Node Index

Node Attributes

Name	Units	Default Value	Validation Rule	Description
Latitude	°	0		Latitude
Longitude	°	0		Longitude

Node Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Allow Dump Energy	Yes/No	False	-1	In (0,-1)	False	Model Node [Dump Energy] in the mathematical program.
Allow Unserved Energy	Yes/No	False	-1	In (0,-1)	False	Model Node [Unserved Energy] in the mathematical program.
DSP Bid Price	$/MWh	True	0		False	Demand-side participation bid price
DSP Bid Quantity	MW	True	0		False	Demand-side participation bid quantity
DSP Bid Ratio	%	True	0	Between 0 And 100	False	Demand-side participation quantity as a percentage of nodal load
Fixed Generation	MW	False	0		False	Fixed (or embedded) generation at the node
Fixed Load	MW	False	0		False	Fixed load at the node
Formulate Load	Yes/No	False	0	In (0,-1)	False	Flag if the Load is formulated as a decision variable
Is Slack Bus	Yes/No	False	0	In (0,-1)	False	Set if this is the slack bus
Load	MW	True	0		False	Load
Load Participation Factor	-	False	1	Between -1 And 1	False	Proportion of region load that occurs at the node
Maintenance Factor	-	False	1	≥0	False	Maintenance biasing factor
Max Maintenance	MW	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum generation capacity allowed to be scheduled on maintenance
Max Net Injection	MW	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum net injection
Max Net Offtake	MW	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum net offtake
Max Unserved Energy	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Maximum allowed Unserved Energy at the node.
Min Capacity Reserve Margin	%	False	-1E+30		False	Minimum capacity reserve margin
Min Capacity Reserves	MW	False	-1E+30		False	Minimum capacity reserves
Must Report	Yes/No	False	0	In (0,-1)	False	If the node must be reported regardless of voltage
Price	$/MWh	False	0		False	Locational marginal price
Rating	MW	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum power flow through the Node
Reference Generation	MW	False	1		False	Reference generation from the network case file
Reference Load	MW	False	1		False	Reference load for distributed load slack model
Units	-	False	1	In (0,1)	True	Flag if bus is in service
Voltage	kV	False	0	≥0	False	Voltage
x	-	True	0		False	Value to pass-through to solution
y	-	True	0		False	Value to pass-through to solution
z	-	True	0		False	Value to pass-through to solution

Node Hubs Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Pricing Weight	-	False	1		False	Wheeling charge for exports to the zone

Node Companies Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Load Share	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Percentage share of load ownership

Node Facilities Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Participation Factor	-	False	1		False	Proportion of Facility Electric Energy Usage occurring at the Node

Node Constraints Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Dump Energy Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of dump energy (over generation)
Generation Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of node generation
Load Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of node load
MLF Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of marginal loss factor
Net Injection Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of node net injection
Net Load Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of load net of unserved and dump energy
Phase Angle Coefficient	°	False	0		False	Coefficient of node phase angle
Unserved Energy Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of unserved energy

Node Objectives Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Dump Energy Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of dump energy (over generation)
Generation Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of node generation
Load Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of node load
MLF Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of marginal loss factor
Net Injection Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of node net injection
Net Load Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of load net of unserved and dump energy
Phase Angle Coefficient	°	False	0		False	Coefficient of node phase angle
Unserved Energy Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of unserved energy

Node Decision Variables Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Net Injection Definition Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of Decision Variable in Node net injection definition equation

Node Conditions Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Load Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of node demand in condition
Unserved Energy Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of unserved energy in condition

