Post-IRA 2022 Reference Case
EPA's Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 Using IPM
April 5, 2023 - EPA is making the latest power sector modeling platform available, including the associated input data and modeling assumptions, outputs, and documentation. For questions or other inquiries regarding EPA’s Platform v6, please contact us using our online form.
This updated reference case includes the Inflation Reduction Act Provisions reflecting supply-side impacts, Proposed GNP and other on-the-books federal and state rules, in addition to data updates as of Summer 2022. Fleet information is available in NEEDS for EPA Post-IRA 2022 Reference Case: rev: 10-14-22 (xlsx) .
The Integrated Planning Model (IPM) is a multi-regional, dynamic, deterministic linear programming model of the U.S. electric power sector. It provides projections of least-cost capacity expansion, electricity dispatch, and emission control strategies for meeting energy demand and environmental, transmission, dispatch, and reliability constraints. IPM can be used to evaluate the cost and emissions impacts of proposed policies to limit emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen chloride (HCl), and mercury (Hg) from the electric power sector.
- National Electric Energy Data System (NEEDS)
- Documentation for EPA's Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 - Post-IRA 2022 Reference Case
- Results using EPA's Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 - Post-IRA 2022 Reference Case
- IPM Peer Review
- Retail Price Model - Documentation describing how EPA estimates the difference in average retail electricity prices between projection scenarios.
- Power Sector Labor Analysis Methodology - Documentation describing how EPA estimates the difference in power sector labor demand between projection scenarios.
- Previous versions of EPA Platforms
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