Commodity Constraints Build Cost Coefficient

Units:$
Mode:Input Only
Multi-band:False
Default Value:0
Validation Rule:Any Value
Key Property:No
Description:Coefficient of total build cost

Commodity Constraints Build Cost is the left-hand side coefficient of Commodity Build Cost from the start of the horizon up to the current period in the constraint. The cost is the nominal lump-sum Build Cost i.e without any adjustment for Discount Rate.

With the coefficient represented by a(i,j) the following term is added to the formulation:

... + a(i,j) × ∑ ( t = 1, k ) Commodity Build Cost × Commodity Units Built t ... {≤, ≥, =} bj

where:
k is the current period e.g. year of the simulation.