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 Sengupta, Shayak; Azevedo, Ines; Tongia, Rahul; Adams, Peter; D'Souza, Swati; Kamboj, Puneet; et al. (2021). Reduced-Form Dispatch Model of Indian Power Generation. Carnegie Mellon University. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/14842224.v1
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-## Original README (from KiltHub)
-<details><summary>Show the authors' README (file list, variables, units, methods)</summary>
-```text
-This README.txt file was generated on 20210521 by Shayak Sengupta
-#
-# General instructions for completing README:
-# For sections that are non-applicable, mark as N/A (do not delete any sections).
-# Please leave all commented sections in README (do not delete any text).
-#
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-GENERAL INFORMATION
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-1. Title of Dataset:Reduced-Form Dispatch Model of Indian Power Generation
-#
-# Authors: Include contact information for at least the
-# first author and corresponding author (if not the same),
-# specifically email address, phone number (optional, but preferred), and institution.
-# Contact information for all authors is preferred.
-#
-2. Author Information
-First Author Contact Information
-    Name: Shayak Sengupta
-    Institution: Carnegie Mellon University
-    Address: 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
-    Email: shayak.sengupta0820@gmail.com
-	Phone Number: 832-247-7156
-Corresponding Author Contact Information
-    Name: Inês Azevedo
-    Institution: Stanford University
-    Address: 367 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305
-    Email:iazevedo@stanford.edu
-	Phone Number: 650-497-0818
-Author Contact Information (if applicable)
-    Name:
-    Institution:
-    Address:
-    Email:
-	Phone Number:
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-DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
----------------------
-#
-# Directory of Files in Dataset: List and define the different
-# files included in the dataset. This serves as its table of
-# contents.
-#
-Directory of Files:
-   A. Filename: run_KH.R
-      Short description: wrapper file to run model, make output directories, and set up inputs, users edit this file
-   B. Filename: dispatch_order_KH.R
-      Short description: function to make dispatch merit order curve, outputs files "dispatch_order.csv" and "hydro.csv" which are dispatch curves and hydro plants respectively
-   C. Filename: run_dispatch_KH.R
-      Short description: function to dispatch plants based on demand, hydro constrains and RE generation, outputs "dispatched_plants.csv" raw model output
-   D. Filename: daily_generation_comparison_KH.R
-      Short description: aggregates raw model output into daily "daily_gen.csv" and monthly "model_obs_gen.csv" files, compares to observation files
-   E. Filename: run_dispatch_KH.R
-      Short description: function to dispatch plants based on demand, hydro constrains and RE generation
-   F. Filename: dgr2-<date>_cleaned.csv
-      Short description: cleaned daily generation reports from Central Electricity Authority, Government of India (https://npp.gov.in/)
-   G. Filename: POSOCO_state_demand_by_EAL_hour_<state>.csv
-      Short description: total demand for each state, based off daily demand from Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO, https://posoco.in/reports/daily-reports/) and diurnal demand patterns from Energy Analytics Lab, IIT Kanpur (https://eal.iitk.ac.in/download/system_load_profile.php)
-   H. Filename: all_MERIT_time_period_subset.csv
-      Short description: cleaned output from MERIT India Database (http://meritindia.in/), subset for model simulation period 9/2017-8/2018, gives most capacity allocations for plants to state
-   I. Filename: all_plants_MERIT_master_unit_inventory_with_units.csv
-      Short description: master database of plants in model matched from CEA generation reports to MERIT India
-   J. Filename: hydro_load_profiles.csv
-      Short description: average diurnal hydro profiles from CSEP Carbon Tracker (https://carbontracker.in/)
