Postprocessing Output Overview

This document provides an overview of the postprocessing outputs generated by the model, detailing the various variables and their descriptions. The outputs are structured to facilitate analysis of power generation, costs, emissions, and other key metrics across different regions and technologies.

Variable	Description
pUtilizationByTechandFuelCountry	Utilization factor by technology and fuel, at the country level.
pCapacityByFuel	Total installed capacity by fuel and region.
pFuelCosts	Fuel prices over time by fuel type (in $/MMBtu).
pEmissionsIntensity	Emissions per unit of electricity generation by technology and fuel.
pCostsbyPlant	Cost breakdown (fixed and variable) for each power plant.
pFuelCostsCountry	Country-specific fuel costs over time.
pUtilizationByTechandFuel	Technology and fuel-level utilization without country detail.
pEnergyByFuel	Total energy generated by each fuel type across regions.
pEnergyByFuelCountry	Energy generation by fuel at the country level.
pSpinningReserveByPlantZone	Spinning reserve by plant and zone.
pCostSummaryCountry	Summary of key costs at the country level.
pCostSummaryFull	Full disaggregated cost report for all entities.
pNewCapacityFuelCountry	New capacity additions by fuel and country.
pPeakCapacityCountry	Peak capacity requirements per country.
pDispatch	Power dispatch (generation) by plant and timestep.
pEnergyByPlant	Total annual generation by plant.
pCostSummary	System-wide cost summary.
pCapacityPlan	Planned capacity by fuel and region.
pEnergyMix	Percentage energy share by fuel/tech.
pPlantAnnualLOCE	Levelized cost of electricity per plant.
pSpinningReserveByPlantCountry	Spinning reserve assigned per plant and country.
pDemandSupply	Supply-demand balance by country and zone.
pFuelDispatch	Fuel consumption per plant.
pPlantUtilization	Plant-level utilization factors.
pPrice	Marginal system price (e.g. $/MWh).
pEmissions	Total emissions by country, fuel, or plant.
pCapacityCredit	Capacity credits for generation units.
pUtilizationByFuelCountry	Fuel-level utilization by country.
pZonalAverageCost	Average cost of supply in each zone.
pSpinningReserveByFuelZone	Reserve requirement by fuel and zone.
pCapacityByFuelCountry	Installed capacity by fuel and country.
pNewCapacityFuel	New capacity additions by fuel.
pPeakCapacity	Peak system-wide capacity needs.
zmap	Mapping of zones, plants, or countries.
pSpinningReserveCostsCountry	Spinning reserve cost by country.
pSpinningReserveCostsZone	Spinning reserve cost by zone.
pAnnualTransmissionCapacity	Annual available transmission capacity.
pAdditionalCapacity	Additional required capacity to meet demand.
pInterchangeCountry	Cross-border power flows between countries.
pInterconUtilization	Utilization rates of interconnectors.
pInterchange	Zone-to-zone power flows.
pCostSummaryWeightedAverageCountry	Weighted average costs by country.
pSummary	Overall summary: costs, capacity, generation.
pSettings	Model settings used for the scenario.