electricity.csv

,Unit,Values,Description
voltages,kV,"Any subset of {220., 300., 330., 380., 400., 500., 750.}",Voltage levels to consider
base_network, --, "Any value in {'entsoegridkit', 'osm-prebuilt', 'osm-raw}", "Specify the underlying base network, i.e. GridKit (based on ENTSO-E web map extract, OpenStreetMap (OSM) prebuilt or raw (built from raw OSM data), takes longer."
osm-prebuilt-version, --, "float, any value in range 0.1-0.6", "Choose the version of the prebuilt OSM network. Defaults to latest Zenodo release."
gaslimit_enable,bool,true or false,Add an overall absolute gas limit configured in ``electricity: gaslimit``.
gaslimit,MWhth,float or false,Global gas usage limit
co2limit_enable,bool,true or false,"Add an overall absolute carbon-dioxide emissions limit configured in ``electricity: co2limit`` in :mod:`prepare_network`. **Warning:** This option should currently only be used with electricity-only networks, not for sector-coupled networks."
co2limit,:math:`t_{CO_2-eq}/a`,float,Cap on total annual system carbon dioxide emissions
co2base,:math:`t_{CO_2-eq}/a`,float,Reference value of total annual system carbon dioxide emissions if relative emission reduction target is specified in ``{opts}`` wildcard.
operational_reserve,,,Settings for reserve requirements following `GenX <https://genxproject.github.io/GenX/dev/core/#Reserves>`_
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-- activate,bool,true or false,Whether to take operational reserve requirements into account during optimisation
-- epsilon_load,--,float,share of total load
-- epsilon_vres,--,float,share of total renewable supply
-- contingency,MW,float,fixed reserve capacity
max_hours,,,
-- battery,h,float,Maximum state of charge capacity of the battery in terms of hours at full output capacity ``p_nom``. Cf. `PyPSA documentation <https://pypsa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/components.html#storage-unit>`_.
-- H2,h,float,Maximum state of charge capacity of the hydrogen storage in terms of hours at full output capacity ``p_nom``. Cf. `PyPSA documentation <https://pypsa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/components.html#storage-unit>`_.
extendable_carriers,,,
-- Generator,--,Any extendable carrier,"Defines existing or non-existing conventional and renewable power plants to be extendable during the optimization. Conventional generators can only be built/expanded where already existent today. If a listed conventional carrier is not included in the ``conventional_carriers`` list, the lower limit of the capacity expansion is set to 0."
-- StorageUnit,--,"Any subset of {'battery','H2'}",Adds extendable storage units (battery and/or hydrogen) at every node/bus after clustering without capacity limits and with zero initial capacity.
-- Store,--,"Any subset of {'battery','H2'}",Adds extendable storage units (battery and/or hydrogen) at every node/bus after clustering without capacity limits and with zero initial capacity.
-- Link,--,Any subset of {'H2 pipeline'},Adds extendable links (H2 pipelines only) at every connection where there are lines or HVDC links without capacity limits and with zero initial capacity. Hydrogen pipelines require hydrogen storage to be modelled as ``Store``.
powerplants_filter,--,"use `pandas.query <https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/reference/api/pandas.DataFrame.query.html>`_ strings here, e.g. ``Country not in ['Germany']``",Filter query for the default powerplant database.
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custom_powerplants,--,"use `pandas.query <https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/reference/api/pandas.DataFrame.query.html>`_ strings here, e.g. ``Country in ['Germany']``",Filter query for the custom powerplant database.
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everywhere_powerplants,--,"Any subset of {nuclear, oil, OCGT, CCGT, coal, lignite, geothermal, biomass}","List of conventional power plants to add to every node in the model with zero initial capacity. To be used in combination with ``extendable_carriers`` to allow for building conventional powerplants irrespective of existing locations."
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conventional_carriers,--,"Any subset of {nuclear, oil, OCGT, CCGT, coal, lignite, geothermal, biomass}","List of conventional power plants to include in the model from ``resources/powerplants_s_{clusters}.csv``. If an included carrier is also listed in ``extendable_carriers``, the capacity is taken as a lower bound."
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renewable_carriers,--,"Any subset of {solar, onwind, offwind-ac, offwind-dc, offwind-float, hydro}",List of renewable generators to include in the model.
pecd_renewable_profiles,,,
-- enable,,bool,Activate PECD renewable profiles from 2024 TYNDP instead of default renewable profiles for specified renewable technologies below. Technologies ``pecd_profile_name`` can be any of {CSP, LFSolarPV, Wind_Offshore, Wind_Onshore}.
-- technologies,,,
-- -- {pecd_profile_name},--,list,The TYNDP renewable carriers for which the PECD renewable profile is used. These TYNDP renewable carriers should also be listed in ``renewable_carriers``. Carriers not listed use default renewable profiles.
estimate_renewable_capacities,,,
-- enable,,bool,Activate routine to estimate renewable capacities in rule :mod:`add_electricity`. This option should not be used in combination with pathway planning ``foresight: myopic`` or ``foresight: perfect`` as renewable capacities are added differently in :mod:`add_existing_baseyear`.
-- from_gem,--,bool,Add renewable capacities from `Global Energy Monitor's Global Solar Power Tracker <https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-solar-power-tracker/>`_ and `Global Energy Monitor's Global Wind Power Tracker <https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-wind-power-tracker/>`_.
-- year,--,bool,Renewable capacities are based on existing capacities reported by IRENA (IRENASTAT) for the specified year
-- expansion_limit,--,float or false,"Artificially limit maximum IRENA capacities to a factor.  For example, an ``expansion_limit: 1.1`` means 110% of capacities . If false are chosen, the estimated renewable potentials determine by the workflow are used."
-- technology_mapping,,,Mapping between PyPSA-Eur and powerplantmatching technology names
-- -- Offshore,--,"{onwind}","PyPSA-Eur carrier that is considered for existing onshore wind capacities (IRENA, GEM)."
-- -- Offshore,--,"Any of {offwind-ac, offwind-dc, offwind-float}","PyPSA-Eur carrier that is considered for existing offshore wind technology (IRENA, GEM)."
-- -- PV,--,{solar},"PyPSA-Eur carrier that is considered for existing solar PV capacities (IRENA, GEM)."
autarky,,,
-- enable,bool,true or false,Require each node to be autarkic by removing all lines and links.
-- by_country,bool,true or false,Require each country to be autarkic by removing all cross-border lines and links. ``electricity: autarky`` must be enabled.
transmission_limit,str,"Values like 'vopt', 'v1.25', 'copt', 'c1.25'","Limit on transmission expansion. The first part can be ``v`` (for setting a limit on line volume) or ``c`` (for setting a limit on line cost). The second part can be ``opt`` or a float bigger than one (e.g. 1.25). If ``opt`` is chosen line expansion is optimised according to its capital cost (where the choice ``v`` only considers overhead costs for HVDC transmission lines, while ``c`` uses more accurate costs distinguishing between overhead and underwater sections and including inverter pairs). The setting ``v1.25`` will limit the total volume of line expansion to 25% of currently installed capacities weighted by individual line lengths. The setting ``c1.25`` will allow to build a transmission network that costs no more than 25 % more than the current system."