Overview

As a multi-sector analytical tool, ENERGY 2100 requires data and assumptions covering a broad range of economic sectors and their interactions. Input data are required in the eight areas listed below:

  1. Economic and demographic
  2. Fuel prices
  3. Energy use and consumption
  4. Technology characteristics
  5. Financial
  6. Emissions and air regulations
  7. Electricity sector
  8. Oil, gas, coal, steam, oil refinery, and biofuel production


These data inputs are required for each region simulated in the model – Canada (by province and territory), U.S. (by state or EIA census divisions), and Mexico (national-level). ENERGY 2100 requires both historical data and projections to calibrate and generate forward-looking projections. Historical data are input for the period 1985 through the last year for which detailed sector and end-use data are available. Projections through 2050 are input for economic drivers as well as any specific sectors for which exogenous projections are to be calibrated.

Input Data Location

Input data that are updated annually are housed in the \InputData subdirectory in text files saved with .dat file extensions. The \InputData folder is organized into the subfolders shown below.

The type of data stored in each of these folders is listed below:

  • vData – Generic input data, mostly for Canada
  • vData_US – Generic input data for the U.S.
  • vData_MX – Generic input data for Mexico
  • vData_CAC – Air pollutant-related input data
  • vData_NGTransmission – Natural gas transmission data
  • vData_OGUnits – Input data and characteristics of oil and gas plays
  • vData_OilRefinery – Data on oil refineries
  • vData_CoalSupply – Coal trade flows
  • vData_ElectricUnits_CN – Electric unit data for Canada
  • vData_ElectricUnits_US – Electric unit data for the U.S.
  • vData_Macro – Macroeconomic input data
  • vData_2020Model – Input data that previously was stored in text files in \2020Model


Specific types of data and the variables it populates are categorized into the topics below:

  1. Demand Module Input Data
  2. Prices Input Data
  3. Self-Generation/Cogeneration Input Data
  4. Emissions-Related (GHG) Input Data
  5. Air Pollutant (CAC) Related Input Data
  6. Trade Flows Input Data
  7. Miscellaneous Input Data (Built from 2020Model Text Files)
  8. Electric Supply Input Data Files
  9. Electric Generating Unit Input Data Files (Canada)
  10. Electric Generating Unit Input Data Files (US)
  11. Macroeconomic Data Files
  12. Natural Gas Transmission Input Data Files
  13. Oil Refinery Input Data Files
  14. U.S. Input Data Files
  15. Waste Module Input Data
  16. Coal Supply Input Data Files
  17. Mexico Input Data Files
  18. Input Data Files for Oil and Gas Plays


1. Demand Module Input Data

\InputData\vData

File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vDCC.dat

vDCC[vEnduse,vTech,ECC,Area,Year]

Device Capital Cost (Local 1985\$/mmBtu/Yr)

vDDay.dat

vDDay[vEnduse,Area,Year]

Degree days(Degree Days)

vDDayNorm.dat

vDDayNorm[vEnduse,Area]

Normal Annual Degree days(Degree Days)

vDEE.dat

vDEE[vEnduse,vTech,ECC,Area,Year]

Historical Device Efficiency (Btu/Btu)

vDEETrend.dat

vDEETrend [vEnduse,TechRes,ECRes,vArea,Year]

Trend (Trend)

vDEM.dat

vDEM[vEnduse,vTech,ECC,Area,Year]

Maximum Device Efficiency (Btu/Btu)

vDEStd.dat

vDEStd[vEnduse,vTech,ECC,Area,Year]

Device Efficiency Standards (Btu/Btu)

vDmd.dat

vDmd[vEnduse,Fuel,ECC,Area,Year]

Enduse Demands (TBtu/Yr)

vDmd_OG.dat

vDmd_OG


vDOCF.dat

vDOCF[vEnduse,vTech,ECC,Year]

Device Operating Cost Fraction (\$/\$)

vDPL.dat

vDPL[vEnduse,vTech,ECC,Year]

Physical Life of Equipment (Years)

vDST.dat

vDST[vEnduse,ECC,Area,Year]

Device Saturation (Btu/Btu)

vEUDmd.dat

vEUDmd[Fuel,Area,Year]

Electric Utility Demands (TBtu/Yr)

vFsDmd.dat

vFsDmd[Fuel,ECC,Area,Year]

Feedstock Demands (TBtu/Yr)

vFSUnit.dat

vFSUnit[ECC,vArea,Year]

Floorspace per Unit (Sq Units/Building)

vStDmd.dat

vStDmd[FuelEP,Area,Year]

Steam Generation Fuel Demands (TBtu/Yr)

vTrDAct.dat

vTrDAct[TechTrans,ECTrans,vArea,Year]

Device Activity Level (Ton-Miles/Vehicle-Mile)

vTrDCC.dat

vTrDCC[TechTrans,ECTrans,vArea,Year]

Device Capital Cost (Real \$/mmBtu/Yr)

vTrDCMM.dat

vTrDCMM [TechTrans,ECTrans,vArea,Year]

Capital Cost Maximum Multiplier (1=2008)

vTrDEE.dat

vTrDEE[TechTrans,ECTrans,vArea,Year]

Device Efficiency (miles/mmBtu)

vTrDEE_Default.dat

vTrDEE[TechTrans,ECTrans,vArea,Year]

Device Efficiency (miles/mmBtu)

vTrDEM.dat

vTrDEM[TechTrans,ECTrans,vArea,Year]

Maximum Device Efficiency (miles/mmBtu)

vTrDmd.dat

vTrDmd [Fuel,TechTrans,ECTrans,Area,Year]