-   K. Filename: MERIT_India_variable_cost_by_state_by_month.csv
-      Short description: cleaned output from MERIT India Database with variable cost of generation data
-   L. Filename: plants_not_in_MERIT.csv
-      Short description: list of plants in CEA generation reports but not in MERIT India database
-   M  Filename: prices_<scenario>.csv
-      Short description: prices for each policy scenario: state (baseline), sulfur (sulfur control), sulfur_tax (sulfur control + $35/ton carbon tax), tax_10 ($10/ton carbon tax), tax_35 ($35/ton carbon tax), tax_100 ($100/ton carbon tax)
-   N. Filename: RE_load_profiles.csv
-      Short description: average diurnal renewable generation profiles for each state from CSEP Carbon Tracker (https://carbontracker.in/)
-   O. Filename: renewable_gen.csv
-      Short description: cleaned reported monthly renewable generation for each state from CEA (https://cea.nic.in/renewable-generation-report/?lang=en)
-   P. Filename: run_dirs_pure_dispatch_<scenario>.csv
-      Short description: list of directories for file output for each scenario
-   Q. Filename: pure_dispatch_<scenario>.tar.gz
-      Short description: compressed model output for each scenario
-   R. Filename: <state>_<date>_dispatch_order.csv
-      Short description: merit order curve for state and day
-   T. Filename: <state>_<date>_hydro.csv
-      Short description: hydro plants aggregated in merit order curves
-   U. Filename: <state>_<date>_dispatched_plants.csv
-      Short description: raw model output, shows dispatched plants for day and state
-   V. Filename: <state>_<date>_dispatched_plants_daily_gen.csv
-      Short description: takes raw output and aggregates to daily resolution from hourly resolution
-   W. Filename: <state>_<year>-<month>_model_obs_gen.csv
-      Short description: monthly aggregated model output matched with monthly reported values
-   X. Filename: <state>_monthly_time_series_cap.png
-      Short description: time series of daily capacity in dispatch curves for each state
-   Y. Filename: <state>_monthly_time_series.png
-      Short description: time series of hourly model output split up by month, yellow line is net demand (total demand minus renewable generation), black line is total demand
-   Z. Filename: <state>_annual_time_series.png
-      Short description: annual time series of hourly model output
-   AA. Filename: <state>_state_sector_by_month_coal.png
-      Short description: monthly comparisons of predicted generation from intrastate coal plants against reported actual and scheduled generation
-   AB. Filename: <state>_state_sector_by_month_by_Fuel.png
-      Short description: monthly comparisons of predicted generation from intrastate plants against reported actual and scheduled generation
-  AB. Filename: <state>_state_sector_comparison_annual_by_Fuel.png
-      Short description: annual comparisons of predicted generation from intrastate plants against reported actual and scheduled generation
-Additional Notes on File Relationships, Context, or Content
-(for example, if a user wants to reuse and/or cite your data,
-what information would you want them to know?):
-Please note that these data and output are for September 2017-August 2018, except renewable and hydro generation profiles which are for November 2018 to October 2019
-#
-# File Naming Convention: Define your File Naming Convention
-# (FNC), the framework used for naming your files systematically
-# to describe what they contain, which could be combined with the
-# Directory of Files.
-#
-File Naming Convention: N/A see above for naming conventions for repeated files
-#
-# Data Description: A data description, dictionary, or codebook
-# defines the variables and abbreviations used in a dataset. This
-# information can be included in the README file, in a separate
-# file, or as part of the data file. If it is in a separate file
-# or in the data file, explain where this information is located
-# and ensure that it is accessible without specialized software.
-# (We recommend using plain text files or tabular plain text CSV
-# files exported from spreadsheet software.)
