Start-up costs of thermal power plants in markets with increasing shares of variable renewable generation

High shares of variable energy sources will require different operational modes for dispatchable generation. Schill et al. explore the impact of increased wind and solar power on the German electricity system and find that the number of start-ups grows by 81% while its cost increases by 119% by 2030.

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