• DocumentCode
    1399925
  • Title

    Options for mid-merit power generation in the UK electricity market

  • Author

    Burdon, I.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Merz & McLellan Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    115
  • Lastpage
    122
  • Abstract
    The article examines the future importance and growth of the mid-merit generation market, looks at the effect of environmental constraints on mid-merit plant, considers whether existing power stations can be operated efficiently at mid-merit and examines the cost and benefit implications of designing new power stations with the technology to run more flexibly.
  • Keywords
    electricity supply industry; UK; benefits; costs; electricity market; environmental constraints; mid-merit power generation; power stations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Engineering Journal
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0950-3366
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/pe:19980304
  • Filename
    693772