-#
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: dgr2-<date>_cleaned.csv
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-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 18
-2. Number of cases/rows: variable
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: station
-       Description: name of power station
-    B. Name: unit
-       Description: unit number
-    C. Name: capacity
-       Description: unit capacity in MW
-    D. Name: sched_gen
-       Description: scheduled daily generation in GWh
-    E. Name: act_gen
-       Description: actual daily generation in GWh
-    F. Name: hist_sched
-       Description: cumulative scheduled total generation in GWh from April 1 of that year (when the fiscal year in India starts)
-    G. Name: hist_act
-       Description: cumulative actual total generation in GWh from April 1 of that year (when the fiscal year in India starts)
-    H. Name: coal_stock
-       Description: coal stock for unit left in days
-    I. Name: outage
-       Description: capacity in MW out for the day (blank if none out)
-    J. Name: outage_date
-       Description: date when outage happened
-    K. Name: sync_date
-       Description: date when unit came back from outage, or expected date it will be running again
-    L. Name: remarks
-       Description: reason why unit is out
-    M. Name: date
-       Description: date for report
-    N. Name: plant_no
-       Description: unique plant number, matches station name
-    O. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    P. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    Q. Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    R. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: POSOCO_state_demand_by_EAL_hour_<state>.csv
------------------------------------------
-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 26
-2. Number of cases/rows: variable
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: date
-       Description: date
-    B. Name: state
-       Description: state
-    C. Name: 1
-       Description: total demand in hour 1
-    D. Name: 2
-       Description: total demand in hour 2
-    E. Name: 3
-       Description: total demand in hour 3
-    F. Name: 4
-       Description: total demand in hour 4
-    G. Name: 5
-       Description: total demand in hour 5
-    H. Name: 6
-       Description: total demand in hour 6
-    I. Name: 7
-       Description: total demand in hour 7
-    J. Name: 8
-       Description: total demand in hour 8
-    K. Name: 9
-       Description: total demand in hour 9
-    L. Name: 10
-       Description: total demand in hour 10
-    M. Name: 11
-       Description: total demand in hour 11
-    N. Name: 12
-       Description: total demand in hour 12
-    O. Name: 13
-       Description: total demand in hour 13
-    P. Name: 14
-       Description: total demand in hour 14
-    Q. Name: 15
-       Description: total demand in hour 15
-    R. Name: 16
-       Description: total demand in hour 16
-    S. Name: 17
-       Description: total demand in hour 17
-    T. Name: 18
-       Description: total demand in hour 18
-    U. Name: 19
-       Description: total demand in hour 19
-    V. Name: 20
-       Description: total demand in hour 20
-    W. Name: 21
-       Description: total demand in hour 21
-    X. Name: 22
-       Description: total demand in hour 22
-    Y. Name: 23
-       Description: total demand in hour 23
-    Z. Name: 24
-       Description: total demand in hour 24
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: all_MERIT_time_period_subset.csv
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-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 19
-2. Number of cases/rows: 496412
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: Station
-       Description: name of power station from MERIT India database
-    B. Name: Capacity.Allowcated.to.State..MW.
-       Description: capacity in MW allocated to state
-    C. Name: Plant.Capacity..MW.
-       Description: total plant capacity in MW
-    D. Name: Type.Of.Station
-       Description: plant fuel type (Thermal = coal and lignite)
-    E. Name: Ownership
-       Description: type of ownership (Central Government, State Government, Private)
-    F. Name: Variable.Cost..Rs.Unit.
-       Description: variable cost of power according to PPA for that plant and state, Rs/kWh
-    G. Name: Fixed.Cost..Rs.Unit.
-       Description: fixed cost of power according to PPA for that plant and state, Rs/kWh based on normative plant output (to convert per kW captial costs to per kWh values)
-    H. Name: Total.Cost..Rs.Unit.
-       Description: fixed and variable costs added, Rs/KWh
-    I. Name: Declared.Capability..MWh.
-       Description: generation capability for the day
-    J. Name: Schedule..MWh.
-       Description: scheduled generation for the day
-    K. Name: Deviation.from.Merit.Order..MWh.
-       Description: any generation deviating from merit order generation
-    L. Name: Reason.for.Deviation...Remarks.if.any.
-       Description: coments on why generation deviated from merit order
-    M. Name: unit_inventory_name
-       Description: name of station according to CEA reports
-    N. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    O. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    P. Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    Q. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
-    R. Name: date
-       Description: generation date
-    S. Name: MERIT.state
-       Description: state name in MERIT data base
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: all_plants_MERIT_master_unit_inventory_with_units.csv
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-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 13
-2. Number of cases/rows: 1082
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: station
-       Description: name of station according to CEA reports
-    B. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    C. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    D Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    E. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
-    F. Name: unit
-       Description: unit number
-    G. Name: capacity
-       Description: capacity in MW of unit
-    H. Name: plant_no
-       Description: unique plant number, matches station name
-    I. Name: Station
-       Description: name of power station from MERIT India database
-    J. Name: Plant.Capacity..MW.
