Charging Station Index

Charging Station Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Build Cost	$	True	0		False	Cost of building a unit
Charge Efficiency	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Efficiency of charging
Deferment Period	h	True	0	≥0	False	Length of time load is deferred where zero means one interval
Deferrable Load	%	True	0	≥0	False	Proportion of charging load that can be deferred
Discharge Efficiency	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Efficiency of discharging
Economic Life	yr	False	30	≥0	False	Economic life of the unit (period over which fixed costs are recovered)
Expansion Optimality	-	False	2	In (0,2)	False	Expansion planning integerization scheme.
Fixed Generation	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Fixed generation across all units
Fixed Load	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Fixed charging load across all units
FO&M Charge	$	False	0		False	Annual fixed operation and maintenance charge
Integerization Horizon	yr	False	-1	≥-1	False	Number of years over which the expansion decisions are integerized
Max Charge Rate	kW	False	1E+30		False	Maximum charge rate
Max Discharge Rate	kW	False	1E+30		False	Maximum discharge rate
Max Generation	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Maximum generation across all units
Max Load	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Maximum charging load across all units
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	1E+30	≥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	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum number of units automatically retired in any single year of the planning horizon
Min Generation	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum generation across all units
Min Load	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum charging load across all units
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
Project Start Date	-	False	36526	≥0	False	Start date of generation project, for expansion planning
Retirement Cost	$	False	0		False	Cost of retiring a unit
Technical Life	yr	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Technical lifetime of the unit
Units	-	False	0	≥0	True	Number of chargers
UoS Charge	$/MWh	False	0		False	Use of system charge
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

Charging Station Output Properties

Name	Summary Name	Property Group	Phases	Multi-band	Description
Annualized Build Cost - $000	Annualized Build Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Annualized cost of units built
Build Cost - $000	Build Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Cost of building a unit
Capacity Built - kW	Capacity Built - kW	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Capacity built
Capacity Retired - kW	Capacity Retired - kW	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Capacity retired
Charge Cost - $	Charge Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of charging
Charge Price - c/kWh	Charge Price - c/kWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Price paid charging
Charging - kW	Charging - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Load from charging
Deferred Load - kW	Deferred Load - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Deferred charging load
Discharge Price - c/kWh	Discharge Price - c/kWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Price received discharging
Discharge Revenue - $	Discharge Revenue - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Revenue from discharging
Discharging - kW	Discharging - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Generation from discharging
FO&M Cost - $	FO&M Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Fixed operation and maintenance cost
Hours Deferred - h	Hours Deferred - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Average hours load is deferred in the period
Inertia - MW·s	Inertia - GW·s	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of inertia
Installed Capacity - kW	Installed Capacity - kW	Production	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total charging capacity of the station
Losses - kW	Losses - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total charge and discharge losses
Lower Reserve - kW	Lower Reserve - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of lower (spin down) reserve
Net Charge Cost - $	Net Charge Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net of cost of charging and revenue from discharging
Raise Reserve - kW	Raise Reserve - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of raise (spin up) reserve
Regulation Lower Reserve - kW	Regulation Lower Reserve - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of regulation lower reserve
Regulation Raise Reserve - kW	Regulation Raise Reserve - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of regulation raise reserve
Replacement Reserve - kW	Replacement Reserve - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of replacement reserve
Reserves Revenue - $	Reserves Revenue - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Revenue from provision of reserves
Retirement Cost - $000	Retirement Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Cost of retiring a unit
Total Cost - $000	Total Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Total of fixed and variable costs
Units	Units	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of chargers
Units Built	Units Built	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Number of units built
Units Retired	Units Retired	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Number of units retired
UoS Cost - $	UoS Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total use of system cost
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