Cycle Only Capacity Column
Column Type = Text
Aurora has the ability to model commitment units which, if not committed, may also have the ability to run in a cycling mode with a modified capacity, heat rate, and startup cost (e.g. running the simple cycle portion of a combined cycle unit). This option can only be applied to resources which are defined as non-cycling and is activated by populating the Cycle Only Capacity column with a nonzero value.
The Cycle Only Capacity column is used to specify the ratio of cycling capacity to full unit capacity (e.g. 0.6).
NOTE: Inputs can be specified for any time period (annual, monthly, weekly, hourly or sub-hourly). For information on how to specify a time series for a variable, see Entering a Time Series.
For more table information, see Cycle Only Resources.
Cycle
Only Capacity Column