Table 2 Summary of key model attributes
From: A multi-model study to inform the United States’ 2035 NDC
Analysis Abbreviation | Model | Model type | Regional resolution | Temporal resolution | Solution approach | Non-CO2 GHGs and land sink representation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EPS-EI | Energy policy simulator | Energy systems | Single national region | End use: annual Electricity: seasonal | Transportation: logit choice Other end use: exogenous Electricity: profit-maximizing least-cost optimization | Exogenous |
GCAM-USA-CGS | Global change analysis model- USA | Integrated multi-sector | 50 states and D.C. | End use: annual Electricity: 4 segments | All sectors: logit choice, market equilibrium | Endogenous, with some default assumptions overridden to represent explicit policies. |
PATHWAYS_NRDC | RIO (supply side), EnergyPATHWAYS (demand side) | Energy systems | 27 zones | End use: hourly Electricity: 1080 segments | End use: stock rollover Electricity: least-cost linear programming | Endogenous |
REGEN-EPRI | Regional economy, greenhouse gas, and Energy | Energy systems | 16 regions | End use: hourly Electricity: 120 segments | End use: lagged logit choice Electricity/fuels: least-cost linear programming | Exogenous |
