Captive power plant
A captive power plant also called autoproducer or embedded generation is a power generation facility used and managed by an industrial or commercial energy user for their own energy consumption. Captive power plants can operate off-grid or they can be connected to the electric grid to exchange excess generation.[1][2]
Captive power plants are generally used by power-intensive industries where continuity and quality of energy supply are crucial, such as aluminum smelters, steel plants, chemical industries etc.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Captive power plant". www.clarke-energy.com. Clarke Energy. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Captive power generation | Norton Rose Fulbright - What is a captive power plant?". www.insideafricalaw.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Mohanta, Dusmanta Kumar; Sadhu, Pradip Kumar; Chakrabarti, R. (February 2007). "Deterministic and stochastic approach for safety and reliability optimization of captive power plant maintenance scheduling using GA/SA-based hybrid techniques: A comparison of results". Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 92 (2): 187–199. doi:10.1016/j.ress.2005.11.062.