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Results using EPA’s Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 - Summer 2021 Reference Case

To facilitate the output visualization of the results, please use our Results Viewer to link them with historical data.

Download Platform v6 run files using the links in the table below. Click on the IPM run name in the first column of the table below to download files. The files are posted as a zipped archive folder and contain the following detailed IPM input and output files: Overview, System Summary Report, .DAT, .RPE, .RPT files, State Level Emissions, Generation and Heat Input Summary.

IPM Run Name IPM Run Description

Summer 2021 Reference Case (zip)

  • 2023 Parsed Results (zip)
    • 2023 Flat File (zip)
  • 2025 Parsed Results (zip)
    • 2025 Flat File (zip)
  • 2030 Parsed Results (zip)
    • 2030 Flat File (zip)
Documentation for EPA's Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 - Summer 2021 Reference Case
  • Guide to IPM Input/Output Files (pdf) (213.8 KB, September, 2021)
    • Parsed File User Guide (pdf) (140.5 KB)
    • Flat File User Guide (pdf) (378.18 KB)
      • Flat File Inputs (xlsx) (1.93 MB)
      • Post Processing Emissions Factors (zip)
  • Documentation for EPA's Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 - Summer 2021 Reference Case
  • NEEDS v6
  • Results Viewer

What’s (new) in IPM v6 Summer 2021 Reference Case Quick Glance

This version features a bottom-up comprehensive input data and assumption updates. For a complete summary reference, see Chapter 1, Table 1-1.

Demand AEO 2020
Gas Market Assumptions Updated as of September 2020
Coal Market Assumptions Updated as of September 2020
Cost and Performance of Fossil Generation Technologies AEO 2020
Cost and Performance of RE Generation Technologies NREL ATB 2020 (mid-case)
Nuclear Unit Operational Costs AEO 2020 with some adjustments
Environmental Rules & Regulations (on-the-books) Revised CSAPR, MATS, BART, CA AB 32, RGGI, various RPS and CES, non-air rules (Cooling Water Intake, ELG, CCR), State Rules
Financial Assumption 2016-2020 data, reflects tax credit extensions from Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 
Transmission Updated data with build options
Retrofits CCS option for CCs
Operating Reserves (in select runs)

Greater detail in representing interaction of load, wind, and solar, ensuring availability of quick response of resources at higher levels of RE penetration

Fleet NEEDS Summer 2021
  • Results Using IPM v6 January 2020 Reference Case
  • Results Using IPM v6 May 2019 Reference Case
  • Results Using IPM v6 November 2018 Reference Case
  • Results Using IPM v6 May 2018 Reference Case

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