GFCC technology that produce these benefits and the ways in which these benefits vary among regions of the country. The impacts of changes in important economic parameters (capital cost, fuel price, etc.), as well as the impact of advances in GFCC technology were considered. Potential benefits include reduced capital and operating costs, more effective matching of load growth and capacity additions, and greater system reliability

Keywords

combined cycle power stations; natural gas technology; GFCC; capital cost; economic benefits; fuel price; load growth; natural-gas-fired combined-cycle power generation; operating costs; reliability; Character generation; Combustion; Costs; Environmental economics; Fuel economy; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power industry; Power system economics; Turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1989.74715

Filename

74715