Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 May 2019

July 1, 2019 — EPA is making available the latest power sector modeling platform, associated data assumptions, and file documentation. For questions or other inquiries regarding EPA’s Platform v6, please contact us using our online form.

• NEEDS v6
  • NEEDS User's Guie (pdf) (96.85 KB)
• Incremental Documentation for May 2019 Reference Case (pdf) (224.87 KB, June, 2019)
  • IPM v6 Regions (shapefiles) (zip)
• Results Using EPA's v6 May 2019 Reference Case
• IPM Peer Review
• Retail Price Model - Documentation describing how EPA estimates the difference in average retail electricity prices between projection scenarios.
• EPA Methodology for Power Sector-Specific Employment Analysis (pdf) (670.21 KB, March, 2023)
  Documentation describing how EPA estimates the difference in power sector labor demand between projection scenarios.  - Documentation describing how EPA estimates the difference in power sector labor demand between projection scenarios.
• Previous versions of EPA Platforms

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