Joint Electric Power Alternatives Study. Appendix C. Least Cost Planning for the Russian Power Sector.

摘要

The appendix documents the analysis undertaken by using the Integrated Planning Model (IPM), a copyrighted model developed by ICF Kaiser International. The IPM is a least cost planning model that uses a linear programming algorithm to select investment options and to dispatch generating and load management resources to meet overall electricity demand. In addition to the two Reference Cases, the IPM was used to analyze over forty different Change Cases. For each of these cases, the model generated summary reports on capacity additions, electric generation, and investment and system costs.