From 3a6f8f980312df99a5c2cf93b88a3470348c1862 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben RdO Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 22:28:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: describe scenarios used in the tutorial --- docs/index.rst | 6 +++++- docs/scenario.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 docs/scenario.rst diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 4fbead94..2b03aa15 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ PostREISE This tutorial focuses on the analysis and plotting of scenario output data. PostREISE is an open source package written in Python that is available on `GitHub `_. -Note that analysis and plotting tools in this package rely extensively on our scenario framework presented in the :doc:`../powersimdata/index` tutorial. +Note that analysis and plotting tools in this package rely extensively on our scenario +framework presented in the :doc:`../powersimdata/index` tutorial. + +.. include:: + scenario.rst .. include:: analyze.rst diff --git a/docs/scenario.rst b/docs/scenario.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..917f2315 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/scenario.rst @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Scenario used +------------- +You will find below a short description of the scenarios that will be used across this +tutorial: + +- Scenario 403 was designed to represent the Eastern interconnect in the year 2020. +- Scenario 3287 was designed to represent the entire U.S. in the year 2030, where there + is a large increase in transmission capacity (but no increase across interconnection + seams) and carbon-free energy represents approximately 70% of total generation over + the course of the year. +- Scenario 2497 was designed to represent the Western interconnect in the year 2030, + where 90% of the total energy could come from carbon-free sources, but the + transmission network has not been upgraded to accommodate these new clean generation + sources. Of this 90% potential, 10% could come from nuclear. +- Scenario 1171 was designed to represent the Western interconnect in the year 2030, + with all states meeting their clean energy goals (with 'collaboration' via imports + and exports across state lines) and there are 4 GW of energy storage capacity. +- Scenario 3101 was designed to represent the Western interconnect in the year 2030, + where 90% of the total energy does come from carbon-free sources, enabled by upgrades + in the transmission network to accommodate these new clean generation sources. Of + this 90% potential, 10% comes from nuclear.