New Capacity in Smaller Packages

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Modular generation may be characterized as the use of discrete packages of generating capacity that can be replicated and added to existing utility systems. Today's financial climate requires a sharp match between capacity and demand because a major mismatch in either direction carries substantial costs. Building system capacity in small steps may be one way to optimize that match, hence the growing interest among utilities in the concept of modular generation. Technologies with modular potential include combustion turbines fired by oil or gas, hyro, geothermal, wind, integrated gasification-combined cycle, pressurized fluidized-bed combustion, the fuel cell, and storage batteries. 1 figure.

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