Basic Merit Order

Gas units are dispatched cheapest-first to meet 210 MW. The price is set by the marginal unit, the cheapest one still holding spare capacity to serve the next megawatt, even though cheaper units are also running.

Generation Units Table
Pre-optimization unit parameters
Unit Fuel Technology Capacity(MW) Min Load(MW) Ramp(MW/min) Spin Res(MW) Freq Res(MW) Price(NIS/MWh)
GAS_1 GAS CCGT 100 30 1.67 0 0 100
GAS_2 GAS CCGT 80 25 1.67 0 0 150
GAS_3 GAS SIMPLE_CYCLE 70 20 1.67 0 0 200
GAS_4 GAS SIMPLE_CYCLE 60 20 1.67 0 0 250
GAS_5 GAS SIMPLE_CYCLE 50 20 1.67 0 0 300
Showing 5 units sorted by price
System Parameters
Time Horizon 1 intervals (0.5h)
Interval Duration 30 minutes
Spinning Reserve (Up) 0 MW
Spinning Reserve (Down) 0 MW
Frequency Reserve 0 MW
Value of Lost Load 100000 NIS/MWh
Coal Priority Dispatched Last
Demand
Total Demand 210 MW
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