`RTS24_PCM_multizone4_congested_1month_case`

Case path: ModelCases/RTS24_PCM_multizone4_congested_1month_case Data path: ModelCases/RTS24_PCM_multizone4_congested_1month_case/Data_RTS24_PCM_full

Dashboard

Interactive dashboard for this case: start it from the repo root with python tools/hope_dashboard/app.py, then open http://127.0.0.1:8050/ in your browser.

How to Read This Dashboard

LMP Spread is the system-wide maximum minus minimum bus LMP at the selected hour.
Basis is the Focus Bus LMP minus the Compare Bus LMP, so it is a pair-specific price difference.
Constraint / Line Ranking shows the most important transmission lines at the selected hour based on the chosen ranking metric.
Top Bus Congestion Contributors explains how the selected line affects bus congestion prices: positive bars push bus prices up, while negative bars push them down.
A practical workflow is:
1. find an hour with a large spread
2. click the most important line in the ranking panel
3. inspect which buses have the largest positive and negative congestion contributions
4. set those buses as Focus Bus and Compare Bus to study their basis over time

Model Setup Snapshot

Setting	Value
`model_mode`	`PCM`
`unit_commitment`	`1`
`network_model`	`3` (nodal PTDF)
`operation_reserve_mode`	`2`
`flexible_demand`	`1`
`clean_energy_policy`	`0`
`carbon_policy`	`0`
`endogenous_rep_day`	`0`
`external_rep_day`	`0`

System Scale Overview

Metric	Value
Zones	4
Buses	24
Existing generators	33
Thermal generators	9
VRE generators	15
Existing storage units	5
DR resources	4
Existing transmission lines	38
Inter-zone lines	17
Unique inter-zone corridors	5
Existing generator capacity	3,406.0 MW
Existing storage power/energy	153.1 MW / 612.5 MWh
Sum of zonal peak demands	2,850.0 MW
Hourly load profile rows	744

Existing Capacity Mix Highlights

Type	Units	Existing Capacity (MW)
SolarPV	12	1,362.0
Hydro	9	960.0
NGCC	1	400.0
Coal	8	384.0
WindOn	3	300.0

Zone-Level Network View

RTS24 multizone4 zone network map

Nodal-Level Network View (24 Buses)

Nodal metric	Value
Buses per zone	6 in each of Z1-Z4
Intra-zone lines	21
Inter-zone tie lines	17
Intra-zone transfer capacity sum	7,500 MW
Inter-zone transfer capacity sum	2,130 MW

RTS24 multizone4 nodal network map

Nodal note: this figure is topology-accurate to the case connectivity and line capacities; node labels are bus IDs, and line labels are linedata row IDs.