ABSTRACT
Generation expansion planning researches can be categorized by its objective, including the expansion planning of conventional generation sources, renewable energy sources and the coordination with transmission system. This chapter explains a multi-region power generation planning model with a high penetration of wind power. It describes the expectation method to determine the ratio of available firm capacity to installation capacity based on the average usage hour for wind power. The chapter examines the generation units into two categories: start-stop and non-start-stop groups. It also describes a group modeling method to address the operation simulation problem. The chapter aims to classify and combines generation units according to their regional location, unit type, and operating characteristics. The operating simulation is converted from a unit commitment problem into an economic dispatch problem. The chapter presents a case study on the institute of electrical and electronics engineers reliability test system-79.
