| Units: | $ |
| Mode: | Input Only |
| Multi-band: | False |
| Default Value: | 0 |
| Validation Rule: | Any Value |
| Key Property: | No |
| Description: | Coefficient of total build cost |
Commodity Constraints Build Cost is the left-hand side coefficient of Commodity Build Cost from the start of the horizon up to the current period in the constraint. The cost is the nominal lump-sum Build Cost i.e without any adjustment for Discount Rate.
With the coefficient represented by a(i,j) the following term is added to the formulation:
... + a(i,j) × ∑ ( t = 1, k ) Commodity Build Cost × Commodity Units Built t ... {≤, ≥, =} bj
where:
k is the current period e.g.
year of the simulation.