Transportation Enduse Demand (TBtu/Yr)

vTrDPConv.dat

vTrDPConv [TechTrans,ECTrans,vArea,Year]

Device Process Conversion (Vehicle Mile/Passenger Mile)

vTrDST.dat

vTrDST[ECTrans,Area,Year]

Transportation Device Saturation (Btu/Btu)

vTrFsDmd.dat

vTrFsDmd [FuelFs,TechTrans,ECTrans,Area,Year]

Transportation Feedstock Demands (TBtu/Yr)


2. Prices Input Data

\InputData\vData

File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vENPN.dat

vENPN[Fuel,Nation,Year]

Wholesale Price (Real \$/mmBtu)

vFPBaseF.dat

vFPBaseF[Fuel,ES,vArea,Year]

Delivered Fuel Price without Taxes (Real \$/mmBtu)

vFPSMF.dat

vFPSMF[Fuel,ES,vArea,Year]

Energy Sales Tax (CN\$/CN\$)

vFPTaxF.dat

vFPTaxF[Fuel,ES,vArea,Year]

Fuel Tax (Real \$/mmBtu)

vGAProd.dat

vGAProd[Process,Area,Year]

Natural Gas Production (TBtu/Yr)


3. Self-Generation/Cogeneration Input Data

\InputData\vData



File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vCgFlFrNew_CN.dat

vCgFlFrNew[FuelEP,Plant,Area,Year]

Fuel Fraction for New Plants (Btu/Btu)

vCgFlFrNew_US_MX.dat

vCgFlFrNew[FuelEP,Plant,Area,Year]

Fuel Fraction for New Plants (Btu/Btu)

vCgGen.dat

vCgGen[Fuel,ECC,vArea,Year]

Cogeneration Generation (GWh/Yr)

vCgORNew_CN.dat

vCgORNew[Plant,Area,Year]

Outage Rate for New Plants (MW/MW)

vCgORNew_US_MX.dat

vCgORNew[Plant,Area,Year]

Outage Rate for New Plants (MW/MW)


4. Emissions-Related (GHG) Input Data

\InputData\vData



File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vEUPOCX.dat

vEUPOCX[FuelEP,Plant,Poll,vArea,Year]

Electric Utility Pollution Coefficient (Tonnes/TBtu)

vFlPol.dat

vFlPol[ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Fugitive Flaring Emissions (Tonnes/Yr)

vFsPOCX.dat

vFsPOCX[Fuel,ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Feedstock Pollution Coefficient (Tonnes/TBtu)

vFuPol.dat

vFuPol[ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Fugitive Emissions (Tonnes/Yr)

vMEPol.dat

vMEPol[ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Non-Energy Pollution (Tonnes/Yr)

vPOCX.dat

vPOCX[FuelEP,ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Enduse Pollution Coefficient (Tonnes/TBtu)

vTrFsPOCX.dat

vTrFsPOCX [FuelFs,TechTrans,ECTrans,Poll,vArea,Year]

Transportation Feedstock Pollution Coefficient (Tonnes/TBtu)

vTrMEPol.dat

vTrMEPol [TechTrans,ECTrans,Poll,vArea,Year]

Non-Energy Trans Pollution (Tonnes/Yr)

vTrPOCX.dat

vTrPOCX [FuelEP,TechTrans,ECTrans,Poll,vArea,Year]

Transportation Pollution Coefficient (Tonnes/TBtu)

vVnPol.dat

vVnPol[ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Fugitive Venting Emissions (Tonnes/Yr)


5. Air Pollutants/CAC Input Data Files

InputData\\vData_CAC

File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vCogFPol.dat

vCogFPol[FuelEP,ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Cogeneration Pollution (Tonnes/Yr)

vEnFPol.dat

vEnFPol[FuelEP,ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Enduse Energy Pollution (Tonnes/Yr)

vEUPCostN.dat

vEUPCostN[FuelEP,Plant,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Cost Normal (Local 1985\$/Tonne)

vEUPOCX.dat

vEUPOCX[FuelEP,Plant,Poll,vArea,Year]

Electric Utility Pollution Coefficient (Tonnes/TBtu)

vEUPVF.dat

vEUPVF[FuelEP,Plant,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Variance Factor (\$/\$)

vEURPCSw.dat

vEURPCSw[Plant,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Curve Switch (Switch)

vFlPol.dat

vFlPol[ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Fugitive Flaring Emissions (Tonnes/Yr)

vFuPol.dat

vFuPol[ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Fugitive Emissions (Tonnes/Yr)

vMEPCstN.dat

vMEPCstN[ECC,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Cost Normal (Local 1985\$/Tonne)

vMEPol.dat

vMEPol[ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Non-Energy Pollution (Tonnes/Yr)

vMEPVF.dat

vMEPVF[ECC,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Variance Factor (\$/\$)

vMERCSw.dat

vMERCSw[ECC,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Curve Switch (Switch)

vOREnFPol.dat

vOREnFPol[FuelEP,ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Off Road Energy Pollution (Tonnes/Yr)

vPCostN.dat

vPCostN[FuelEP,ECC,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Cost Normal (Local 1985\$/Tonne)

vPVF.dat

vPVF[FuelEP,ECC,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Variance Factor (\$/\$)

vRPCSw.dat

vRPCSw[ECC,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Curve Switch (Switch)

vTrEnFPol.dat

vTrEnFPol [FuelEP,TechTrans,ECTrans,Poll,vArea,Year]

Transportation Pollution (Tonnes/Yr)

vTrMEPol.dat

vTrMEPol [TechTrans,ECTrans,Poll,vArea,Year]