-       Description: total plant capacity in MW
-    K. Name: Type.Of.Station
-       Description: plant fuel type (Thermal = coal and lignite)
-    L. Name: Ownership
-       Description: type of ownership (Central Government, State Government, Private)
-    M. Name: Ignore
-       Description: ignore when joining with other tables (NA)
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: hydro_load_profiles.csv
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-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 5
-2. Number of cases/rows: 288
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: month
-       Description: month of the year
-    B. Name: hour_of_day
-       Description: hour of the day (0-23)
-    C. Name: avg_gen
-       Description: average hydro generation in MWh during hour of the day
-    D Name: total_gen
-       Description: total average daily hydro generation in MWh during that month
-    E. Name: frac_hydro
-       Description: average fraction of hydro generation for that hour of day and month (avg_gen/total_gen)
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: MERIT_India_variable_cost_by_state_by_month.csv
------------------------------------------
-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 13
-2. Number of cases/rows: 8492
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: unit_inventory_name
-       Description: name of station according to CEA reports
-    B. Name: MERIT.state
-       Description: state name in MERIT data base
-    C. Name: month
-       Description: month of the year (1-12)
-    D. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    E. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    F. Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    G. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
-    H. Name: date
-       Description: generation date
-    I. Name: min
-       Description: minimum cost (Rs/kWh) found for that month and station
-    J. Name: 25th
-       Description: 25th percentile cost (Rs/kWh) found for that month and station
-    K. Name: median
-       Description: median (Rs/kWh) found for that month and station
-    L. Name: 75th
-       Description: 75th percentile (Rs/kWh) found for that month and station
-    M. Name: max
-       Description: maximum cost (Rs/kWh) found for that month and station
-    N. Name: WM
-       Description: capacity weighted mean (Rs/kWh) found for that month and station
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: plants_not_in_MERIT.csv
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-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 12
-2. Number of cases/rows: 34
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: station
-       Description: name of power station
-    B. Name: unit
-       Description: unit number
-    C. Name: capacity
-       Description: unit capacity in MW
-    D. Name: plant_no
-       Description: unique plant number, matches station name
-    E. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    F. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    G. Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    H. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
-    I. Name: cap
-       Description: unit capacity in MW (generally blank)
-    J. Name: plant_cap
-       Description: plant capacity in MW (generally blank)
-    K. Name: frac_cap
-       Description: fraction of capacity allocated to state (0-1)
-    L. Name: sim.state
-       Description: state where power from unit is consumed (simulation state)
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: prices_<scenario>.csv
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-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 12
-2. Number of cases/rows: 704
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: station
-       Description: name of power station
-    B. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    C. Name: capacity
-       Description: unit capacity in MW
-    D. Name: plant_no
-       Description: unique plant number, matches station name
-    E. Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    F. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
-    G. Name: unit
-       Description: unit number
-    H. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    I. Name: HR_kcal_kWh
-       Description: heat rate of unit in kcal/kWh
-    J. Name: Rs_per_kWh
-       Description: variable cost of power (Rs/kWh) in that scenario (with taxes or any additional costs) for each unit
-    J. Name: CO2_kg_MWh
-       Description: CO2 emissions factor (kg CO2/MWh produced) for each unit in that scenario
-    K. Name: SO2_kg_MWh
-       Description: SO2 emissions factor (kg CO2/MWh produced) for each unit in that scenario
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: RE_load_profiles.csv
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-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 4
-2. Number of cases/rows: 10080
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: State
-       Description: State where renewable energy is produced and consumed
-    B. Name: month
-       Description: month of the year (January-December)
-    C. Name: hour_of_day
-       Description: hour of the day (0-23)
-    D. Name: gen
-       Description: average diurnal renewable generation (in MWh) for that hour of the day and that month in that state
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: renewable_gen.csv
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-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 14
-2. Number of cases/rows: 34
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: State
-       Description: State where renewable energy is produced and consumed
-    B. Name: Sep
-       Description: September 2017 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    C. Name: October
