| Units: | Yes/No |
| Default Value: | True (-1) |
| Validation Rule: | False (0) or True (-1) |
| Description: | If expansion is optimized by this simulation phase |
By default, LT Plan will optimize
expansion for any resource defining the necessary expansion properties
e.g. Generator Max
Units Built. However, LT Plan
may be used to bridge (decompose) constraints
or storage only and ignore
the expansion optimization, making the simulation phase similar to MT Schedule.
Examples usage:
- MT Schedule Stochastic
Algorithm = "SDDP" with weekly or monthly stages
and your model includes constraints longer than week or month. LT
Plan can be used to decompose those constraints into
weekly/monthly equivalents ahead of MT
Schedule so they are accounted for in SDDP. In this case you
should toggle off Bridge
Storage so that all storage objects are handled by MT
Schedule.
- You are modeling very long term constraints or multi-year storage.
LT Plan can bridge (decompose) those
long term constraints or multi-year storage allowing you to run MT Schedule with higher resolution
and/or shorter steps.