Application of Unit Commitment with Market Pool in a Peaking Power Generation Firm in the Philippines for a Cost Reduction Case Study

Table 1

Sample of 24-hour dispatch schedule.

Interval	Generator (load)
	1 (MW)	2 (MW)	3 (MW)	4 (MW)	WESM (MW)	Demand (MW)	Total cost (Php)	Actual cost (Php)	Difference (Php)
1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7–9	—	—	—	—	18.14	18.14	24,088.47	53,007.70	28,919.23
10–12	—	—	—	—	36	36	64,754.16	145,114.37	80,360.21
13–15	—	—	—	—	77.74	77.74	186,172.00	306,765.78	120,593.78
16–18	—	11	9.28	6	24.16	50.44	124,795.60	173,906.61	49,111.01
19–21	7.6	—	11.5	—	24.1	43.2	102,735.40	155,361.20	52,625.80
22–24	—	—	—	—	10	10	13,553.60	27,155.70	13,602.10