User Guide

This section provides comprehensive documentation for using PyPSA-GB. PyPSA-GB is designed around a declarative workflow where you define what you want in configuration files, let Snakemake figure out how to build it, and analyse the results using standard PyPSA tools.

• Snakemake Workflow
  • Workflow Overview
  • Two Workflows
  • Rule Files
  • Key Rules
  • Running the Workflow
  • Intermediate Files
  • Logs
  • Configuration Flow
  • Troubleshooting
  • Advanced Usage
• Configuration Reference
  • Configuration Files
  • config.yaml
  • scenarios.yaml
  • defaults.yaml
  • Key Parameters
  • Clustering Configuration
  • Renewable Generator Aggregation
  • Demand Flexibility
  • Environment Variables
  • Validation
  • Example Configurations
• Scenario Design
  • Scenario Types
  • FES Pathway Selection
  • Weather Year Selection
  • Time Period Selection
  • Scenario Checklist
• Network Models
  • Overview
  • ETYS Network
  • Reduced Network
  • Zonal Network
  • Choosing a Network Model
  • Network Clustering
  • Coordinate Systems
  • ETYS Network Upgrades
  • Visualizing Networks
  • Performance Comparison
• Network Clustering
  • Why Cluster?
  • Clustering Methods (configurable)
  • Configuration
  • Running Clustered Scenarios
  • How Clustering Works
  • Accuracy Considerations
  • Validation
  • Use Cases
  • Troubleshooting
• Demand-Side Flexibility
  • Overview
  • How It Works
  • Heat Pump Flexibility
  • Electric Vehicle Flexibility
  • Event Response (Demand-Side Response)
  • Configuration Reference
  • PyPSA Component Summary
  • Carriers
  • Example Scenario
  • Tutorials
• Market Dispatch
  • Workflow Overview
  • Enabling Market Mode
  • Running
  • Running A Wholesale-Only Market
  • Stage 1: Wholesale Market
  • Stage 2: Balancing Mechanism
  • Bid And Offer Prices
  • BM Participation
  • Interconnectors
  • Subsidies And Revenue Tracking
  • Analysis Outputs
  • Historical Validation
  • Choosing Modes
  • Common Issues