Analysis of Bechtel's Regional Energy System for Planning and Optimization of National Scenarios (RESPONS), and ICF's National Coal Model (NCM). Final report
This project, RP874, analyzed and compared two coal models - the I.C.F. Inc. National Coal Model (NCM) and the Bechtel Regional Energy System for Planning and Optimization of National Scenarios (RESPONS). The NCM is a single-period linear program and data base designed to forecast coal production, consumption, and prices in studies of coal-related public policy issues. RESPONS is a large system of interconnected models used to study energy supply and demand patterns. It includes a single-period linear program coal supply model and an associated data base. In this study, the RESPONS model was run on the Pennslvania State University computer, and both the model and its output were reviewed. The NCM was not run, but its assumptions were analyzed and sample outputs from other sources were reviewed. The conclusion of the project was that the results produced by both models are useful but require careful interpretation. The project report recommends specific modeling methodology and data base improvements for both models to make the coal sector representation more realistic. Some of these improvements would require considerable additional effort.
- Research Organization:
- Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA). Dept. of Mineral Engineering
- OSTI ID:
- 5749972
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-EA-1133
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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