Non-Energy Trans Pollution (Tonnes/Yr)

vTrPCostN.dat

vTrPCostN [TechTrans,ECTrans,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Cost Normal (Local 1985\$/Tonne)

vTrPVF.dat

vTrPVF[TechTrans,ECTrans,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Variance Factor (\$/\$)

vTrRPCSw.dat

vTrRPCSw[ECTrans,Poll,Area,Year]

Pollution Reduction Curve Switch (Switch)

vVnPol.dat

vVnPol[ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Fugitive Venting Emissions (Tonnes/Yr)


6. Trade Flows Input Data

vData



File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vExports.dat

vExports[FuelEP,Nation,Year]

Primary Energy Exports (TBtu/Yr)

vExportsFraction.dat

vExportsFraction[Fuel,vArea,Year]

Exports Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vFlow.dat

vFlow[Fuel,Area,AreaX,Year]

Historical Energy Flow to Area from AreaX (TBtu/Yr)

vFlowNation.dat

vFlowNation[Fuel,Nation,NationX,Year]

Historical Energy Flow to Nation from NationX (TBtu/Yr)

vImports.dat

vImports[FuelEP,Nation,Year]

Primary Energy Imports (TBtu/Yr)

vImportsFraction.dat

vImportsFraction[Fuel,vArea,Year]

Imports Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vInflowFraction.dat

vInflowFraction[Fuel,vArea,Year]

Domestic Inflow Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vLNGAProd.dat

vLNGAProd[Area,Year]

LNG Production (TBtu/Yr)

vOAProd.dat

vOAProd[Process,Area,Year]

Primary Oil Production (TBtu/Yr)

vOutflowFraction.dat

vOutflowFraction[Fuel,vArea,Year]

Domestic Outflow Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vRPPAProd.dat

vRPPAProd[vArea,Year]

Refined Petroleum Products Production (TBtu/Yr)

vRPPExports.dat

vRPPExports[Nation,Year]

Refined Petroleum Products Exports (TBtu/Yr)

vRPPImports.dat

vRPPImports[Nation,Year]

Refined Petroleum Products Imports (TBtu/Yr)


7. Miscellaneous Input Data (Built from 2020Model Text Files)

vData_2020Model



File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vDDCoefficient.dat

vDDCoefficient[vEnduse,Area,Year]

Annual Energy Degree Day Coefficient (DD/DD)

vDDay.dat

vDDay[vEnduse,Area,Year]

Degree days(Degree Days)

vDDayMonthly.dat

vDDayMonthly [vEnduse,Month,Area,Year]

Monthly Degree Days (Degree Days)

vDDayNorm.dat

vDDayNorm[vEnduse,Area]

Normal Annual Degree days(Degree Days)

vEUPOCX.dat

vEUPOCX [FuelEP,Plant,Poll,vArea,Year]

Electric Utility Pollution Coefficient (Tonnes/TBtu)

vGCPot.dat

vGCPot[Plant,Node,Area,Year]

Exogenous Maximum Potential Generation Capacity (MW)

vPOCX.dat

vPOCX[FuelEP,ECC,Poll,vArea,Year]

Enduse Pollution Coefficient (Tonnes/TBtu)

vVehiclesPerPerson.dat

vVehiclesPerPerson[Area,Year]

Average Vehicle Stock Per Person (Vehicles/Person)

vVehicleStock.dat

vVehicleStock[TechTrans,Area,Year]

Stock of Vehicles (Vehicles)


8. Electric Supply Input Data Files

\vData

File Name

Variable [Sets]

Title

vAreaPurchases.dat

vAreaPurchases[Area,Year]

Historical Purchases from Areas in the same Country (GWh/Yr)

vAreaSales.dat

vAreaSales[Area,Year]

Historical Sales to Areas in the same Country (GWh/Yr)

vCD.dat

vCD[Plant,Year]

Construction Delay (Years)

vDesHr_CN.dat

vDesHr [Plant,Power,Area,Year]

Design Hours (Hours)

vDesHr_US_MX.dat

vDesHr[Plant,Power,Area,Year]

Design Hours (Hours)

vEAF_CN.dat

vEAF[Plant,Area,Month,Year]

Energy Availability Factor (MWh/MWh)

vEAF_US_MX.dat

vEAF[Plant,Area,Month,Year]

Energy Availability Factor (MWh/MWh)

vEGFA.dat

vEGFA[Fuel,vArea,Year]

Electricity Generated (GWh/Yr)

vExpPurchases.dat

vExpPurchases[Area,Year]

Historical Purchases from Areas in a different Country (GWh/Yr)

vExpSales.dat

vExpSales[Area,Year]

Historical Sales to Areas in a different Country (GWh/Yr)


vECF.dat

vECF[Fuel,Area,Year]

Energy Conversion Factors (GJ/Various)


vFlFrNew_CN.dat

vFlFrNew[FuelEP,Plant,Area,Year]

Fuel Fraction for New Plants (Btu/Btu)


vFlFrNew_US_MX.dat

vFlFrNew[FuelEP,Plant,Area,Year]

Fuel Fraction for New Plants (Btu/Btu)

vGCCCN.dat

vGCCCN[Plant,vArea,Year]

Overnight Construction Costs (Real \$/Kw)

vGCPot_CN.dat

vGCPot[Plant,Node,Area,Year]

Exogenous Maximum Potential Generation Capacity (MW)

vGCPot_US_MX.dat

vGCPot[Plant,Node,Area,Year]

Exogenous Maximum Potential Generation Capacity (MW)

vHDXLoad.dat

vHDXLoad [Node,NodeX,TimeP,Month,Year]

Exogenous Loading on Transmission Lines (MW)

vHRTM.dat

vHRTM[Plant,Area,Year]

Marginal Heat Rate (Btu/KWh)

vHRtM_CN.dat

vHRtM[Plant,Area,Year]

