PGandE’s State-of-the-Art Scheduling Tool for Hydro Systems

Yoshiro Ikura, George Gross and Gene Sand Hall
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Yoshiro Ikura: Consilium, Incorporated, 1945 Charleston Road, Mountain View, California 94043
George Gross: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 77 Beale St., 24th Floor, San Francisco, California 94106
Gene Sand Hall: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 77 Beale St., 24th Floor, San Francisco, California 94106

Interfaces, 1986, vol. 16, issue 1, 65-82

Abstract: A comprehensive hydro-scheduling system, HYSS, was developed for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to produce optimal release policies for each of the 86 hydropower plants in the 23 river-basin hydroelectric system. HYSS has become the basic tool used to operate the utility’s complex hydro-generation system efficiently. The use of HYSS has helped increase production of hydropower, resulting in a reduction of revenues required from ratepayers of an estimated $10 million to $45 million each year. Also, the improved schedules for hydropower result directly in better resource planning throughout the company.

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Date: 1986
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