This category depends on selecting the Unit Power Table method (see “Unit Power Table”) and describes how the monetary cost associated with starting up or shutting down a unit (turbine) will be modeled.

The methods in this category are as follows:

This is the default, no action method.

For each unit, this method lumps the cost of startup and shutdown into one value.

See “Unit-level Constraints” for descriptions of additional constraints.

See “Unit Lumped Cost Method” in Objects and Methods for slot descriptions.