Node Output Properties

Name	Summary Name	Property Group	Phases	Multi-band	Description
Battery Generation - MW	Battery Generation - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Generation from batteries
Battery Load - MW	Battery Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Charging load from batteries
Capacity Reserves - MW	Capacity Reserves - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Capacity reserves (net of Peak Load)
Charging Station Deferred Load - MW	Charging Station Deferred Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Load from Charging Stations deferred
Charging Station Generation - MW	Charging Station Generation - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Generation from Charging Stations
Charging Station Hours Deferred - h	Charging Station Hours Deferred - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Average hours Charging Station load is deferred in the period
Charging Station Load - MW	Charging Station Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Load from Charging Stations
Cleared DSP Bid Cost - $	Cleared DSP Bid Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Value of cleared demand-side participation bids
Cleared DSP Bid Price - $/MWh	Cleared DSP Bid Price - $/MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Price of marginal demand-side participation bid band
Congestion Charge - $/MWh	Congestion Charge - $/MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Congestion component of locational marginal price
Contract Generation Capacity - MW	Contract Generation Capacity - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Physical contract generation capacity
Contract Load Obligation - MW	Contract Load Obligation - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Physical contract load obligation
Curtailable Load - MW	Curtailable Load - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Curtailable (dispatchable) load
Customer Load - MW	Customer Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Load served to customers at the node
Demand Curtailed - MW	Demand Curtailed - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Demand-side participation bids cleared
Discrete Maintenance - MW	Discrete Maintenance - GWh	Reliability	PASA	False	Discrete maintenance (defined by Units Out)
Distributed Maintenance - MW	Distributed Maintenance - GWh	Reliability	PASA	False	Maintenance notionally allocated to period
DSP Bid Cleared - MW	DSP Bid Cleared - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Quantity cleared in demand-side participation bid band
DSP Bid Price - $/MWh	DSP Bid Price - $/MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Demand-side participation bid price
DSP Bid Quantity - MW	DSP Bid Quantity - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Demand-side participation bid quantity
Dump Energy - MW	Dump Energy - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Dump energy
EDNS - MW	EDNS - MW	Reliability	PASA	False	Expected Demand Not Served (summary type "Average")
EENS - MWh	EENS - MWh	Reliability	PASA	False	Expected Energy Not Served (summary type "Sum")
Energy Charge - $/MWh	Energy Charge - $/MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Energy component of locational marginal price
Export Capacity - MW	Export Capacity - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total export capacity from the Node.
Exports - MW	Exports - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Exports from the node
Facility Load - MW	Facility Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Load from connected Facilities
Firm Generation Capacity - MW	Firm Generation Capacity - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Firm capacity provided by generators
Fixed Generation - MW	Fixed Generation - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Fixed (or embedded) generation at the node
Fixed Load - MW	Fixed Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Fixed load at the node
Flow - MW	Flow - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Flow through the node
Generation - MW	Generation - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Generation
Generation Capacity - MW	Generation Capacity - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Rated capacity (Rating x Units)
Generation Sent Out - MW	Generation Sent Out - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Generation net of auxiliaries
Generator Auxiliary Use - MW	Generator Auxiliary Use - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Load from generator auxiliaries
Import Capacity - MW	Import Capacity - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total import capacity to the Node.
Imports - MW	Imports - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Imports to the node
Injection Mismatch - MW	Injection Mismatch - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Absolute value of mismatch of injection due to PTDF threshold.
Load - MW	Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Load
LOLE - day	LOLE - day	Reliability	PASA	False	Loss Of Load Expected (summary type "Sum")
LOLP - %	LOLP - %	Reliability	PASA	False	Loss Of Load Probability (summary type "Average")
Losses - MW	Losses - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Losses allocated to the node
Maintenance Factor	Maintenance Factor	Reliability	PASA	False	Maintenance biasing factor
Marginal Loss Charge - $/MWh	Marginal Loss Charge - $/MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Marginal loss component of locational marginal price
Marginal Loss Factor	Marginal Loss Factor	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Marginal loss factor to slack bus(es)
Min Capacity Reserves - MW	Min Capacity Reserves - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Minimum capacity reserves
Min Load - MW	Min Load - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Minimum load across the current period
Native Load - MW	Native Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Native load
Net Capacity Interchange - MW	Net Capacity Interchange - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Export Capability - Import Capability
Net Contract Load - MW	Net Contract Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net of contract sales and generation
Net DC Export - MW	Net DC Export - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Export from the node on DC lines net of losses
Net Injection - MW	Net Injection - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net injection (exports - imports)
Net Market Sales - MW	Net Market Sales - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net sales to external energy markets
Peak Load - MW	Peak Load - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Peak load across the current period
Phase Angle - °		Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Node phase angle
Price - $/MWh	Price - $/MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Locational marginal price
Pump Generation - MW	Pump Generation - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Generation from pumped storage
Pump Load - MW	Pump Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Pump load
Purchaser Load - MW	Purchaser Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Load from cleared purchaser bids
Unserved Energy - MW	Unserved Energy - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Unserved energy (USE)
Voltage - kV	Voltage - kV	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Voltage
x	x	Pass-through	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution
y	y	Pass-through	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution
z	z	Pass-through	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution

Node.Markets Output Properties

Name	Summary Name	Property Group	Phases	Multi-band	Description
Cost - $	Cost - $000	-	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of purchases from the market
Net Cost - $	Net Cost - $000	-	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net of revenue and cost
Net Purchases - MW	Net Purchases - GWh	-	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net purchases from the market
Net Revenue - $	Net Revenue - $000	-	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net of cost and revenue
Net Sales - MW	Net Sales - GWh	-	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net sales to the market
Purchases - MW	Purchases - GWh	-	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Purchases from the market
Revenue - $	Revenue - $000	-	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Revenue from sales to the market
Sales - MW	Sales - GWh	-	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Sales to the market