Add section to clarify data licencing
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ A folder with extra user inputs is required when using the `run_powergenome_mult
If you have previously installed PowerGenome and the `run_powergenome_multiple` command doesn't work, try reinstalling it using `pip install -e .` as described above. If you downloaded the custom PUDL database before May of 2020, some errors may be resolved by downloading a new version.
+## Licensing
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+PowerGenome is released under the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). Most data inputs are from US government sources (EIA, EPA, FERC, etc), which should not be [subject to copyright in the US](https://www.usa.gov/government-works). Hourly generation profiles for wind and solar resources were created by [Vibrant Clean Energy](https://www.vibrantcleanenergy.com/) and provided without usage restrictions. All PowerGenome data outputs are released under the [CC-BY-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode) license.
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## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! There is significant work to do on this project and additional perspective on user needs will help make it better. If you see something that needs to be improved, [open an issue](https://github.com/gschivley/PowerGenome/issues). If you have questions or need assistance, join [PowerGenome on groups.io](https://groups.io/g/powergenome) and post a message there.
