ReEDS-Model · atpham88 · Apr 15, 2026 · Apr 15, 2026 · Apr 15, 2026 · Apr 15, 2026
diff --git a/cases.csv b/cases.csv
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 timetype,Sequential or Intertemporal,seq; int; win,seq,
 ignore,"0=run this case, 1=ignore this case",0; 1,0,
 AWS,Switch for when running on AWS,0; 1,0,
-yearset,"_-delimited list of years to model OR bash-formatted year ranges (start..end..step). For example, 2010_2015_2020..2035..3_2040..2050..5 means: 2010, 2015, then 2020 through 2035 in 3-year steps, then 2040 through 2050 in 5-year steps. startyear will be prepended if it is not included. Truncated at endyear.",N/A,2010_2015_2020..2050..3,
-startyear,First year to be modeled,N/A,2010,
+yearset,"_-delimited list of years to model OR bash-formatted year ranges (start..end..step). For example, 2010_2015_2020..2035..3_2040..2050..5 means: 2010, 2015, then 2020 through 2035 in 3-year steps, then 2040 through 2050 in 5-year steps. startyear will be the first year in the list. Truncated at endyear.",N/A,2010_2015_2020..2050..3,
 endyear,Last year to be modeled,N/A,2050,
 windows_suffix,Set of windows that are modeled,default; step5; step10; 2100,default,
 solver,Solver for GAMS to use,CPLEX; gurobi,CPLEX,
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ GSw_SitingGeo,Specify the Geothermal siting scenario,reference,reference,
 GSw_SitingUPV,Specify the UPV siting scenario,open; reference; limited,reference,
 GSw_SitingWindOfs,Specify the offshore wind siting scenario,open; reference; limited,reference,
 GSw_SitingWindOns,Specify the onshore wind siting scenario,open; reference; limited,reference,
-GSw_SkipRAyear,Last year in which to skip running the resource adequacy (RA) calculations,N/A,2020,
+GSw_SkipRAyear,Last year in which to skip running the resource adequacy (RA) calculations,N/A,2024,
 GSw_SpurCostMult,Multiplier for spur-line costs,float,1,
 GSw_SpurScen,Spur-line scenario: 0 to include in resource supply curve; 1 to model endoegenously,0; 1,0,
 GSw_SpurShare,Indicate whether wind-ons and upv are allowed to share spur line capacity,0; 1,0,

diff --git a/docs/source/sources.md b/docs/source/sources.md
@@ -496,24 +496,7 @@
     - **Citation:** See 'notes' column in the file and https://www.energy.gov/oced/advanced-reactor-demonstration-projects-0
     - **Units:** MW
 
-  - [exog_cap_geohydro_allkm_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_geohydro_allkm_reference.csv)
-  - [exog_cap_geohydro_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_geohydro_reference.csv)
-  - [exog_cap_upv_limited.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_upv_limited.csv)
-  - [exog_cap_upv_open.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_upv_open.csv)
-  - [exog_cap_upv_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_upv_reference.csv)
-  - [exog_cap_wind-ons_limited.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_wind-ons_limited.csv)
-  - [exog_cap_wind-ons_open.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_wind-ons_open.csv)
-  - [exog_cap_wind-ons_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_wind-ons_reference.csv)
   - [interconnection_queues.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/interconnection_queues.csv)
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_limited.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_limited.csv)
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_open.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_open.csv)
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_reference.csv)
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_limited.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_limited.csv)
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_open.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_open.csv)
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_reference.csv)
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ons_limited.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ons_limited.csv)
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ons_open.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ons_open.csv)
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ons_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ons_reference.csv)
   - [ReEDS_generator_database_final_EIA-NEMS.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/ReEDS_generator_database_final_EIA-NEMS.csv)
     - **File Type:** Input
     - **Description:** EIA-NEMS database of existing generators
@@ -1633,9 +1616,6 @@
   - [p.csv](/inputs/sets/p.csv)
     - **File Type:** GAMS set
     - **Description:** set of products produced
-  - [pcat.csv](/inputs/sets/pcat.csv)
-    - **File Type:** GAMS set
-    - **Description:** set of prescribed technology categories
   - [plantcat.csv](/inputs/sets/plantcat.csv)
     - **File Type:** GAMS set
     - **Description:** set of categories for plant characteristics

