Power Sector Modeling Platform v.5.15
August 3, 2015 — EPA is making available the latest power sector modeling platform, associated data assumptions, and file documentation.
- Online form - Contact us with questions, comments and feedback regarding v.5.15.
- Documentation for v.5.15
- National Electric Energy Data System (NEEDS) v.5.15
- Results Using EPA's Base Case v.5.15
Incremental Documentation for v.5.15
To learn more about v.5.15 assumptions, updates and enhancements, see the following links.
National Electric Energy Data System (NEEDS) v.5.15
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 updated for EPA’s new power sector modeling platform v.5.15 compared to v.5.13. Updates to NEEDS v.5.15 incremental to NEEDS v.5.14 is minimal.
- Download the NEEDS v.5.15 Database (xlsx)
Results Using EPA’s Base Case v.5.15
- Detailed IPM output files (i.e., Overview, System Summary Report, .DAT, .RPE, .RPT files, Gas Report, State Level Emissions Summary): EPA Base Case for the Clean Power Plan (zip)
- Guide to IPM Output Files: EPA Base Case v.5.15 (pdf)
- EPA v5.15 Base Case Documentation Supplement to Support EPA’s Clean Power Plan (pdf)