Generation Profile File Format

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The formatting criteria for files containing Generation Profile data to be imported into a Forecast Definition or a Powerflow Case Definition are described below.

The file must be in csv format and can be of any name. File format can be in one of two formats:

  • Unit as Columns
  • Unit as Rows

Units as Columns

The file must contain two row types:

  • One header row
  • One or more data rows

The header row must be the first row in the file and must contain the text formatted as presented in the following table:

Row Column Text
1
1
"Date"
2
"Trading Period"
3 - n
<Unit Name>(e.g. ARA2201_ARA0)


A data row will exist for each Trading Period and must conform to the formatting requirements as presented in the following table:

Column Format
Date
3 Alpha day of the week (e.g. "Mon")
Trading Period
Numeric (1 - 50)
Unit Generation
Numeric (three decimal places) or zero


The following is a sample section of a Units as Columns Generation Profile file:

Units as Columns Generation Profile file


Units as Rows

The file must contain two row types:

  • two header rows
  • one or more data rows

The header row must be the first row in the file and must contain the text formatted as presented in the following table.