diff --git a/docs/sources.csv b/docs/sources.csv
@@ -117,24 +117,8 @@ RelativeFilePath,RelativeFolderPath,FileName_new,FileExtension,Description_new,I
 /inputs/capacity_exogenous/cappayments.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,cappayments,.csv,,,,,,
 /inputs/capacity_exogenous/cappayments_ba.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,cappayments_ba,.csv,,,,,,
 /inputs/capacity_exogenous/demonstration_plants.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,demonstration_plants,.csv,Nuclear-smr demonstration plants; active when GSw_NuclearDemo=1,"t,r,i,coolingwatertech,ctt,wst,value",,See 'notes' column in the file and https://www.energy.gov/oced/advanced-reactor-demonstration-projects-0,Prescribed capacity,MW
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_geohydro_allkm_reference.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,exog_cap_geohydro_allkm_reference,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_geohydro_reference.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,exog_cap_geohydro_reference,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_upv_limited.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,exog_cap_upv_limited,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_upv_open.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,exog_cap_upv_open,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_upv_reference.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,exog_cap_upv_reference,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_wind-ons_limited.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,exog_cap_wind-ons_limited,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_wind-ons_open.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,exog_cap_wind-ons_open,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_wind-ons_reference.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,exog_cap_wind-ons_reference,.csv,,,,,,
+/inputs/supply_curve/classification_geothermal.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,classification_geothermal,.csv,Tempurature ranges of geothermal facilities classes defined based on reV resource supply curves and are aligned with 2024 ATB assumptions. Table 6 of the model documentation summarizes these classifications https://reeds-model.github.io/ReEDS/model_documentation.html#technical-resource-potential ,"class,access_case,min_reV_mean_temp,max_reV_mean_temp",,,Use to define prescribed capacity class of rsc technology,degree celsius
 /inputs/capacity_exogenous/interconnection_queues.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,interconnection_queues,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_limited.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_limited,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_open.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_open,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_reference.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_reference,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_limited.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_limited,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_open.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_open,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_reference.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_reference,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ons_limited.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,prescribed_builds_wind-ons_limited,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ons_open.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,prescribed_builds_wind-ons_open,.csv,,,,,,
-/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ons_reference.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,prescribed_builds_wind-ons_reference,.csv,,,,,,
 /inputs/capacity_exogenous/ReEDS_generator_database_final_EIA-NEMS.csv,/inputs/capacity_exogenous,ReEDS_generator_database_final_EIA-NEMS,.csv,EIA-NEMS database of existing generators,,,,Input,
 /inputs/climate/climate_heuristics_finalyear.csv,/inputs/climate,climate_heuristics_finalyear,.csv,,,,,,
 /inputs/climate/climate_heuristics_yearfrac.csv,/inputs/climate,climate_heuristics_yearfrac,.csv,,,,,,
@@ -534,10 +518,8 @@ RelativeFilePath,RelativeFolderPath,FileName_new,FileExtension,Description_new,I
 /inputs/sets/orcat.csv,/inputs/sets,orcat,.csv,set of operating reserve categories,,,,GAMS set,
 /inputs/sets/ortype.csv,/inputs/sets,ortype,.csv,set of types of operating reserve constraints,,,,GAMS set,
 /inputs/sets/p.csv,/inputs/sets,p,.csv,set of products produced,,,,GAMS set,
-/inputs/sets/pcat.csv,/inputs/sets,pcat,.csv,set of prescribed technology categories,,,,GAMS set,
 /inputs/sets/plantcat.csv,/inputs/sets,plantcat,.csv,set of categories for plant characteristics,,,,GAMS set,
 /inputs/sets/prepost.csv,/inputs/sets,prepost,.csv,,,,,GAMS set,
-/inputs/sets/prescriptivelink0.csv,/inputs/sets,prescriptivelink0,.csv,initial set of prescribed categories and their technologies - used in assigning prescribed builds,,,,GAMS set,
 /inputs/sets/pvb_agg.csv,/inputs/sets,pvb_agg,.csv,crosswalk between hybrid pv+battery configurations and technology options,,,,GAMS set,
 /inputs/sets/pvb_config.csv,/inputs/sets,pvb_config,.csv,set of hybrid pv+battery configurations,,,,GAMS set,
 /inputs/sets/quarter.csv,/inputs/sets,quarter,.csv,,,,,GAMS set,

diff --git a/docs/sources_documentation.md b/docs/sources_documentation.md
@@ -750,62 +750,11 @@
     - **Citation:** See 'notes' column in the file and https://www.energy.gov/oced/advanced-reactor-demonstration-projects-0
     - **Units:** MW
 
----
-
-  - [exog_cap_geohydro_allkm_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_geohydro_allkm_reference.csv)
----
-
-  - [exog_cap_geohydro_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_geohydro_reference.csv)
----
-
-  - [exog_cap_upv_limited.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_upv_limited.csv)
----
-
-  - [exog_cap_upv_open.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_upv_open.csv)
----
-
-  - [exog_cap_upv_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_upv_reference.csv)
----
-
-  - [exog_cap_wind-ons_limited.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_wind-ons_limited.csv)
----
-
-  - [exog_cap_wind-ons_open.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_wind-ons_open.csv)
----
-
-  - [exog_cap_wind-ons_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/exog_cap_wind-ons_reference.csv)
 ---
 
