Water Plant Index
Water Plant Input Properties
| Name | Units | Multi-band | Default Value | Validation Rule | Key Property | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aux Base | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Auxiliary use per unit committed |
| Aux Fixed | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Fixed auxiliary usage per installed unit |
| Aux Incr | % | False | 0 | Between 0 And 100 | False | Auxiliary use per unit of generation |
| Build Cost | $000 | True | 0 | False | Cost of developing the Water Plant | |
| Build Non-anticipativity | $/MW | False | -1 | False | Price for violating non-anticipativity constraints in scenario-wise decomposition mode | |
| Capacity Price | $/m³/day/yr (Metric), $/gal./day/yr (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Price received by the plant for capacity | |
| Economic Life | yr | False | 30 | ≥0 | False | Economic life of the Water Plant (period over which fixed costs are recovered). |
| Energy Usage | kWh/m³ (Metric), kWh/gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Energy consumption of Water Plant | |
| Expansion Optimality | - | False | 0 | In (0,2) | False | Expansion planning integerization scheme. |
| FO&M Charge | $000 | False | 0 | False | Annual fixed operation and maintenance charge | |
| Forced Outage Rate | % | True | 0 | Between 0 And 100 | False | Expected proportion of time the facility is unavailable due to forced outage |
| Heat Usage | GJ/m³ (Metric), MMBtu/gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Heat consumption of Water Plant | |
| Heat Usage Incr | GJ/m³ (Metric), MMBtu/gal. (U.S. Imperial) | True | 1 | False | First-order polynomial term in unit fuel use function (marginal heat rate) | |
| Lead Time | yr | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Number of years after which the expansion project can begin |
| Load Point | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Load point for use with multi-point heat rate |
| Maintenance Frequency | - | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Frequency of maintenance outages in an annual time frame |
| Maintenance Rate | % | True | 0 | Between 0 And 100 | False | Expected proportion of time the facility is unavailable due to maintenance |
| Max Capacity | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Maximum production of Water Plant |
| Max Time To Repair | h | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Maximum time to repair |
| Max Units Built | - | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Maximum number of units automatically constructed in aggregate over the planning horizon |
| Max Units Built in Year | - | False | 1 | ≥0 | False | Maximum number of units automatically constructed in any single year of the planning horizon |
| Max Units Retired | - | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Maximum number of units automatically retired in aggregate over the planning horizon |
| Max Units Retired in Year | - | False | 1 | ≥0 | False | Maximum number of units automatically retired in any single year of the planning horizon |
| Mean Time to Repair | h | True | 24 | ≥0 | False | Mean time to repair |
| Min Stable Production | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Minimum production level |
| Min Time To Repair | h | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Minimum time to repair |
| Min Units Built | - | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Minimum number of units automatically constructed in aggregate over the planning horizon |
| Min Units Built in Year | - | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Minimum number of units automatically constructed in any single year of the planning horizon |
| Min Units Retired | - | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Minimum number of units automatically retired in aggregate over the planning horizon |
| Min Units Retired in Year | - | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Minimum number of units automatically retired in any single year of the planning horizon |
| Outage Max Production | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | True | 0 | False | Plant Max Production during the outage | |
| Project Start Date | - | False | 36526 | ≥0 | False | Start date of Water Plant project, for expansion planning. |
| Rating | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Rated capacity of units | |
| Rating Factor | % | False | 100 | ≥0 | False | Maximum dispatchable capacity of each unit expressed as a percentage of [Max Capacity] |
| Repair Time Distribution | - | True | -1 | In (-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7) | False | Distribution used to generate repair times (Auto,Constant,Uniform,Triangular,Exponential,Weibull,Lognormal,SEV,LEV) |
| Repair Time Scale | - | True | 0 | False | Repair time function scale parameter (for exponential,Weibull,lognormal,SEV,LEV) | |
| Repair Time Shape | - | True | 0 | False | Repair time function shape parameter (for Weibull,lognormal) | |
| Retail Electric Price | $/MWh | False | 0 | False | Retail price of electric power used by the water plant | |
| Retire Non-anticipativity | $/MW | False | -1 | False | Price for violating non-anticipativity constraints in scenario-wise decomposition mode | |
| Retirement Cost | $000 | False | 0 | False | Cost of retiring the Water Plant | |
| Technical Life | yr | False | 1E+30 | ≥0 | False | Technical lifetime of the Water Plant |
| Units | - | False | 1 | ≥0 | True | Number of Water Plant units in service |
| Units Out | - | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Number of units out of service |
| VO&M Charge | $/m³ (Metric), $/gal. (U.S. Imperial) | True | 0 | False | Variable operations and maintenance costs of the Water Plant | |
| WACC | % | False | 10 | ≥0 | False | Weighted average cost of capital |
| Water Yield | % | False | 100 | Between 0 And 100 | False | Yield rate of water for the Water Plant |
| 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 Plant Maintenances Input Properties
| Name | Units | Multi-band | Default Value | Validation Rule | Key Property | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outage Max Production | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Max Production during the outage |
Water Plant Constraints Input Properties
| Name | Units | Multi-band | Default Value | Validation Rule | Key Property | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Cost Coefficient | $ | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of total build cost | |
| Built Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient on binary variable indicating if any capacity is built to date | |
| Built in Year Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient on binary variable indicating if any capacity is built in the year | |
| Capacity Built Coefficient | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of capacity built | |
