RTS-GMLC_updates.md

RTS-GMLC updates relative to RTS-96

The Reliability Test System of the Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (RTS-GMLC) is based upon the 1979 and 1996 Reliability Test Systems (RTS-96). The RTS-GMLC features several key changes from the RTS-96 to enable simulations of hourly and 5-minute operations for a year:

1. The changes documented in Hedman et. al increase the congestion occurrence in economic dispatch problems:

The RTS test system has three zones, distinguished by the hundredth digit in the zone number. 100, 200, and 300 represent the three zones. For example, when bus 13 is mentioned below, it refers to buses 113, 213 and 313.

1. Remove the following transmission lines: 111-113, 211-213, and 311-313
2. The bus load for nodes 13, 14, 15 ,19, and 20 should be changed to the following in each region:

```
Bus		 Pd
13		 745
14		 80
15		 132
19		 75
20		 53
``` 

3. Reduce the capacity of lines 114-116, 214-216, and 314-316 to 350 MW, each
4. Add the following generating units in each region:

```
Bus		Pmax
1		100 MW
7		100 MW
15		100 MW
15		155 MW
23		155 MW
```

2. Generated relative node locations, based upon line distances to enable network geo-location for load, wind, solar, and hydro timeseries data population.
3. Nominally chose a southwestern U.S. location for data population
4. Regional load profile shapes derived from WECC TEPPC 2024 case used for the LCGS Study from Arizona Public Service Company (APS), Nevada Energy (NVE), and Los Angeles Division of Water and Power (LADWP) balancing areas.
5. Wind, Utility PV, Rooftop PV, and Hydro generation profiles were selected from the LCGS Study datasets.  
6. Replaced some Coal and Oil generation in the RTS-96 with NG-CT and NG-CC generators
7. Generator operations parameters (Capacity, Min Gen, Ramp Rate, etc.): averages from LCGS Study
8. Startup parameters:Wartsila, Gas Power Journal, Siemens, GE
9. The changes are summarized here:

Remove					Add
Region	BusID	Group	MW	Type	Region	BusID	Group	MW	Type
R1	107	U100	80	Oil/Steam	R1	107	U350	350	GasCC
R1	107	U100	80	Oil/Steam	R1	113	U55	55	GasCT
R1	107	U100	80	Oil/Steam	R1	113	U55	55	GasCT
R1	113	U197	95.1	Oil/Steam	R1	113	U55	55	GasCT
R1	113	U197	95.1	Oil/Steam	R1	113	U55	55	GasCT
R1	113	U197	95.1	Oil/Steam	R1	118	U350	350	GasCC
R1	115	U12	12	Oil/Steam	R1	123	U55	55	GasCT
R1	115	U12	12	Oil/Steam	R1	123	U55	55	GasCT
R1	115	U12	12	Oil/Steam	R1	123	U55	55	GasCT
R1	118	U400	400	Nuclear
R1	123	U155	155	Coal/Steam
R2	201	U76	76	Coal/Steam	R2	201	U50	50	Hydro
R2	207	U100	80	Oil/Steam	R2	207	U55	55	GasCT
R2	207	U100	80	Oil/Steam	R2	207	U55	55	GasCT
R2	207	U100	80	Oil/Steam	R2	213	U55	55	GasCT
R2	213	U197	95.1	Oil/Steam	R2	213	U55	55	GasCT
R2	213	U197	95.1	Oil/Steam	R2	213	U350	350	GasCC
R2	213	U197	95.1	Oil/Steam	R2	215	U50	50	Hydro
R2	215	U155	155	Coal/Steam	R2	215	U50	50	Hydro
R2	215	U12	12	Oil/Steam	R2	215	U50	50	Hydro
R2	215	U12	12	Oil/Steam	R2	215	U55	55	GasCT
R2	215	U12	12	Oil/Steam	R2	215	U55	55	GasCT
R2	215	U12	12	Oil/Steam	R2	218	U350	350	GasCC
R2	215	U12	12	Oil/Steam	R2	221	U350	350	GasCC
R2	218	U400	400	Nuclear	R2	223	U55	55	GasCT
R2	221	U400	400	Nuclear	R2	223	U55	55	GasCT
					R2	223	U55	55	GasCT
R3	301	U76	76	Coal/Steam	R3	301	U55	55	GasCT
R3	301	U76	76	Coal/Steam	R3	301	U55	55	GasCT
R3	302	U76	76	Coal/Steam	R3	302	U55	55	GasCT
R3	302	U76	76	Coal/Steam	R3	302	U55	55	GasCT
R3	307	U100	80	Oil/Steam	R3	307	U55	55	GasCT
R3	307	U100	80	Oil/Steam	R3	307	U55	55	GasCT
R3	307	U100	80	Oil/Steam	R3	313	U350	350	GasCC
R3	313	U197	95.1	Oil/Steam	R3	315	U55	55	GasCT
R3	313	U197	95.1	Oil/Steam	R3	315	U55	55	GasCT
R3	313	U197	95.1	Oil/Steam	R3	315	U55	55	GasCT
R3	315	U155	155	Coal/Steam	R3	318	U350	350	GasCC
R3	318	U400	400	Nuclear	R3	321	U350	350	GasCC
R3	321	U400	400	Nuclear	R3	322	U55	55	GasCT
R3	322	U50	50	Hydro	R3	322	U55	55	GasCT
R3	322	U50	50	Hydro	R3	323	U350	350	GasCC
R3	323	U155	155	Coal/Steam	R3	323	U350	350	GasCC
R3	323	U155	155	Coal/Steam
R3	323	U350	350	Coal/Steam