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A way of ranking available sources of energy, especially electrical generation, in order of their costs of production.


1. A way of ranking available sources of energy, especially electrical generation, in order of their costs of production, so that the most efficient are more likely to be called to generate, rather than less efficient plant.
The purpose is to make the most efficient more likely to be called upon to generate.




2. Marginal economics of production when their marginal cost is below the power price.
==See also==
* [[Order]]
* [[Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting]]
 
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[[Category:Ethics]]

Latest revision as of 16:55, 10 March 2021

A way of ranking available sources of energy, especially electrical generation, in order of their costs of production.

The purpose is to make the most efficient more likely to be called upon to generate.


See also