Performance of Various Metaheuristic Techniques for Economic Dispatch Problem with Valve Point Loading Effects and Multiple Fueling Options

Table 8

Data for twenty thermal generating units capacity and coefficients (20 units) [19–21].

Units	(MW)	(MW)	($/MW^2)	($/MW^2)	($/MW^2)
1	150	600	0.00068	18.19	1000
2	50	200	0.00071	19.26	970
3	50	200	0.00650	19.80	600
4	50	200	0.00500	19.10	700
5	50	160	0.00738	18.10	420
6	20	100	0.00612	19.26	360
7	25	125	0.00790	17.14	490
8	50	150	0.00813	18.92	660
9	50	200	0.00522	18.27	765
10	30	150	0.00573	18.92	770
11	100	300	0.00480	16.69	800
12	150	500	0.00310	16.76	970
13	40	160	0.00850	17.36	900
14	20	130	0.00511	18.70	700
15	25	185	0.00398	18.70	450
16	20	80	0.07120	14.26	370
17	30	85	0.00890	19.14	480
18	30	120	0.00713	18.92	680
19	40	120	0.00622	18.47	700
20	30	100	0.00773	19.79	850