-       Description: October 2017 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    D. Name: November
-       Description: November 2017 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    E. Name: December
-       Description: December 2017 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    F. Name: Jan
-       Description: January 2018 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    G. Name: Feb
-       Description: February 2018 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    H. Name: Mar
-       Description: March 2018 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    I. Name: Apr
-       Description: April 2018 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    J. Name: May
-       Description: May 2018 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    K. Name: June
-       Description: June 2018 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    L. Name: July
-       Description: July 2018 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    M. Name: Aug
-       Description: August 2018 renewable generation (in GWh)
-    N. Name: total
-       Description: September 2017-August 2018 renewable generation (in GWh)
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: run_dirs_pure_dispatch_region.csv
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-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 2
-2. Number of cases/rows: 5
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: region
-       Description: power region (N, S, E, W, NE)
-    B. Name: directory
-       Description: directory where results are stored
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: run_dirs_pure_dispatch_<scenario>.csv
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-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 2
-2. Number of cases/rows: 32
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: state
-       Description: state simulated
-    B. Name: directory
-       Description: directory where results are stored
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-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: <state>-<date>_dispatch_order.csv
------------------------------------------
-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 22
-2. Number of cases/rows: variable
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: station
-       Description: name of power station
-    B. Name: unit
-       Description: unit number
-    C. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    D. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    E. Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    F. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
-    G. Name: plant_no
-       Description: unique plant number, matches station name
-    H. Name: capacity
-       Description: unit capacity in MW
-    I. Name: HR_kcal_kWh
-       Description: heat rate of unit in kcal/kWh
-    J. Name: Rs_per_kWh
-       Description: variable cost of power (Rs/kWh) in that scenario (with taxes or any additional costs) for each unit
-    K. Name: CO2_kg_MWh
-       Description: CO2 emissions factor (kg CO2/MWh produced) for each unit in that scenario
-    L. Name: SO2_kg_MWh
-       Description: SO2 emissions factor (kg CO2/MWh produced) for each unit in that scenario
-    M. Name: cap
-       Description: capacity in MW allocated to state according to MERIT database
-    N. Name: plant_cap
-       Description: plant capacity in MW according to MERIT database
-    O. Name: frac_cap
-       Description: fraction of capacity allocated to state (0-1) (cap/plant_cap)
-    P. Name: allo_cap
-       Description: allocated capacity in MW from unit (frac_cap*cap)
-    Q. Name: outage
-       Description: capacity in MW out for the day according to CEA reports
-    R. Name: date
-       Description: date of order
-    S. Name: percent_out
-       Description: fraction of capacity (outage/capacity) out according to CEA reports
-    T. Name: total_cap
-       Description: total capacity in MW available to generate for the day ((1-percent_out)*allo_cap))
-    U. Name: WM
-       Description: weighted average variable cost of power (Rs/kWh) for hydro aggregate plants
-    V. Name: cum
-       Description: cumulative sum in MW of capacity available to generate, represents merit order/dispatch curve
------------------------------------------
-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: <state>-<date>_hydro.csv
------------------------------------------
-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 20
-2. Number of cases/rows: variable
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: station
-       Description: name of power station
-    B. Name: unit
-       Description: unit number
-    C. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    D. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    E. Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    F. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
-    G. Name: plant_no
-       Description: unique plant number, matches station name
-    H. Name: capacity
-       Description: unit capacity in MW
-    I. Name: HR_kcal_kWh
-       Description: heat rate of unit in kcal/kWh
-    J. Name: Rs_per_kWh
-       Description: variable cost of power (Rs/kWh) in that scenario (with taxes or any additional costs) for each unit
-    K. Name: CO2_kg_MWh
-       Description: CO2 emissions factor (kg CO2/MWh produced) for each unit in that scenario
-    L. Name: SO2_kg_MWh
-       Description: SO2 emissions factor (kg CO2/MWh produced) for each unit in that scenario
-    M. Name: cap
-       Description: capacity in MW allocated to state according to MERIT database
-    N. Name: plant_cap
-       Description: plant capacity in MW according to MERIT database
