Market Demand

Units:	~
Mode:	Input Only
Multi-band:	True
Default Value:	0
Validation Rule:	Any Value
Key Property:	No
Description:	Fixed demand (exact amount of sales to the Market)

Market Demand defines a fixed hourly 'demand' or exact amount of sales required in the Market. Shortages are priced at the Shortage Price while surpluses are priced at the Surplus Price.

Table 1: Demand Example
Market	Property	Value	Data File	Units	Band	Action	Expression
Residential	Demand	0	Water Demand	-	1	×	Water Demand Scalar
Residential	Shortage Price	10000		$	1	=
Residential	Max Sales	1000		-	1	=

For the example in Table 1 the profile of demand values is read from an external Data File and scaled by a Variable. The Market must be supplied with the demand specified or incur a Shortage Cost of $10,000 per unit.