Reliability Evaluation of Nondispatchable Energy Sources in Generation Planning: A Wind Electrical System Case Study

Table 1

Generator forced outage rate data.

Capacity of unit (MW)	Type	Forced outage rate (FOR)
400 × 2	Nuclear	0.12
350 × 1	Coal/steam	0.08
197 × 3	Oil/steam	0.05
155 × 4	Coal/steam	0.04
100 × 3	Oil/steam	0.04
76 × 4	Coal/steam	0.02
50 × 6	Hydro	0.01
20 × 4	Oil/CT	0.10
12 × 5	Oil/steam	0.02