PyPSA-USA

PyPSA-USA is an open-source energy system dataset and modeling tool designed for expansion planning and operational simulations across the United States.

About

PyPSA-USA provides a versatile toolkit that allows you to customize both the data and policy constraints of your energy system planning model with ease. Through a straightforward configuration file, you can control the spatial, temporal, and operational resolution of your model, using access to cleaned and prepared historical and forecasted data. PyPSA-USA includes functionality to run both power sector studies and full energy system studies.

You can create and export a data model to use in your own homebrewed optimization model OR you can use the built-in PyPSA-USA optimization features to layer on additional policy and operational constraints. For planning studies, we’ve integrated data on regional Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), emissions constraints, and other state-level policy constraints. We’re actively building this model so more features are on the way!

PyPSA-USA builds on and leverages the work of PyPSA-EUR developed by TU Berlin. PyPSA-USA is actively developed by the INES Research Group at Stanford University and the ΔE+ Research Group at Simon Fraser University.

Note

This model is under active development. If you need assistance or would like to discuss using the model, please reach out to ktehranchi@stanford.edu and trevor_barnes@sfu.ca