Results using EPA’s Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 - Summer 2021 Reference Case
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Download Platform v6 run files using the links in the table below. Click on the IPM run name in the first column of the table below to download files. The files are posted as a zipped archive folder and contain the following detailed IPM input and output files: Overview, System Summary Report, .DAT, .RPE, .RPT files, State Level Emissions, Generation and Heat Input Summary.
| IPM Run Name | IPM Run Description |
|---|---|
| Documentation for EPA's Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 - Summer 2021 Reference Case |
- Guide to IPM Input/Output Files (pdf)
- Documentation for EPA's Power Sector Modeling Platform v6 - Summer 2021 Reference Case
- NEEDS v6
- Results Viewer
What’s (new) in IPM v6 Summer 2021 Reference Case Quick Glance
This version features a bottom-up comprehensive input data and assumption updates. For a complete summary reference, see Chapter 1, Table 1-1.
| Demand | AEO 2020 |
| Gas Market Assumptions | Updated as of September 2020 |
| Coal Market Assumptions | Updated as of September 2020 |
| Cost and Performance of Fossil Generation Technologies | AEO 2020 |
| Cost and Performance of RE Generation Technologies | NREL ATB 2020 (mid-case) |
| Nuclear Unit Operational Costs | AEO 2020 with some adjustments |
| Environmental Rules & Regulations (on-the-books) | Revised CSAPR, MATS, BART, CA AB 32, RGGI, various RPS and CES, non-air rules (Cooling Water Intake, ELG, CCR), State Rules |
| Financial Assumption | 2016-2020 data, reflects tax credit extensions from Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 |
| Transmission | Updated data with build options |
| Retrofits | CCS option for CCs |
| Operating Reserves (in select runs) |
Greater detail in representing interaction of load, wind, and solar, ensuring availability of quick response of resources at higher levels of RE penetration |
| Fleet | NEEDS Summer 2021 |
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