Marginal Heat Rate (Btu/KWh)

vHRtM_US_MX.dat

vHRtM[Plant,Area,Year]

Marginal Heat Rate (Btu/KWh)

vLLMax.dat

vLLMax [Node,NodeX,TimeP,Month,Year]

Maximum Loading on Transmission Lines (MW)

vLLVC.dat

vLLVC[Node,NodeX,Year]

Transmission rate (Real US Dollars/MWh)

vUFOMC.dat

vUFOMC[Plant,vArea,Year]

Unit Fixed O&M Costs (Real \$/Kw/Yr)

vORNew_CN.dat

vORNew[Plant,Area,Year]

Outage Rate for New Plants (MW/MW)

vORNew_US_MX.dat

vORNew[Plant,Area,Year]

Outage Rate for New Plants (MW/MW)

vUOMC.dat

vUOMC[Plant,vArea,Year]

Variable O&M Costs (Real \$/MWh)


9. Electric Generating Unit Input Data Files (Canada)

\vData_ElectricUnits_CN

File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vUnArea.dat

vUnArea


vUnCogen.dat

vUnCogen[Unit]

Industrial Generation Switch (Switch) (1=Industrial Generation)

vUnDmd.dat

vUnDmd[Unit,FuelEP,Year]

Energy Demands (TBtu/Yr)

vUnEAF.dat

vUnEAF[Unit,Month,Year]

Energy Availability Factor (GWh/GWh)

vUnEffStorage.dat

vUnEffStorage[Unit]

Storage Efficiency (GWH/GWH)

vUnEGA.dat

vUnEGA[Unit,Year]

Generation (GWh/Yr)

vUnEmit.dat

vUnEmit[Unit]

Does this Unit Emit Pollution (Switch) (1=Yes)

vUnF1.dat

vUnF1


vUnFacility.dat

vUnFacility


vUnFlFr.dat

vUnFlFr[Unit,FuelEP,Year]

Fuel Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vUnGC.dat

vUnGC[Unit,Year]

Generating Capacity (MW/Yr)

vUnGCCC.dat

vUnGCCC[Unit,Year]

Generating Unit Capital Cost (Real \$/Kw)

vUnGenCo.dat

vUnGenCo


vUnHRt.dat

vUnHRt[Unit,Year]

Heat Rate (BTU/KWh)

vUnLimited.dat

vUnLimited[Unit,Year]

Limited Energy Units Switch (Switch) (1=Limited Energy Unit)

vUnMustRun.dat

vUnMustRun[Unit]

Must Run (Switch) (1=Must Run)

vUnName.dat

vUnName


vUnNation.dat

vUnNation


vUnNode.dat

vUnNode


vUnOnLine.dat

vUnOnLine[Unit]

On-Line Date (Year)

vUnOR.dat

vUnOR[Unit,TimeP,Month,Year]

Outage Rate (MW/MW)

vUnOUREG.dat

vUnOUREG[Unit,Year]

Own Use Rate for Generation (MW/MW)

vUnOURGC.dat

vUnOURGC[Unit,Year]

Own Use Rate for Generating Capacity (MW/MW)

vUnOwner.dat

vUnOwner


vUnPlant.dat

vUnPlant


vUnPol.dat

vUnPol[Unit,FuelEP,Poll,Year]

Electric Unit Pollution (Tonnes/Yr)

vUnRetire.dat

vUnRetire[Unit]

Retirement Date (Year)

vUnSector.dat

vUnSector


vUnSource.dat

vUnSource[Unit]

Source (Switch) (1=Endogenous, 0=Exogenous)

vUnSqFr.dat

vUnSqFr[Unit,Poll,Year]

Sequestered Pollution Fraction (Tonne/Tonne)

vUnStorage.dat

vUnStorage[Unit]

Storage (Switch) (1=Storage, 0=Non-storage)

vUnUFOMC.dat

vUnUFOMC[Unit,Year]

Fixed O&M Costs (Real \$/Kw/Yr)

vUnUOMC.dat

vUnUOMC[Unit,Year]

Variable O&M Costs (Real \$/MWh)


10. Electric Generating Unit Input Data Files (US)

\vData_ElectricUnits_US

File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vUnArea.dat

vUnArea


vUnCogen.dat

vUnCogen[Unit]

Industrial Generation Switch (Switch) (1=Industrial Generation)

vUnDmd.dat

vUnDmd[Unit,FuelEP,Year]

Energy Demands (TBtu/Yr)

vUnEAF.dat

vUnEAF[Unit,Month,Year]

Energy Avaliability Factor (GWh/GWh)

vUnEGA.dat

vUnEGA[Unit,Year]

Generation (GWh/Yr)

vUnEmit.dat

vUnEmit[Unit]

Does this Unit Emit Pollution (Switch) (1=Yes)

vUnF1.dat

vUnF1


vUnFacility.dat

vUnFacility


vUnFlFr.dat

vUnFlFr[Unit,FuelEP,Year]

Fuel Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vUnGC.dat

vUnGC[Unit,Year]

Generating Capacity (MW/Yr)

vUnGCCC.dat

vUnGCCC[Unit,Year]

Generating Unit Capital Cost (Real \$/Kw)

vUnGenCo.dat

vUnGenCo


vUnHRt.dat

vUnHRt[Unit,Year]

Heat Rate (BTU/KWh)

vUnMustRun.dat

vUnMustRun[Unit]

Must Run (Switch) (1=Must Run)

vUnName.dat

vUnName


vUnNation.dat

vUnNation


vUnNode.dat

vUnNode


vUnOnLine.dat

vUnOnLine[Unit]

