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RE: Commitment of Power Plants Based on Efficiency and Least Cost of Operation
I have never studied the economics of electric power distribution systems. I have always assumed the losses for distance from generation source to load were negligible. Have you learned of the percentage loss per distance from generation to load?
Very apt observation but you and I know that there are losses in the transmission line, though minimal. One cannot say it is negligible when you have to compare two or more power plants and the yardstick is the distance from generation to load centre.The plant closest to the load centre will have lesser losses, and also there are savings in transmission line structure making the economics of the plant that is closest to the load centre best when it comes to losses in transmission lines.