Optimal Scheduling of a Microgrid Including Pump Scheduling and Network Constraints

Table 2

Cost breakdown and computational times for Scenarios 1–5.

Scenario #	Uncontracted capacity cost ($)	Interruptible load cost ($)	Total cost ($)	Percentage reduction in total cost	Computational time (s)
1	11,991.50	-	34,710.10	-	38.11
2	0	-	29,997.80	13.58%	60.59
3	0	-	29,945.11	13.73%	136.04
4	0	864.21	22,995.63	33.75%	60.81
5	0	861.90	22,911.79	33.99%	108.53