EPM Output documentation#
This document describes the key outputs from the Energy Planning Model (EPM), providing a quick summary of what each file contains and example rows to guide users unfamiliar with the model.
pUtilizationByTechandFuelCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Utilization factor by technology and fuel type, at the country level. Indicates how fully each generation type is used.
| Country | TECHNOLOGY | FUEL | Utilization Factor |
|---------|------------|---------|---------------------|
| CAF | Oil | Oil | 0.38 |
| CAF | Hydro | Hydro | 0.47 |
pCapacityByFuel.csv#
🔹 Description: Total installed capacity (MW) per fuel type, by region.
| REGION | FUEL | Capacity (MW) |
|--------|---------|----------------|
| CAF | Oil | 55.0 |
pFuelCosts.csv#
🔹 Description: Fuel prices over time by fuel type (in $/MMBtu).
pEmissionsIntensity.csv#
🔹 Description: Emissions per unit of electricity generation by technology and fuel.
pCostsbyPlant.csv#
🔹 Description: Cost breakdown (fixed and variable) for each plant.
pFuelCostsCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Country-specific fuel costs over time.
pUtilizationByTechandFuel.csv#
🔹 Description: Technology and fuel-level utilization, without country breakdown.
pEnergyByFuel.csv#
🔹 Description: Total energy generated by each fuel type across regions.
pEnergyByFuelCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Country-level generation by fuel type.
pSpinningReserveByPlantZone.csv#
🔹 Description: Spinning reserve requirements by plant and zone.
pCostSummaryCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Summarized cost breakdown per country (capital, fuel, O&M, etc.).
pCostSummaryFull.csv#
🔹 Description: Full disaggregated cost report for all entities (plants, fuels, etc.).
pNewCapacityFuelCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: New capacity additions by fuel and country (MW).
pPeakCapacityCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Peak system capacity needed per country.
pDispatch.csv#
🔹 Description: Plant-level dispatch values by time step (MWh produced).
pEnergyByPlant.csv#
🔹 Description: Total annual generation by plant.
pCostSummary.csv#
🔹 Description: Consolidated total cost summary for the entire system.
pCapacityPlan.csv#
🔹 Description: Planned capacity by technology, fuel, and region.
pEnergyMix.csv#
🔹 Description: Percent energy share by fuel or technology.
pPlantAnnualLOCE.csv#
🔹 Description: Levelized cost of electricity per plant.
pSpinningReserveByPlantCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Spinning reserve assignments by plant and country.
pDemandSupply.csv#
🔹 Description: Demand and supply balance by country and zone.
pFuelDispatch.csv#
🔹 Description: Fuel dispatch values per plant or unit.
pPlantUtilization.csv#
🔹 Description: Overall utilization factor for each plant.
pPrice.csv#
🔹 Description: Marginal system price or shadow price for each time period.
pEmissions.csv#
🔹 Description: Total emissions (CO₂, etc.) by country, plant, or fuel.
pCapacityCredit.csv#
🔹 Description: Capacity credit assigned to variable or firm generation.
pUtilizationByFuelCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Utilization factor by fuel and country (aggregated across technologies).
pZonalAverageCost.csv#
🔹 Description: Average cost of supply or dispatch in each zone.
pSpinningReserveByFuelZone.csv#
🔹 Description: Spinning reserve requirement by fuel type in each zone.
pCapacityByFuelCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Installed capacity by fuel and country.
pNewCapacityFuel.csv#
🔹 Description: New capacity additions by fuel (global or regional).
pPeakCapacity.csv#
🔹 Description: Peak capacity requirement per region or the entire system.
zmap.csv#
🔹 Description: Mapping file for zones, plants, or countries.
pSpinningReserveCostsCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Cost of meeting spinning reserve requirements per country.
pSpinningReserveCostsZone.csv#
🔹 Description: Spinning reserve costs by zone.
pAnnualTransmissionCapacity.csv#
🔹 Description: Annual transmission capacity available between zones or countries.
pAdditionalCapacity.csv#
🔹 Description: Additional required capacity beyond existing/planned levels.
pInterchangeCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Power exchanged (imports/exports) between countries.
pInterconUtilization.csv#
🔹 Description: Utilization of interconnectors over time.
pInterchange.csv#
🔹 Description: General interchange flows between zones or nodes.
pCostSummaryWeightedAverageCountry.csv#
🔹 Description: Country-level average cost metrics (weighted by generation or capacity).
pSummary.csv#
🔹 Description: High-level summary of key results: total cost, emissions, capacity, generation.
pSettings.csv#
🔹 Description: Model settings used during the simulation (e.g. years, resolution, toggles).