On-Line Date (Year)

vUnOR.dat

vUnOR[Unit,TimeP,Month,Year]

Outage Rate (MW/MW)

vUnOwner.dat

vUnOwner


vUnPlant.dat

vUnPlant


vUnRetire.dat

vUnRetire[Unit]

Retirement Date (Year)

vUnSector.dat

vUnSector


vUnSource.dat

vUnSource[Unit]

Source (Switch) (1=Endogenous, 0=Exogenous)

vUnUFOMC.dat

vUnUFOMC[Unit,Year]

Fixed O&M Costs (Real \$/Kw/Yr)

vUnUOMC.dat

vUnUOMC[Unit,Year]

Variable O&M Costs (Real \$/MWh)


11. Macroeconomic Data Files

vData_Macro



File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vECUF.dat

vECUF[ECC,Area,Year]

Capital Utilization Fraction (\$/\$)

vFloorspaceAEO.dat

vFloorspaceAEO[ECC,Area,Year]

Floorspace from AEO (Million Sq Ft)

vGOAEO.dat

vGOAEO[ECC,Area,Year]

Gross Output from AEO (2012 M\$/Yr)

vGRPAEO.dat

vGRPAEO[Area,Year]

US Gross Regional Product from AEO (Real M\$/Yr)

vHHSAEO.dat

vHHSAEO[ECC,Area,Year]

Households from AEO (Households)

vHSize.dat

vHSize[ECC,Area,Year]

Household Size (People/Household)

vMWDecayTime.dat

vMWDecayTime[Area]

Municipal Waste Decay Time (Years)

vPCPL.dat

vPCPL[ECC,Area,Year]

Physical Life of Production Capacity (Years)

vPopAEO.dat

vPopAEO[ECC,Area,Year]

Population by Household Type (Millions)

vPopTAEO.dat

vPopTAEO[Area,Year]

Population (Millions)

vRPIAEO.dat

vRPIAEO[Area,Year]

Total Personal Income (2017 M\$/Yr)

vVehicleSalesRatio.dat

vVehicleSalesRatio [Fleet,ECCTOM,AreaTOM,Year]

Transportation Investments as Fraction of Gross Output (Btu/Btu)


12. Natural Gas Transmission Input Data Files

vData_NGTransmission

File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vGAvFrLNG.dat

vGAvFrLNG[GNode,Month,Year]

LNG Gas Available for Dispatch (Btu/Btu)

vGAvFrProd.dat

vGAvFrProd[GNode,Month,Year]

Production Gas Available for Dispatch (Btu/Btu)

vGAvFrStorage.dat

vGAvFrStorage[GNode,Month,Year]

Storage Gas Available for Dispatch (Btu/Btu)

vGFillFrStorage.dat

vGFillFrStorage[GNode,Month,Year]

Fraction of Gas Storage which is Filled (Btu/Btu)

vGLSF.dat

vGLSF[Month,Area,Year]

Natural Gas Load Shape Factor (Btu/Btu)

vGNodeAreaMap.dat

vGNodeAreaMap[GNode,Area]

Natural Gas Node to Area Map (Map)

vGNodeXAreaMap.dat

vGNodeXAreaMap[GNodeX,Area]

Natural Gas Node to Area Map (Map)

vGNodeNationMap.dat

vGNodeNationMap[GNode,Nation]

Natural Gas Node to Nation Map (Map)

vGNodeXNationMap.dat

vGNodeXNationMap[GNodeX,Nation]

Natural Gas Node to Nation Map (Map)

vGLvStorage.dat

vGLvStorage[GNode,Month,Year]

Historical Level of Natural Gas in Storage (TBtu)

vGTrMax.dat

vGTrMax [GNode,GNodeX,Month,Year]

Natural Gas Transmission Capacity (TBtu/Month)

vGTrEff.dat

vGTrEff[GNode,GNodeX,Month,Year]

Natural Gas Transmission Efficiency (TBtu/TBtu)

vGUVCStorage.dat

vGUVCStorage[GNode,Month,Year]

Unit Non-Fuel Variable Cost from Storage (\$/mmBtu)

vGCapLNGImports.dat

vGCapLNGImports [GNode,Month,Year]

Exogenous LNG Imports Capacity (TBtu/Yr)

vGCapLNGExports.dat

vGCapLNGExports [GNode,Month,Year]

Exogenous LNG Exports Capacity (TBtu/Yr)

vGCapStorage.dat

vGCapStorage[GNode,Month,Year]

Exogenous Storage Capacity (TBtu/Yr)

vGTrVC.dat

vGTrVC[GNode,GNodeX,Month,Year]

Natural Gas Transmission Variable Cost (\$/mmBtu)

vGTrFlow.dat

vGTrFlow [GNode,GNodeX,Month,Year]

Natural Gas Transmission Flow (TBtu/Month)

vGVCLNG.dat

vGVCLNG[GNode,Month,Year]

Historical Natural Gas Variable Cost from LNG (\$/mmBtu)

vGVCProd.dat

vGVCProd[GNode,Month,Year]

Historical Natural Gas Variable Cost from Production (\$/mmBtu)

vGExpDChg.dat

vGExpDChg[GNode,Month,Year]

World Natural Gas Price Differential (\$/mmBtu)


13. Oil Refinery Input Data Files

vData_OilRefinery

File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vByFrac.dat

vByFrac[OGUnit,Year]

Byproducts Production Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vDevCap.dat

vDevCap[OGUnit,Year]

Exogenous Development Capital Costs (\$/mmBtu)

vDevDMB0.dat

vDevDMB0[OGUnit,Year]

Development Costs Depletion Multiplier Coefficient (\$/\$)

vDevDpRate.dat

vDevDpRate[OGUnit,Year]