| Capacity Factor Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of Water Plant capacity factor | |
| Capacity Retired Coefficient | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of capacity retired | |
| Energy Usage Coefficient | kWh/m³ (Metric), kWh/gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of energy usage of the Water Plant | |
| Installed Capacity Coefficient | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of installed capacity | |
| Production Coefficient | m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of Water Plant Production | |
| 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 Operating Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient on the number of units operating | |
| 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 Plant Objectives Input Properties
| Name | Units | Multi-band | Default Value | Validation Rule | Key Property | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Cost Coefficient | $ | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of total build cost | |
| Built Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient on binary variable indicating if any capacity is built to date | |
| Built in Year Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient on binary variable indicating if any capacity is built in the year | |
| Capacity Built Coefficient | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of capacity built | |
| Capacity Factor Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of Water Plant capacity factor | |
| Capacity Retired Coefficient | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of capacity retired | |
| Energy Usage Coefficient | kWh/m³ (Metric), kWh/gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of energy usage of the Water Plant | |
| Installed Capacity Coefficient | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of installed capacity | |
| Operating Hours Coefficient | h | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of number of hours of operation | |
| Production Coefficient | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of Water Plant Production | |
| 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 Plant Decision Variables Input Properties
| Name | Units | Multi-band | Default Value | Validation Rule | Key Property | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Usage Definition Coefficient | MW | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of the Decision Variable in the Water Plant Energy Usage definition equation |
Water Plant Output Properties
| Name | Summary Name | Property Group | Phases | Multi-band | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxiliary Use - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Auxiliary Use - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Auxiliary use |
| Build Cost - $000 | Build Cost - $000 | Expansion | LT Plan | False | Cost of developing the Water Plant |
| Capacity Curtailed - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Capacity Curtailed - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Amount of non-positive-priced production curtailed |
| Capacity Factor - % | Capacity Factor - % | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Proportion of installed or rated capacity producing |
| Capacity Price - $/m³/day/yr (Metric), $/gal./day/yr (U.S. Imperial) | Capacity Price - $/m³/day/yr (Metric), $/gal./day/yr (U.S. Imperial) | Expansion | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Price received by the plant for capacity |
| Capacity Revenue - $ | Capacity Revenue - $000 | Expansion | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Revenue from capacity payments |
| Curtailment Factor - % | Curtailment Factor - % | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Proportion of non-positive-priced generation curtailed |
| Electric Load - MW | Electric Load - GWh | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | The part of the [Energy Consumption] met by electric |
| Energy Consumption - MW | Energy Consumption - GWh | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | The total electric and heat consumption of the Water Plant |
| Fixed Costs - $ | Fixed Costs - $000 | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Total fixed costs including amortized build costs |
| FO&M Cost - $ | FO&M Cost - $000 | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Fixed operation and maintenance cost |
| Forced Outage - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Forced Outage - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Capacity of Production on Forced Outage |
| Forced Outage Hours - h | Forced Outage Hours - h | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Number of hours the Water plant is on forced outage of Production |
| Heat Load - GJ (Metric), MMBtu (U.S. Imperial) | Heat Load - TJ (Metric), BBtu (U.S. Imperial) | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | The part of the [Energy Consumption] met by heat |
| Maintenance - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Maintenance - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Reliability | LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Capacity of Production on maintenance |
| Maintenance Hours - h | Maintenance Hours - h | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Number of hours the Water plant is on maintenance |
| Production - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Production - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Quantity of water produced by the water plant |
| Production Cost - $ | Production Cost - $000 | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Water production cost |
| Raw Water - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Raw Water - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Quantity of raw water input to the water plant |
| Service Factor - % | Service Factor - % | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Proportion of plant capacity available in production |
| SRMC - $/m³ (Metric), $/gal. (U.S. Imperial) | SRMC - $/m³ (Metric), $/gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Short-run marginal cost of water production |
| Units | Units | Production | LT Plan | False | Number of Water Plant units in service |
| Units Built | Units Built | Expansion | LT Plan | False | Number of water plant units built |
| Units Operating | Units Operating | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Number of water plant units operating |
| Units Out | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Number of units out of service | |
| VO&M Cost - $ | VO&M Cost - $000 | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Variable operations and maintenance cost |
| Water Availability - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Water Availability - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Availability of water |
| 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 |