Power - Gas turbine - combined cycle - 600,000 kW
Template assignment
Base case
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Template assignment
Base case
- Central grid connection
- Combined cycle gas turbine power plant
- Two 185 MW natural gas turbines
- Availability is 95%
- Gas turbine heat rate is 11,000 kJ/kWh
- Heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) with an efficiency of 80%
- Steam enters turbine at 14,500 kPa and 540°C
- Steam turbine back pressure is 6.0 kPa
- Steam turbine efficiency is 80%
- Cost of complete installation is $1,200/kW
- Operating and maintenance costs are $0.004/kWh
- Natural gas rate is $6.50/GJ
- Electricity can be sold to grid for $0.06/kWh
The worked-out solution is the data file selected from within the RETScreen Project Database. The user automatically downloads the Project Database file while downloading the RETScreen software.
