There are two main levers to optimise projects’ and plants’ efficiency: Planing and Operation. Decent Planning creates considerable cost and efficiency advantages in short time. Decent Operation creates added value over long time. Added value results from a small, but long term cost advantage. Example: Operation of a hydro power plantThe installation of a classifying automation concept can reduce costs for stand-by-duty calls. By the way: With negative power prices it might be economic to stop the turbine operation and open the weir gates.