Segment Aggregation Level
This setting determines how resources with multiple segments will be handled in the commitment solve. It is a way to get speed improvement for the commitment solve with a slight decrease in precision. All resource segments will be handled as normal in the actual dispatch; this setting is only for the commitment decision. The following options are available for Segment Aggregation Level:
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None - all segments are fully represented (most precise and slowest)
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Low - adjacent pairs of segments are merged together by summing the capability and weighting their incremental costs
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Medium - each set of three segments is merged together by summing the capability and weighting the incremental costs
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High - each resource is represented with one segment in addition to the minimum capacity (fastest and least precise)
Segment Aggregation Level