New Resources Table  

The New Resources table contains the input assumptions and parameters for new resource types to be evaluated during a Long-Term Capacity Expansion study. The model optimizes the expansion and retirement of resources.

This table is similar to the Resources Table. New Resources use the same logic for commitment and dispatch decisions as existing resources (Resources table). The only difference is that they do not go into the dispatch stack.

 

Input by Vintage

Some inputs in the New Resources table that can reference a Time Series allow input by vintage (the year a resource is selected for addition) and input by year for the vintage. This allows the data used for that input to change based on when the associated resource is selected for build.

For example, this feature can be used to model vintage Heat Rate improvement over time, in combination with a heat rate shape for each year a selected resource is in service. There are two methods for applying input by vintage:

• If the input in this table begins with "yr_" and ends with "|Offset" (e.g., yr_Capacity|Offset), then the annual time series values will be offset by the number of years after the First Eligible Year of the new resource. For example, suppose a new resource has a First Eligible Year of 2023 and for some particular input it references a time series annual vector in this manner. If the value of 100 were specified in the 2025 column for that vector, then for a new resource built in 2024 (1 year after the First Eligible Year), the value of 100 would be used in 2026 for that resource. In other words, the 2025 input represents the value two years after the start date of the resource (instead of being fixed at the year 2025.

• If the input in this table begins with "yr_" but does not end with "|Offset" tag, then the data pointed to in the Time Series Annual Table is used for the vintage specified by the Year columns. That data can contain another reference to another "yr_" (or any other time series) and will then be treated as normal time series variation (e.g., year by year or month by month, etc.) for the vintage referenced. Review which columns can accept Input by Vintage below.

 NOTE: Any columns included in this table must also be included in the Resources Table. Otherwise, they will be ignored.

 

 NOTE: Any Fuel with Fuel Type starting with "Wat" (case insensitive) will cause a resource referenced to that fuel to be treated as a Hydro Resource.  Any Fuel with Fuel Type starting with "Sto" or "PS" (case insensitive) will cause a resource referenced to that fuel to be treated as a Storage Project. Any Fuel with Fuel Type of "Conservation", "DSM", or starting with "Load" (case insensitive), such as "Load Control", will cause a resource referenced to that fuel to be treated as a Conservation or Demand Side Project.

 

The following resource data input is available for input by vintage and may be input by any time period desired:

Heat Rate (and Second Heat Rate)	Heat Rate at Minimum	Committed Heat Rate
Capacity	Minimum Capacity	Capacity Monthly Shape
Fuel Adder (and Second Fuel Adder)	Fuel Multiplier (and Second Fuel Multiplier)	Fuel Limit (and Second Fuel Limit)
Variable O&M	Fixed O&M	Forced Outage Rate
Maintenance Rate	Bidding Factor	Bidding Shape
Shadow Bidding Adder	Start Up Cost	Ramp Rate
MinUp Time	MinDown Time	UBB Heat Rate
UBB Segment Size	UBB Bidding Shape	UBB Bidding Factor
Max Storage	Max Recharge	Hourly Shaping Factor
Cycle Only Capacity	Cycle Only Heat Rate	Cycle Only Start Up Cost
Emission Rate	Second Emission Rate

 

The following resource data input is available for input by vintage but may not be input by time period:

Maintenance Begin Date	Maintenance End Date	Shadow Bidding Resource
Resource Group	Can Drop Resource	Reporting
Initial Contents	Heat Rate Units	Currency Units
Emission Units	Mean Repair Time	Risk Outage
Risk Resource Link

 

The following resource data input may not be input by vintage:

New Resource ID	New Resource Name	Utility
Area	FuelType	SecondFuelType
MustRun	NonCycling	HydroID,
BeginYear	EndDate	OverallMax

 

NEW RESOURCES COLUMNS INCLUDE
Allow Partial Build Ancillary Max Contribution Ancillary Max Offline Contribution Ancillary Min Contribution Ancillary Services Ancillary Services Bid Price Annual Max Annual Min Apply Constraints As True Cost Area Base Unit Bidding Adder Bidding Factor Block Size Build Cost Capacity Capacity Monthly Shape Capacity Revenue Multiplier Capacity Shape 2 CONE Constraint ID Currency Units Dynamic Peak Credit Floor Dynamic Peak Credit Group Emission Price ID Emission Rate ID Energy Constraint Factor Energy Revenue Area Exclude From ORM Fast Start for Spin First Eligible Year	Fix Cost Mod1 Fix Cost Mod2 Fixed O&M Forced Outage Fuel Fuel Adder Fuel Multiplier Heat Rate Heat Rate at Minimum Heat Rate Scalar Heat Rate Units Hourly Shaping Factor Hydro Number ID Ignore In Capacity Pricing Include Capability in Net Demand Include In System Initial Cap Price Period Initial Contents Initial Online Hours Initial Priority Last Eligible Year LCCR  Limiting New Resource ID  Maint Begin Maint End Maintenance Rate Max Annual Operating Hours Max Monthly Operating Hours Max Operating Reserve Maximum Storage Mean Repair Time Min Down Time	Min Gen Back Down Penalty Min Up Time Minimum Capacity Must Run Name Nameplate Capacity New Resource Group Non Commit Penalty Non Cycling Offline Ancillary Up Time Online Cost Operating Life Operating Reserve Price Overall Max Overall Min Peak Credit Prerequisite New Resource ID Primary Fuel Limit Primary Key  Ramp Cost Ramp Down Rate Ramp Rate Recharge Capacity Reliable Capacity Report Report For Ancillary Resource Group Retrofit RPS Rpt_(Custom) Second Fuel Second Fuel Adder Second Fuel Heat Rate Second Fuel Limit Second Fuel Max Ratio	Second Fuel Min Ratio Second Fuel Multiplier Shutdown Penalty  Spinning Reserve Spinning Reserve Price Start Cost Vector Start Fuel Amount Start Fuel Factor Hot Start Fuel Factor Warm Start Fuel ID Start Up Costs  Start Up Costs Factor Hot  Start Up Costs Factor Warm Start Up Hours Cold Start Up Hours Hot Start Up Hours Warm Storage Control Type Storage Duration Storage ID Storage Inflow UBB Bidding Factor UBB Bidding Shape UBB Heat Rate  UBB Segment Size Use Dynamic Peak Credit Utility Value Adder Value Factor Var Cost Mod1 Var Cost Mod2 Variable O&M

Input Tables

New Resources Table

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