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Yupeng Wang 4/14/2025
Good day, everyone!
Now to set up two power system development scenarios, want to make the total power output of the two scenarios is the same, without considering the energy storage, I can set the power demand of the two scenarios is the same. However, it is necessary to model energy storage, and energy storage plays different roles in the two scenarios, so the power consumption is also different. If the power demand is the same, the power output in the two scenarios will be different. How to set the power generation of the two scenarios to be the same? Because I want to compare the differences in the power system between these two scenarios with the same power output.
Looking forward to your reply！
I Gede Bagus Jayendra 5/10/2025
To make the total power generation the same in both LEAP scenarios despite different storage roles, you should fix the annual power generation (e.g., in GWh) as a constraint for each scenario, rather than fixing the demand. Let LEAP calculate the demand endogenously or adjust the demand with storage losses included, so that generation totals match. Use the "Activity Level" or "Energy Demand" branches to reflect storage losses realistically, and ensure total generation (including charging/discharging effects) sums to the same target.