-    O. Name: frac_cap
-       Description: fraction of capacity allocated to state (0-1) (cap/plant_cap)
-    P. Name: allo_cap
-       Description: allocated capacity in MW from unit (frac_cap*cap)
-    Q. Name: outage
-       Description: capacity in MW out for the day according to CEA reports
-    R. Name: date
-       Description: date of order
-    S. Name: percent_out
-       Description: fraction of capacity (outage/capacity) out according to CEA reports
-    T. Name: total_cap
-       Description: total capacity in MW available to generate for the day ((1-percent_out)*allo_cap))
------------------------------------------
-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: <state>-<date>_dispatched_plants.csv
------------------------------------------
-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 29
-2. Number of cases/rows: variable
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: station
-       Description: name of power station
-    B. Name: unit
-       Description: unit number
-    C. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    D. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    E. Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    F. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
-    G. Name: plant_no
-       Description: unique plant number, matches station name
-    H. Name: capacity
-       Description: unit capacity in MW
-    I. Name: HR_kcal_kWh
-       Description: heat rate of unit in kcal/kWh
-    J. Name: Rs_per_kWh
-       Description: variable cost of power (Rs/kWh) in that scenario (with taxes or any additional costs) for each unit
-    K. Name: CO2_kg_MWh
-       Description: CO2 emissions factor (kg CO2/MWh produced) for each unit in that scenario
-    L. Name: SO2_kg_MWh
-       Description: SO2 emissions factor (kg CO2/MWh produced) for each unit in that scenario
-    M. Name: cap
-       Description: capacity in MW allocated to state according to MERIT database
-    N. Name: plant_cap
-       Description: plant capacity in MW according to MERIT database
-    O. Name: frac_cap
-       Description: fraction of capacity allocated to state (0-1) (cap/plant_cap)
-    P. Name: allo_cap
-       Description: allocated capacity in MW from unit (frac_cap*cap)
-    Q. Name: outage
-       Description: capacity in MW out for the day according to CEA reports
-    R. Name: date
-       Description: date of order
-    S. Name: percent_out
-       Description: fraction of capacity (outage/capacity) out according to CEA reports
-    T. Name: total_cap
-       Description: total capacity in MW available to generate for the day ((1-percent_out)*allo_cap))
-    U. Name: WM
-       Description: weighted average variable cost of power (Rs/kWh) for hydro aggregate plants
-    V. Name: cum
-       Description: cumulative sum in MW of capacity available to generate, represents merit order/dispatch curve
-    W. Name: gen
-       Description: generation in MWh from that unit for that hour
-    X. Name: hour
-       Description: hour of the day (1-24) simulated
-    Y. Name: net_demand
-       Description: net demand in MWh (total demand - renewable generation) for the hour
-    Z. Name: demand
-       Description: total demand in MWh for the hour
-    AA. Name: load_shed
-       Description: logical whether all generation met demand for the dat (FALSE = all demand met, TRUE = all demand not met)
-    AB. Name: CO2_kg
-       Description: total CO2 in kg emitted (CO2_kg_MWh*gen) for that amount of generation
-    AC. Name: SO2_kg
-       Description: total SO2 in kg emitted (SO2_kg_MWh*gen) for that amount of generation
------------------------------------------
-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: <state>-<date>_dispatched_plants_daily_gen.csv
------------------------------------------
-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 12
-2. Number of cases/rows: variable
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: station
-       Description: name of power station
-    B. Name: unit
-       Description: unit number
-    C. Name: plant_no
-       Description: unique plant number, matches station name
-    D. Name: capacity
-       Description: unit capacity in MW
-    E. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    F. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    G. Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    H. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
-    I. Name: frac_cap
-       Description: fraction of capacity allocated to state (0-1) (cap/plant_cap)
-    J. Name: act_gen
-       Description: actual reported/observed monthly generation in GWh from CEA reports
-    K. Name: sched_gen
-       Description: scheduled reported/observed monthly generation in GWh from CEA reports
-    L. Name: gen
-       Description: simulated generation in GWh from that unit for that month
-    M. Name: CO2_kg
-       Description: total CO2 in kg emitted (CO2_kg_MWh*gen) for that amount of generation
-    N. Name: SO2_kg
-       Description: total SO2 in kg emitted (SO2_kg_MWh*gen) for that amount of generation
-    O. Name: month
-       Description: month of the year (1-12)
-    P. Name: year
-       Description: year (2017 or 2018)
-    Q. Name: sim.state
-       Description: simulate state where power is consumed
------------------------------------------
-DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: <state>-<date>_model_obs_gen.csv
------------------------------------------
-<create sections for each dataset included>
-1. Number of variables: 17
-2. Number of cases/rows: variable
-3. Missing data codes:
-        NA        not applicable
-        ""        blank
-4. Variable List
-#
-# Example. Name: Wall Type
-#     Description: The type of materials present in the wall type for housing surveys collected in the project.