Development Depreciation Rate (\$/\$)

vDevLCMB0.dat

vDevLCMB0[OGUnit,Year]

Development Costs Learning Curve Multiplier Coefficient (\$/\$)

vDilFrac.dat

vDilFrac[OGUnit,Year]

Diluent Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vFkFrac.dat

vFkFrac[OGUnit,Year]

Feedstock Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vGRRMax.dat

vGRRMax[OGUnit,Year]

Maximum Gross Revenue Royalty Rate (\$/\$)

vGRRMin.dat

vGRRMin[OGUnit,Year]

Minimum Gross Revenue Royalty Rate (\$/\$)

vGRRPr.dat

vGRRPr[OGUnit,Year]

Gross Revenue Royalty Rate Slope to Price (\$/\$)

vGRRPr0.dat

vGRRPr0[OGUnit,Year]

Gross Revenue Royalty Rate Intercept (\$/\$)

vMeanEUR.dat

vMeanEUR[OGUnit,Year]

Mean Expected Ultimate Recovery (TBtu/Well)

vNRRMax.dat

vNRRMax[OGUnit,Year]

Maximum Net Revenue Royalty Rate (\$/\$)

vNRRMin.dat

vNRRMin[OGUnit,Year]

Minimum Net Revenue Royalty Rate (\$/\$)

vNRRPr.dat

vNRRPr[OGUnit,Year]

Net Revenue Royalty Rate Slope to Price (\$/\$)

vNRRPr0.dat

vNRRPr0[OGUnit,Year]

Net Revenue Royalty Rate Intercept (\$/\$)

vOGAbCFr.dat

vOGAbCFr[OGUnit,Year]

OG Abandonment Cost Fraction (\$/\$)

vOGArea.dat

vOGArea


vOGCounter.dat

vOGCounter[Year]

Number of OG Units for this Year (Number)

vOGECC.dat

vOGECC


vOGFMap.dat

vOGFMap[FuelOG,Fuel]

Map between FuelOG and Fuel (Map)

vOGFPAdd.dat

vOGFPAdd[OGUnit,Year]

Price Adder for Supply Cost Search (\$/mmBtu)

vOGFPMax.dat

vOGFPMax[OGUnit,Year]

Maximum Price for Supply Cost Search (\$/mmBtu)

vOGFPMin.dat

vOGFPMin[OGUnit,Year]

Initial Price for Supply Cost Search (\$/mmBtu)

vOGFPDChg.dat

vOGFPDChg[OGUnit,Year]

Wholesale Price Transportation Charge (\$/mmBtu)

vOGFuel.dat

vOGFuel


vOGITxRate.dat

vOGITxRate[OGUnit,Year]

OG Initial Tax Rate (\$/\$)

vOGName.dat

vOGName


vOGNation.dat

vOGNation


vOGNode.dat

vOGNode


vOGOGSw.dat

vOGOGSw


vOGECC.dat

vOGECC


vOGProcess.dat

vOGProcess


vOGOMCosts.dat

vOGOMCosts[OGUnit,Year]

OG O and M Costs (\$/mmBtu)

vOGROIN.dat

vOGROIN[OGUnit,Year]

Return on Investment (\$/Yr/\$)

vOpDMB0.dat

vOpDMB0[OGUnit,Year]

Operating Costs Depletion Multiplier Coefficient (\$/\$)

vOpLCMB0.dat

vOpLCMB0[OGUnit,Year]

Operating Costs Learning Curve Multiplier Coefficient (\$/\$)

vOWCDays.dat

vOWCDays[OGUnit,Year]

Operating Working Capital Days Payment (Days)

vPdC0OG.dat

vPdC0OG[OGUnit,Year]

Learning Curve Initial Cumulative Production (TBtu)

vROITarget.dat

vROITarget[OGUnit,Year]

ROI Target for Supply Cost Search (\$/\$)

vRsD0OG.dat

vRsD0OG[OGUnit,Year]

Learning Curve Initial Developed Resources (TBtu)

vRyLevFactor.dat

vRyLevFactor[OGUnit,Year]

Royalty Levelization Factor (\$/\$)

vSusCap.dat

vSusCap[OGUnit,Year]

Exogenous Sustaining Capital Costs (\$/mmBtu)

vSusDpRate.dat

vSusDpRate[OGUnit,Year]

Sustaining Depreciation Rate (\$/\$)


14. U.S. Input Data Files

\vData_US


File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vCProd.dat

vCProd[Area,Year]

Coal Production (TBtu/Yr)

vDmd.dat

vDmd[vEnduse,Fuel,ECC,Area,Year]

Enduse Demands (TBtu/Yr)

vDST.dat

vDST[vEnduse,ECC,Area,Year]

Device Saturation (Btu/Btu)

vEUDmd.dat

vEUDmd[Fuel,Area,Year]

Electric Utility Demands (TBtu/Yr)

vExports.dat

vExports[FuelEP,Nation,Year]

Primary Energy Exports (TBtu/Yr)

vFPF.dat

vFPF[Fuel,ES,Area,Year]

Delivered Fuel Price, including Taxes (Real Dollars per mmBtu)

vFsDmd.dat

vFsDmd[Fuel,ECC,Area,Year]

Feedstock Demands (TBtu/Yr)

vGAProd.dat

vGAProd[Process,Area,Year]

Natural Gas Production (TBtu/Yr)

vHDXLoad.dat

vHDXLoad [Node,NodeX,TimeP,Month,Year]

Exogenous Loading on Transmission Lines (MW)

vImports.dat

vImports[FuelEP,Nation,Year]

