Scheduled Outages

This page summarizes the planned outage data that accompanies the KPG 193 test system, focusing on nuclear must-off schedules used in unit commitment and reliability studies.

Files

kpg193_v1_5/
└── mustoff/
    └── nuclear_mustoff.csv   # Planned nuclear outages (dates and units)

• nuclear_mustoff.csv: start/end times for planned outages; align with UC horizon.

Nuclear Must-Off Constraints

This file (nuclear_mustoff.csv) contains scheduled outages for nuclear power plants, representing planned maintenance periods and refueling shutdowns.

id,off_start_day,off_start_time,off_end_day,off_end_time
67,1,1,341,24
68,37,1,88,24
68,49,1,115,24
69,305,1,392,21
71,362,1,407,24
...

Column	Description	Units	Range
id	Generator ID from mpc.gen	-	1-122
off_start_day	Day when outage begins	days	1-365
off_start_time	Hour when outage begins	hours	1-24
off_end_day	Day when outage ends	days	1-365
off_end_time	Hour when outage ends	hours	1-24

Usage notes

• Apply these outages as fixed offline periods in UC/ED.