   - [interconnection_queues.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/interconnection_queues.csv)
 ---
 
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_limited.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_limited.csv)
----
-
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_open.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_open.csv)
----
-
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_meshed_reference.csv)
----
-
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_limited.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_limited.csv)
----
-
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_open.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_open.csv)
----
-
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ofs_radial_reference.csv)
----
-
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ons_limited.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ons_limited.csv)
----
-
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ons_open.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ons_open.csv)
----
-
-  - [prescribed_builds_wind-ons_reference.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/prescribed_builds_wind-ons_reference.csv)
----
-
   - [ReEDS_generator_database_final_EIA-NEMS.csv](/inputs/capacity_exogenous/ReEDS_generator_database_final_EIA-NEMS.csv)
     - **File Type:** Input
     - **Description:** EIA-NEMS database of existing generators
@@ -2708,11 +2657,6 @@
     - **Description:** set of products produced
 ---
 
-  - [pcat.csv](/inputs/sets/pcat.csv)
-    - **File Type:** GAMS set
-    - **Description:** set of prescribed technology categories
----
-
   - [plantcat.csv](/inputs/sets/plantcat.csv)
     - **File Type:** GAMS set
     - **Description:** set of categories for plant characteristics
@@ -2722,11 +2666,6 @@
     - **File Type:** GAMS set
 ---
 
-  - [prescriptivelink0.csv](/inputs/sets/prescriptivelink0.csv)
-    - **File Type:** GAMS set
-    - **Description:** initial set of prescribed categories and their technologies - used in assigning prescribed builds
----
-
   - [pvb_agg.csv](/inputs/sets/pvb_agg.csv)
     - **File Type:** GAMS set
     - **Description:** crosswalk between hybrid pv+battery configurations and technology options

diff --git a/hourlize/README.md b/hourlize/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ By default hourlize will copy the required files in your ReEDS repository (`copy
 
 Note that hourlize copies to only one of the shared locations (either the HPC or nrelnas01, depending on where you are running it), so even with `copy_to_shared=True` you'll want to sync up the two shared folders. When starting from the HPC, be sure to open up permissions to the supply curve outputs you've just created (e.g., `chmod -R 777 UPV/2023_06_06_Update`). Then, from your local computer, use WinSCP or rsync to copy the files from Kestrel to nrelnas01:
 
+
 ```bash
 rsync -aPu [username]@kestrel.nlr.gov://projects/shared-projects-reeds/reeds/Supply_Curve_Data/UPV/2023_11_02_LandCover /Volumes/ReEDS/Supply_Curve_Data/UPV
 ```
@@ -168,8 +169,6 @@ The main inputs to hourlize are reV outputs for a given reV scenario:
 By default, the outputs will be dumped to a subdirectory named `results` within `hourlize/out/[casename]`. In addition, with `copy_to_reeds` set to true (as is default), we'll copy the results to the ReEDS repo containing this hourlize directory, and with`copy_to_shared` set to true (not default), we'll copy to the shared drive (see Shared Drive Locations below).
 
 * `supplycurve_{tech}.csv`: A supply curve with rows for each site and columns for region, class, available capacity, and costs. E.g. see `inputs/supply_curve/wind-ons_supply_curve-reference_ba.csv` (within ReEDS repo)
-* `{tech}_exog_cap.csv`: Exogenous (built pre-2010) capacity with columns for region, site and year. This is not capacity builds in each year, but rather cumulative capacity of each existing site over time. E.g. see `inputs/capacity_exogenous/wind-ons_exog_cap_reference_ba.csv` (within ReEDS repo)
-* `{tech}_prescribed_builds.csv`: Capacity prescribed builds (2010 - present) with columns for region, year, capacity. This is the installed capacity in each year rather than cumulative capacity over time. E.g. see `inputs/capacity_exogenous/wind-ons_prescribed_builds_reference_ba.csv` (within ReEDS repo)
 * `{tech}_.h5`: Hourly capacity factor profiles for each region/class. See `inputs/profiles_cf/cf_wind-ons_reference_ba.h5` within the ReEDS repository as an example. These files include datasets with column names (class|region) and an index with datetime and timezone information.
 
