Modeler Guides

This guide is designed to help modelers create, debug, and test new sectors, assets, and public policies.

It is organized into the following sections:

• Energy System Graph-Based Representation: An overview of how Macro represents an energy system as a multi-commodity flow network.

• Creating a New Sector: Step-by-step instructions for developing a new sector.

• Creating a New Asset: Instructions for creating a new asset.

• Creating a New Example Case: A guide to developing a new example case.

• Suggested Development Workflow: A recommended workflow for developing new sectors and assets.

• Debugging and Testing a Macro Model: Guidance on how to debug and test new sectors and assets.