RPG1.03. Resource Planning Guide
- Stone and Webster Management Consultants Inc., Englewood, CO (United States)
RPG1.03 is an (IRP) tool developed so that small public utilities would have a tool to complete an IRP that was in compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992. RPG1.03 is divided into three levels: Fast Track, Intermediate, and Detailed. Each level is designed to be completed independently. The Fast Track level is designed for users who want to complete a quick, simple planning study to identify applicable resource options. The Intermediate level is designed for users who want to add their own data and apply weighting factors to the results after completing a quick, simple planning study. The Detailed level is designed for users who want to identify applicable resource options and spend a fair amount of time collecting the data, computing the calculations, and compiling the results. The Detailed level contains a production costing module and optimization algorithms. The software contains the worksheets that appear in the workbook version. Similar to the workbooks, the software worksheets are designed to be completed in numerical order. The software automatically saves the data entered into a worksheet, and carries the data from worksheet to worksheet, completing all calculations. RPG1.03 also contains three additional volumes. Getting Started is an introduction to RPG1.03. Getting Started helps the user understand the differences between the three workbooks and choose the workbook that best fits the users needs. Reference Data contains supply, demand, end-use, weather, and survey data that can be used in lieu of a utility`s own data. Reference Data is particulary helpful for a utility that does not have the time, staff, or money to gather all its own data. The Sample Load Forecasting Methodologies details the steps necessary to complete simple trends, end-use, and economic load forecasts.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Energy, Sacramento, CA (United States). Western Area Power Administration
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC65-90WA06473
- OSTI ID:
- 10197109
- Report Number(s):
- ESTSC-000672IBMPC02
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: Source code is not included with the package.; PBD: 1 May 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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