Power Sector Modeling Platform v.5.13
November 27, 2013 — EPA is making available the latest power sector modeling platform, associated data assumptions, and file documentation. For questions or other inquiries regarding v.5.13, please contact us using our online form.
Documentation for v.5.13
To learn more about v.5.13 assumptions, updates, changes, and enhancements, visit the following links. These files are available as one document (first document listed); however, this file does not include the additional attachments and tables. Those will still need to be downloaded separately.
- Documentation for EPA Base Case v.5.13 Using the Integrated Planning Model (pdf)
- Table of Contents (pdf)
- Chapter 1: Introduction (pdf)
- Chapter 2: Modeling Framework (pdf)
- Chapter 3: Power System Operation Assumptions (pdf)
- Chapter 4: Generating Resources (pdf)
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Chapter 5: Emission Control Technologies (pdf)
- Attachment 5-1: Wet FGD Cost Methodology (pdf)
- Attachment 5-2: SDA FGD Cost Methodology (pdf)
- Attachment 5-3: SCR Cost Methodology (pdf)
- Attachment 5-4: SNCR Cost Methodology (pdf)
- Attachment 5-5: DSI Cost Methodology (pdf)
- Attachment 5-6: Hg Cost Methodology (pdf)
- Attachment 5-7: PM Cost Methodology (pdf)
- Table 5-22: Cost of Building Pipelines to Coal Plants (xlsx)
- Table 5-23: Coal Steam Units with Natural Gas Co-firing Option (xlsx)
- Chapter 6: Carbon Capture, Transport, and Storage (pdf)
- Chapter 7: Set-Up Parameters and Rules (pdf)
- Chapter 8: Financial Assumptions (pdf)
- Chapter 9: Coal (pdf)
- Chapter 10: Natural Gas (pdf)
- Chapter 11: Other Fuels and Fuel Emission Factors (pdf)
- Appendix: Heat Rate Improvement Option (pdf)
Documentation of the Retail Price Model
The Retail Price Model (RPM) provides a first-order estimate of average retail electricity prices using information from the EPA Base Case v5.13 Base Case or other scenarios analyzed for the period 2016 to 2050 for each of the 64 IPM model regions.
National Electric Energy Data System (NEEDS) v.5.13
The National Electric Energy Data System or “NEEDS” database contains the generation unit records used to construct the "model" plants that represent existing and planned/committed units in EPA modeling applications of IPM. NEEDS includes basic geographic, operating, air emissions, and other data on these generating units. NEEDS was completely updated for EPA’s new power sector modeling platform v.5.13. For a description of the sources used in preparing NEEDS v.5.13, see Documentation, Chapter 4: Generating Resources (pdf) .
The Updates file documenting EPA and stakeholder interaction on NEEDS v.5.13 is also included.
- NEEDS v.5.13 Database (xlsx)
- NEEDS v.5.13 User Guide (pdf)
- Updates To NEEDS v.5.13 (pdf)
- Chapter 4: Generating Resources (pdf)
Results Using EPA’s Base Case v.5.13
- Detailed IPM output files (zip) (i.e. Overview, System Summary Report, .DAT, .RPE, .RPT files, Gas Report, State Level Emissions Summary, Parsed File, Flat File).