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Input Screen• Does the software have blank input screens for inputting data? – Yes, we have input screen for

entering data. See the screenshot below. If so please provide a sample of an input screen. If not, pleased explain how data is entered. If data can be entered from excel spreadsheets please provide a sample of an input excel spreadsheet. – Yes, the data in the input window can be easily copied from or to Excel for process.

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Input Screen

Export to Excel using this button

• Does the software accept bulk input data? If so, please explain the method to do so, and provide a sample of a bulk input sheet. Can an excel spreadsheet be used for multiple inputs.

– There are two ways to handle bulk input data. One is very straightforward copy and paste from Excel. Another is Import from Excel.

– See the attached Excel Input Sample for the import format. It can be imported from XML file as well.

– PLEXOS provides an Import/Export Wizard. First, the user can enter several sample objects through the user interface. Then use the Export Wizard to generate an Excel Spreadsheet, and the next step is to follow the same format in the Excel Spreadsheet when prepare your bulk data. Finally, use the Import Wizard to import the bulk data into PLEXOS database. The Excel spreadsheet input can be reused for other databases.

– The similar workflow can be used for transferring some data from one database to another database.

Bulk Input

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Import/Export Wizards


Export Wizard

Import Wizard

• Does the software allow for transfer of the output/results to an excel spreadsheet? If so, please explain the method to do so, and provide a sample of a excel spreadsheet with output data. If software only produces predesigned reports, please provide a sample of the reports. If software can produce custom reports, please explain method to do so, and provide a sample of such report.

– The simulation output can be queried from the user interface and saved to excel spreadsheet. The user has the flexibility to query data by different dimension and pivot the data in different way. The query can be saved as a customized view so it can be reused in the future. See a sample excel output in the attachment.

– PLEXOS can generate the output in Excel or compressed XML, MDB and CSV format.

Output Processing


Output Processing GUI


Multi Dimension Query

Object Filter

Queried ReportWith Data and

Chart

Compare two scenarios

Save your Queries

Right Click and Save to Excel

• Can individual inputs be changed for a generating unit without re-entering all the data for that generating unit?

– Absolutely. From the user interface, the input can be modified for each individual object like generator, fuel, emission, etc. and for any single property. It has some basic excel operation feature embedded for the user to easily input and modify the data.

Changing individual unit data


Changing Individual Unit Data


Directly Input or Modify on the cell

• Can each of the following items for a 12 month run be produced in a report, both monthly and annually by PLEXOS?

Unit Simulation Data


For each generating unit the total MWH produced. Yes

For each generating unit the total amount of BTUs used for each fuel, including start up and supplemental fuels.

Yes

For each generating unit the total amount (tons/mcf/gal) of each fuel burned, including start up and supplemental fuels.

Unless configured to use Imperial Unit, this has to be converted from BTU manually.

For each generating unit the total number of hot starts, and the total number of cold starts.

This needs to be post processed using hourly generator on/off data.

For each generating unit the total number of hours on line Yes

For each generating unit the total number of forced outage hours

We provide Forced Outage MW for each hour, so it can be counted easily. Force outage pattern could also be printed out as flat file, so we could know when and how many hours the forced outage happens.

For each generating unit the total cost to generate Yes

For each fuel the total cost of fuel burned Yes

For each purchase contract the total amount purchased and the total cost

Yes

Unit Simulation Data Reporting


Object Class Filter

Numerous Properties can be toggled on/off for each object class for report

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