EPA’s Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 Using IPM

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
Post-IRA 2022 Reference Case (zip)	Documentation for EPA's Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 – Post-IRA 2022 Reference Case

• Guide to IPM Input/Output Files (pdf) (272.46 KB, April, 2023)
  • Parsed File User Guide (xlsx) (36.79 KB, April, 2023)
  • Flat File User Guide (pdf) (744.02 KB, February, 2023)
    • Flat File Inputs (xlsx) (1.64 MB)
    • Post Processing Emissions Factors (xlsx) (4.69 MB)
• NEEDS
• Results Viewer

Key assumptions and updates in IPM v6 Post-IRA 2022 Reference Case: Quick Glance

For a complete summary reference, see  Chapter 1: Introduction (pdf) (709.77 KB, April, 2023)

Demand	AEO 2021 + OTAQ GHG Rule
Gas and Coal Market Assumptions	Updated as of December 2021
Cost and Performance of Fossil Generation Technologies	AEO 2021
Cost and Performance of RE Generation Technologies	NREL ATB 2021 (mid-case)
Environmental Rules & Regulations (on-the-books)	Proposal GNP, Revised CSAPR, MATS, BART, CA AB 32, RGGI, various RPS and CES, non-air rules (Cooling Water Intake, ELG, CCR), State Rules. This version also includes IRA provisions reflecting supply-side impacts.
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 for EPA Post-IRA 2022 Reference Case: rev: 10-14-22 (xlsx) (3.74 MB)

• Results Using IPM v6 Pre-IRA 2022 Reference Case
• Results Using IPM v6 Summer 2021 Reference Case
• 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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