Water Node Index

Water Node Attributes

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

Water Node Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Build Cost	$000	True	0		False	Cost of building the water node
Economic Life	yr	False	30	≥0	False	Economic life of the water node (period over which fixed costs are recovered).
Expansion Optimality	-	False	2	In (0,2)	False	Expansion planning integerization scheme.
Flow Charge	$/m³ (Metric), $/gal. (U.S. Imperial)	False	0		False	Incremental cost of flowing water through the node
FO&M Charge	$000	False	0		False	Annual fixed operation and maintenance charge
Lead Time	yr	False	0	≥0	False	Number of years after which the expansion project can begin
Max Units Built	-	False	0	In (0,1)	False	Binary indicating if this is a build candidate
Max Units Built in Year	-	False	1	In (0,1)	False	Binary indicating if build is allowed in this year
Max Units Retired	-	False	0	In (0,1)	False	Maximum number of units automatically retired in aggregate over the planning horizon
Max Units Retired in Year	-	False	1	In (0,1)	False	Maximum number of units automatically retired in any single year of the planning horizon
Min Units Built	-	False	0	In (0,1)	False	Minimum number of units automatically constructed in aggregate over the planning horizon
Min Units Built in Year	-	False	0	In (0,1)	False	Minimum number of units automatically constructed in any single year of the planning horizon
Min Units Retired	-	False	0	In (0,1)	False	Minimum number of units automatically retired in aggregate over the planning horizon
Min Units Retired in Year	-	False	0	In (0,1)	False	Minimum number of units automatically retired in any single year of the planning horizon
Project Start Date	-	False	36526	≥0	False	Start date of water node project, for expansion planning.
Retirement Cost	$000	False	0		False	Cost of retiring the water node
Technical Life	yr	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Technical lifetime of the water node
Units	-	False	1	In (0,1)	True	Flag if the Water Node is in service
WACC	%	False	10	≥0	False	Weighted average cost of capital
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

Water Node Constraints Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Flow Coefficient	m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	False	0		False	Coefficient of water node flow
Units Built Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units built
Units Built in Year Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units built in the year
Units Retired Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units retired
Units Retired in Year Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units retired in the year

Water Node Objectives Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Flow Coefficient	m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	False	0		False	Coefficient of water node flow
Units Built Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units built
Units Built in Year Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units built in the year
Units Retired Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units retired
Units Retired in Year Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units retired in the year

Water Node Output Properties

Name	Summary Name	Property Group	Phases	Multi-band	Description
Build Cost - $000	Build Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Cost of building the water node
Demand - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	Demand - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Demand at the water node
End Volume - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	End Volume - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	End volume in water storage
Energy Consumption - MW	Energy Consumption - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total energy consumed for pipeline utilization
Excess - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	Excess - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Excess of water supply
Excess Cost - $	Excess Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of water excesses
Excess Hours - h	Excess Hours - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours of excess supply of water at the node
Exports - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	Exports - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Exports on water pipelines
Fixed Costs - $	Fixed Costs - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total fixed costs including amortized build costs
Flow - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	Flow - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Flow of water through the node
Flow Cost - $	Flow Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of flowing water through the node
FO&M Cost - $	FO&M Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Fixed operation and maintenance cost
Imports - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	Imports - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Imports on water pipelines
Initial Volume - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Initial Volume - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Initial volume in water storage
Net Interchange - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	Net Interchange - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net exports on water pipelines
Production - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	Production - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total quantity of water supplied by Supplying Water Plants
Retirement Cost - $000	Retirement Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Cost of retiring the water node
Shadow Price - $/m³ (Metric), $/gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Shadow Price - $/m³ (Metric), $/gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Shadow price of water at the water node
Shortage - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	Shortage - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Shortage of water supply
Shortage Cost - $	Shortage Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of water supply shortages
Shortage Hours - h	Shortage Hours - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours of shortage in supply of water at the node
Units	Units	Production	LT Plan	False	Flag if the Water Node is in service
Units Built	Units Built	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Flag if the water node is built in this year
Units Retired	Units Retired	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Flag if the water node is retired in this year
x	x	Pass-through	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution
y	y	Pass-through	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution
z	z	Pass-through	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution