Planning for powerߞ a look at tomorrow´s station sizes

Favorable sites for utility power stations are becoming more difficult to obtain due to the demands of other industries and urban developments. A utility must plan for generating facilities long in advance of the time they are needed to meet system load growth. A major problem will be to find sufficient sites for the required generating facilities to meet the system demands. Successful planning must consider the types and sizes of generating equipment to come. The author looks into the future to forecast the unit and plant sizes for which plans must be made in the next 20 years.