 ### Shared Drive Locations
@@ -182,15 +181,14 @@ The `resource.py` script follows the following logic (in order of execution):
 
 1. `get_supply_curve_and_preprocess()`
     * The supply curve is filtered if necessary, based on `filter_cols`.
-    * Existing and planned sites from a generator database (`existing_sites`) are assigned to supply curve points for exogenous and prescribed capacity outputs respectively.
     * If we have minimum capacity thresholds for the supply curve points, these are applied to further filter the supply curve.
 1. `add_classes()`
     * A 'class' column is added to the supply curve and filled with the associated class. Classes can be based on statically defined conditions for columns in the supply curve (`class_path`). Otherwise (or layered on top of static class definitions), dynamic classes can be assigned (`class_bin`=true) using a binning method (`class_bin_method`, e.g. "kmeans"), a number of bins (`class_bin_num`), and the supply curve column to bin (`class_bin_col`). The binning logic itself is in `reeds.inputs.get_bin()`. The current default classes for onshore wind and utility-scale PV are based on national k-means clustering of average annual capacity factor (where higher class number corresponds with higher annual CF). Offshore wind, by contrast, uses statically defined classes from `hourlize/inputs/resource/wind-ofs_resource_classes.csv`.
 1. `add_cost()`
     * A column of overall supply curve costs is added to the supply curve (`supply_curve_cost_per_mw`), as well as certain components of that cost (e.g. `trans_adder_per_mw` and `capital_adder_per_mw`). Logic for these costs depends on `tech`, and the value of `cost_out` in config (e.g. `combined_eos_trans` for onshore wind).
     * A column of overall supply curve costs is added to the supply curve (`supply_curve_cost_per_mw`), as well as certain components of that cost (e.g. `trans_adder_per_mw` and `capital_adder_per_mw`). Logic for these costs depends on `tech`, and the value of `cost_out` in config (e.g. `combined_eos_trans` for onshore wind).
 1. `save_sc_outputs()`
-    * Supply curve outputs are saved (`supplycurve_{tech}.csv`) as well as exogenous capacity (`{tech}_exog_cap.csv`), which is built pre-2010, and prescribed builds (`{tech}_prescribed_builds.csv`), which are built between 2010 and present day.
+    * Supply curve outputs are saved (`supplycurve_{tech}.csv`).
 1. `process_cf_profiles()`
     * The hourly generation profiles are gathered and applicable conversions (AC-to-DC, scaling) are applied. The processed profiles are saved to a `{tech}.h5` file. This method makes use of the same h5 format specified in the `get_site_cf_hourly` function used by `recf.py` in ReEDS.
 1. `copy_outputs()`
@@ -230,14 +228,12 @@ This section provides some descriptions and typical values for the settings in t
 | copy_to_shared  | Copy hourlize outputs to the shared drive |  False |
 | driver  | 'H5FD_CORE', None. H5FD_CORE will load the h5 into memory for better perforamnce, but None must be used for low-memory machines. |  'H5FD_CORE' |
 | dtype  | data type used to save hourly profiles |  np.uint16 |
-| existing_sites  | None or path to file with existing capacity |  '{reeds_path}/inputs/capacity_exogenous/ReEDS_generator_database_final_EIA-NEMS.csv' |
 | gather_method  |  'list', 'slice', 'smart'. This setting will take a slice of profile ids from the min to max, rather than using a list of ids, for improved performance when ids are close together for each group. |  'smart' |
 | hourly_out_years  | e.g. [2012] for just 2012 or a list of year [2011, 2012, 2013] | [2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013], |
 | inputfiles | list of files to copy over to hourlize input folder | ["reg_map_file", "class_path"] |
 | profile_id_col  | Unique identifier for reV supply curve and profiles |  'sc_point_gid' |
 | resource_source_timezone  | UTC would be 0, Eastern standard time would be -5 | 0 |
 | scale_factor  | Factor by which capacity factor values are scaled up when writing hourly profiles. | 1e4 |
-| start_year  | The start year of the model, for existing capacity purposes. | 2010 |
 | state_abbrev  | Path to file with state abbreviations  | '{hourlize_path}/inputs/resource/state_abbrev.csv' |
 |   subsetvars | list of columns in the rev_paths file to use to select the appropriate rev_path   | ['tech', 'access_case'] |
 | subtract_exog  | Indicate whether to remove exogenous (pre-start_year) capacity from the supply curve [default False] |  False |

diff --git a/hourlize/inputs/configs/config_egs.json b/hourlize/inputs/configs/config_egs.json
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
     "upv_type": null,
     "geo_run_supply_curve_aggregation": true,
     "geo_aggregation_method": "lowest_lcoe",
-    "process_profiles": false,
-    "existing_sites": null
-}
+    "process_profiles": false
+}
+