Five different aspects of assessing the “dependability” of coal-fired power (in the Generator Report Card)

Posted by Paul McArdle Monday, June 3 2019 Topic: About Emissions Reduction, Areas of deeper analysis

Something tells me that we might be referring back to this component of the larger share of analysis in the Generator Report Card from time to time, so I’ve copied in here a page here:

GeneratorReportCard-Fig4-23-DependabilityofCoal

This is page 27 in the 104-page Part 4 within the 5-part Generator Report Card.

It shows a figure we drew to explain some of the different ways in which we assessed the degree of “dependability” of coal-fired power in the NEM, and the extent to which that’s been changing over time – using 20 years of historical performance data as a base.

As noted in the footnote on the page, the authors deliberately chose to use the word “dependability” precisely as an attempt to help the reader focus on the intent behind the word, rather than have some readers get stuck in discussions about established industry definitions.

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Paul McArdle
Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients. Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.

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