Evaluation Model of Generation Dispatching Optimization considering Participation of Electricity Retailers

Table 4

Comparison of coal consumption cost before and after the response.

	Before the response	After the response	Descent value	Descent rate
Operating coal consumption (ton)	44,272.36	33,255.66	11,016.7	0.249
Operating cost/ (thousands of dollars)	2,566.51	1,927.86	638.65	0.249
Start-stop capacity/ MW	6,570.80	4,530.00	2,040.80	0.311
Start-stop cost/ (thousands of dollars)	3.81	2.63	1.18	0.311
Total cost/ (thousands of dollars)	2,570.32	1,930.49	639.83	0.249