-#         1 = Brick
-#         2 = Concrete blocks
-#	  3 = Clay
-#         4 = Steel panels
-    A. Name: station
-       Description: name of power station
-    B. Name: unit
-       Description: unit number
-    C. Name: plant_no
-       Description: unique plant number, matches station name
-    D. Name: Region
-       Description: power region where plant is located
-    E. Name: State
-       Description: state where plant is located
-    F. Name: Sector
-       Description: sector that owns plant
-    G. Name: Fuel
-       Description: fuel type for plant
-    H. Name: date
-       Description: date of order
-    I. Name: frac_cap
-       Description: fraction of capacity allocated to state (0-1) (cap/plant_cap)
-    J. Name: gen
-       Description: simulated generation in MWh from that unit for that day
-    K. Name: CO2_kg
-       Description: total CO2 in kg emitted (CO2_kg_MWh*gen) for that amount of generation
-    L. Name: SO2_kg
-       Description: total SO2 in kg emitted (SO2_kg_MWh*gen) for that amount of generation
---------------------------
-METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
---------------------------
-#
-# Software: If specialized software(s) generated your data or
-# are necessary to interpret it, please provide for each (if
-# applicable): software name, version, system requirements,
-# and developer.
-#If you developed the software, please provide (if applicable):
-#A copy of the softwareâ€™s binary executable compatible with the system requirements described above.
-#A source snapshot or distribution if the source code is not stored in a publicly available online repository.
-#All software source components, including pointers to source(s) for third-party components (if any)
-1. Software-specific information:
-<create a new entry for each qualifying software program>
-Name: R
-Version: 3.6.3
-System Requirements: Windows 10 or Linux
-Open Source? (Y/N): Y
-(if available and applicable)
-Executable URL: https://www.r-project.org/
-Source Repository URL:
-Developer: The R Project for Statistical Computing
-Product URL:
-Software source components:
-Additional Notes(such as, will this software not run on
-certain operating systems?):
-#
-# Equipment: If specialized equipment generated your data,
-# please provide for each (if applicable): equipment name,
-# manufacturer, model, and calibration information. Be sure
-# to include specialized file format information in the data
-# dictionary.
-#
-2. Equipment-specific information:
-<create a new entry for each qualifying piece of equipment>
-Manufacturer:
-Model:
-(if applicable)
-Embedded Software / Firmware Name:
-Embedded Software / Firmware Version:
-Additional Notes:
-#
-# Dates of Data Collection: List the dates and/or times of
-# data collection.
-#
-3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) <suggested format YYYYMMDD>:
-201807-202106
-```
-</details>

 Sengupta, Shayak; Azevedo, Ines; Tongia, Rahul; Adams, Peter; D'Souza, Swati; Kamboj, Puneet; et al. (2021). Reduced-Form Dispatch Model of Indian Power Generation. Carnegie Mellon University. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/14842224.v1
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+Variable descriptions, units and methods are in the authors' README on KiltHub: [README.txt](https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/dataset/Reduced-Form_Dispatch_Model_of_Indian_Power_Generation/14842224?file=28570173).