Has anyone seen the EPRI report 1004412, Determining the Cost of Cycling and Varied Load Operations: Methodology? I'd like to determine if it would help us figure how much starts cost before I pay to download it.
Assuming that the questioner understands that AC induction motors require a magnetic field to run, I'll answer this power plant triva question by saying that "basically" the magavars, or reactive power is provided to that motor to create and maintain the magnetic field so that it can use the...