A method and the main results of the study carried out for the evaluation of optimization efficiency in power systems are presented in the paper. Two classic optimization problems were studied: 1) economic dispatch problems of thermal power units, 2) unit commitment problems. In both tasks the total fuel costs and the environmental impacts were minimized. The study showed that the maximal efficiency of optimization in thermal power plants and in power systems may reach 30% and even more.
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