Primary Energy Imports (TBtu/Yr)

vLLVC.dat

vLLVC[Node,NodeX,Year]

Transmission rate (Real US Dollars/MWh)

vLNGAProd.dat

vLNGAProd[Area,Year]

LNG Production (TBtu/Yr)

vMinLd.dat

vMinLd[Month,Area,Year]

Historical Monthly Minimum Load (MW/Month)

vMonOut.dat

vMonOut[Month,Area,Year]

Historical Monthly Output (GWh/Month)

vOAProd.dat

vOAProd[Process,Area,Year]

Primary Oil Production (TBtu/Yr)

vPkLoad.dat

vPkLoad[Month,Area,Year]

Historical Monthly Peak Load (MW/Month)

vPolImports.dat

vPolImports[Poll,Area,Year]

Reference Case Imported Electricity Emissions (Tonnes/Yr)

vRnImports.dat

vRnImports[Area,Year]

Exogenous Renewable Generation Imports (GWh/Yr)

vRPPExports.dat

vRPPExports[Nation,Year]

Refined Petroleum Products Exports (TBtu/Yr)

vRPPImports.dat

vRPPImports[Nation,Year]

Refined Petroleum Products Imports (TBtu/Yr)

vRPPProd.dat

vRPPProd[Nation,Year]

Refined Petroleum Products Production (TBtu/Yr)

vTrDmd.dat

vTrDmd [Fuel,TechTrans,ECTrans,Area,Year]

Transportation Enduse Demand (TBtu/Yr)

vTrDST.dat

vTrDST[ECTrans,Area,Year]

Transportation Device Saturation (Btu/Btu)

vTrFsDmd.dat

vTrFsDmd [FuelFs,TechTrans,ECTrans,Area,Year]

Transportation Feedstock Demands (TBtu/Yr)


15. Waste Module Input Data

\vData



File Name

Variable [Sets]

Title

vCapture_Rate.dat

vCapture_Rate[Waste,vArea,Year]

CH4 Recovery Fraction (Tonnes/Tonnes)

vDDOCm_accum.dat

vDDOCm_accum[Waste,vArea,Year]

Initial DDOC Accumulation (Tonnes)

vDiversionRate.dat

vDiversionRate[Waste,vArea,Year]

Proportion of Diverted Waste (Tonnes/Tonnes)

vDOCDecomposeFraction.dat

vDOCDecomposeFraction [Waste,vArea,Year]

Fraction of Decomposable DOC (Tonnes/Tonnes)

vDOC.dat

vDOC[Waste,vArea,Year]

Fraction of Degradable Organic Carbon per Waste Landfilled (Tonnes/Tonnes)

vFlaring_Rate.dat

vFlaring_Rate[Waste,vArea,Year]

CH4 Flaring Fraction (Tonnes/Tonnes)

vGenerated_Driver.dat

vGenerated_Driver [Waste,vArea,Year]

Waste per Capita (Tonnes/Driver)

vIncinerated.dat

vIncinerated[Waste,vArea,Year]

Fraction of Waste Incinerated (Tonnes/Tonnes)

vk.dat

vk[Waste,vArea,Year]

CH4 Generation Constant (1/Yr)

vXport.dat

vXport[Waste,vArea,Year]

Fraction of Waste Exported (Tonnes/Tonnes)


16. Coal Supply Input Data Files

\vData_CoalSupply



File Name

Variable [Sets]

Title

vCExports.dat

vCExports[vArea,Year]

Coal Exports (TBtu/Yr)

vCImports.dat

vCImports[vArea,Year]

Coal Imports (TBtu/Yr)

vCProd.dat

vCProd[Area,Year]

Coal Production (TBtu/Yr)


17. Mexico Input Data Files

\vData_MX



File Name

Variable (Sets)

Title

vCProd.dat

vCProd[Area,Year]

Coal Production (TBtu/Yr)

vDmd.dat

vDmd[vEnduse,Fuel,ECC,Area,Year]

Enduse Demands (TBtu/Yr)

vDST.dat

vDST[vEnduse,ECC,Area,Year]

Device Saturation (Btu/Btu)

vExports.dat

vExports[FuelEP,Nation,Year]

Primary Energy Exports (TBtu/Yr)

vExpPurchases.dat

vExpPurchases[Area,Year]

Historical Purchases from Areas in a different Country (GWh/Yr)

vExpSales.dat

vExpSales[Area,Year]

Historical Sales to Areas in a different Country (GWh/Yr)

vGAProd.dat

vGAProd[Process,Area,Year]

Natural Gas Production (TBtu/Yr)

vGO.dat

vGO[ECC,Area,Year]

Gross Output (Real 1985 M\$/Yr)

vGRP.dat

vGRP[Area,Year]

Gross Regional Product (Real 1985 M\$/Yr)

vImports.dat

vImports[FuelEP,Nation,Year]

Primary Energy Imports (TBtu/Yr)

vMinLd.dat

vMinLd[Month,Area,Year]

Historical Monthly Minimum Load (MW/Month)

vMonOut.dat

vMonOut[Month,Area,Year]

Historical Monthly Output (GWh/Month)

vOAProd.dat

vOAProd[Process,Area,Year]

Primary Oil Production (TBtu/Yr)

vPkLoad.dat

vPkLoad[Month,Area,Year]

Historical Monthly Peak Load (MW/Month)

vPopT.dat

vPopT[Area,Year]

Population (Millions)

vRPI.dat

vRPI[Area,Year]

Total Personal Income (Real 1985 M\$/Yr)

vRPPExports.dat

vRPPExports[Nation,Year]

Refined Petroleum Products Exports (TBtu/Yr)

vRPPImports.dat

vRPPImports[Nation,Year]

