Digital computer aids in power-pool-operation studies

This paper describes the use of a general-purpose digital computer as an aid in the solution of problems encountered in the pooled operation of a large hydroelectric system. This program has been used effectively during the past year by operations engineers of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Its use has enabled studies of operations to be prepared more rapidly and in a form that can be used readily by management in analyzing current conditions and in formulating plans for subsequent operations.