New controls optimize old cogeneration system
Doug Christensen, G.L. Fortner
Abstract
Doug Christensen, G.L. Fortner
Abstract
The Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) has made it very attractive for a plant with implant generation to sell excess power to the local utility company. The authors tell how the control system on the existing cogeneration facility in a Louisiana-Pacific plant was updated with modern controls to take full advantage of the economic benefits made possible by PURPA.
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The Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) has made it very attractive for a plant with implant generation to sell excess power to the local utility company. The authors tell how the control system on the existing cogeneration facility in a Louisiana-Pacific plant was updated with modern controls to take full advantage of the economic benefits made possible by PURPA.
Key concepts: Cogeneration, Control (management), Business, Environmental economics, Power station, Engineering, Operations management, Risk analysis (engineering)