Refined Petroleum Products Imports (TBtu/Yr)

vRPPProd.dat

vRPPProd[Nation,Year]

Refined Petroleum Products Production (TBtu/Yr)

vTrDmd.dat

vTrDmd [Fuel,TechTrans,ECTrans,Area,Year]

Transportation Enduse Demand (TBtu/Yr)

vTrDST.dat

vTrDST[ECTrans,Area,Year]

Transportation Device Saturation (Btu/Btu)


18. Input Data Files for Oil and Gas Plays

\InputData\vData_OGUnits

File

Variable [Sets]

Description

vByFrac.dat

vByFrac[OGUnit,Year]

Byproducts Production Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vDevCap.dat

vDevCap[OGUnit,Year]

Exogenous Development Capital Costs ($/mmBtu)

vDevDMB0.dat

vDevDMB0[OGUnit,Year]

Development Costs Depletion Multiplier Coefficient ($/$)

vDevDpRate.dat

vDevDpRate[OGUnit,Year]

Development Depreciation Rate ($/$)

vDevLCMB0.dat

vDevLCMB0[OGUnit,Year]

Development Costs Learning Curve Multiplier Coefficient ($/$)

vDilFrac.dat

vDilFrac[OGUnit,Year]

Diluent Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vFkFrac.dat

vFkFrac[OGUnit,Year]

Feedstock Fraction (Btu/Btu)

vGRRMax.dat

vGRRMax[OGUnit,Year]

Maximum Gross Revenue Royalty Rate ($/$)

vGRRMin.dat

vGRRMin[OGUnit,Year]

Minimum Gross Revenue Royalty Rate ($/$)

vGRRPr.dat

vGRRPr[OGUnit,Year]

Gross Revenue Royalty Rate Slope to Price ($/$)

vGRRPr0.dat

vGRRPr0[OGUnit,Year]

Gross Revenue Royalty Rate Intercept ($/$)

vMeanEUR.dat

vMeanEUR[OGUnit,Year]

Mean Expected Ultimate Recovery (TBtu/Well)

vNRRMax.dat

vNRRMax[OGUnit,Year]

Maximum Net Revenue Royalty Rate ($/$)

vNRRMin.dat

vNRRMin[OGUnit,Year]

Minimum Net Revenue Royalty Rate ($/$)

vNRRPr.dat

vNRRPr[OGUnit,Year]

Net Revenue Royalty Rate Slope to Price ($/$)

vNRRPr0.dat

vNRRPr0[OGUnit,Year]

Net Revenue Royalty Rate Intercept ($/$)

vOGAbCFr.dat

vOGAbCFr[OGUnit,Year]

OG Abandonment Cost Fraction ($/$)

vOGArea.dat

vOGArea[OGUnit]

OG Unit Area (set attribute)

vOGCounter.dat

vOGCounter[Year]

Number of OG Units for this Year (Number)

vOGECC.dat

vOGECC[OGUnit]

OG Exploration Capital Cost (set attribute)

vOGFMap.dat

vOGFMap[FuelOG,Fuel]

Map between FuelOG and Fuel (Map)

vOGFPAdd.dat

vOGFPAdd[OGUnit,Year]

Price Adder for Supply Cost Search ($/mmBtu)

vOGFPDChg.dat

vOGFPDChg[OGUnit,Year]

Wholesale Price Transportation Charge ($/mmBtu)

vOGFPMax.dat

vOGFPMax[OGUnit,Year]

Maximum Price for Supply Cost Search ($/mmBtu)

vOGFPMin.dat

vOGFPMin[OGUnit,Year]

Inital Price for Supply Cost Search ($/mmBtu)

vOGFuel.dat

vOGFuel[OGUnit]

OG Unit Fuel (set attribute)

vOGITxRate.dat

vOGITxRate[OGUnit,Year]

OG Initial Tax Rate ($/$)

vOGName.dat

vOGName[OGUnit]

OG Unit Name (set attribute)

vOGNation.dat

vOGNation[OGUnit]

OG Unit Nation (set attribute)

vOGNode.dat

vOGNode[OGUnit]

OG Unit Node (set attribute)

vOGOGSw.dat

vOGOGSw[OGUnit]

OG Operational Switch (set attribute)

vOGOMCosts.dat

vOGOMCosts[OGUnit,Year]

OG O and M Costs ($/mmBtu)

vOGProcess.dat

vOGProcess[OGUnit]

OG Unit Process (set attribute)

vOGROIN.dat

vOGROIN[OGUnit,Year]

Return on Investment ($/Yr/$)

vOpDMB0.dat

vOpDMB0[OGUnit,Year]

Operating Costs Depletion Multiplier Coefficient ($/$)

vOpLCMB0.dat

vOpLCMB0[OGUnit,Year]

Operating Costs Learning Curve Multiplier Coefficient ($/$)

vOWCDays.dat

vOWCDays[OGUnit,Year]

Operating Working Capital Days Payment (Days)

vPdC0OG.dat

vPdC0OG[OGUnit,Year]

Learning Curve Initial Cumulative Production (TBtu)

vROITarget.dat

vROITarget[OGUnit,Year]

ROI Target for Supply Cost Search ($/$)

vRsD0OG.dat

vRsD0OG[OGUnit,Year]

Learning Curve Initial Developed Resources (TBtu)

vRyLevFactor.dat

vRyLevFactor[OGUnit,Year]

Royalty Levelization Factor ($/$)

vSusCap.dat

vSusCap[OGUnit,Year]

Exogenous Sustaining Capital Costs ($/mmBtu)

vSusDpRate.dat

vSusDpRate[OGUnit,Year]

Sustaining Depreciation Rate ($/$)