Update settings example file
Add load growth parameters
Remove commented-out lines
Change alt_clusters to alt_num_clusters
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ model_regions:
- CA_S
- WECC_ID_MT
- WECC_UT_WY
- # - WECC_CO_NM
- WECC_CO
- WECC_NM
- WECC_PNW
@@ -45,13 +44,11 @@ model_regions:
- WECC_SNV
- WECC_AZ
-
region_aggregations:
CA_N: [WEC_CALN, WEC_BANC]
CA_S: [WEC_SCE, WEC_LADW, WECC_SCE, WEC_SDGE, WECC_IID]
WECC_ID_MT: [WECC_ID, WECC_MT]
WECC_UT_WY: [WECC_UT, WECC_WY]
- # WECC_CO_NM: [WECC_CO, WECC_NM]
# CLUSTERING
@@ -89,7 +86,7 @@ num_clusters:
# Add code to ensure region names here are included above
-alt_clusters:
+alt_num_clusters:
CA_N:
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle: 2
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine: 2
@@ -230,3 +227,25 @@ additional_planned:
# Use this when assigning part of a single plant's capacity to it's own cluster for
# use by another region
split_plant_capacity:
+
+
+ ######################################################################################
+# LOAD GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS
+# Include any load growth assumptions here
+
+default_load_year: 2011
+
+default_growth_rates:
+ WECC_Northwest: 0.007
+ WECC_Rockies: 0.011
+ WECC_Southwest: 0.011
+ WECC_California: 0.003
+
+load_region_map:
+ WECC_Northwest: [WECC_PNW, WECC_ID, WECC_MT, WECC_WY, WECC_UT, WECC_NNV, WECC_SNV]
+ WECC_Rockies: [WECC_CO]
+ WECC_Southwest: [WECC_AZ, WECC_NM]
+ WECC_California: [WEC_CALN, WEC_BANC, WEC_SCE, WECC_SCE, WEC_LADW, WEC_SDGE, WECC_IID]
+
+alt_growth_rate:
+ WECC_AZ: 0.02
