REopt Tool

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Name

REopt

Summary

Techno-economic optimization model for BTM assets

Description

Timeseries optimization model, formulated as a mixed-integer linear program, that identifies cost-optimal sizes of DER technologies and their associated dispatch strategies. The objective function is to minimize the lifecycle cost of energy services for a given location. As a price-taker model, it is usually used to optimize technologies for a single "site" (a building or campus behind a single meter). The model leverages underlying performance models for different DER technologies, as well as programmatically assessible datasets such as the Utility Rate Database and NSRDB.

Mathematical Description

Mixed-integer linear program minimizing lifecycle cost of energy services

Website

https://reopt.nrel.gov/

Documentation

https://reopt.nrel.gov/tool/REopt%20Lite%20Web%20Tool%20User%20Manual.pdf

Source

https://github.com/NREL/REopt_Lite_API/

Year

2012

Institution

NREL

Funding Source

Multiple (DOE, DOD, industry)

Publications

25

Publication List

No response

Use Cases

• Optimal sizing and operation of DER
• Analysis of resilience provided by DER

Infrastructure Sector

• [X] Electric
• [X] Natural Gas
• [X] Transportation
• [X] Buildings
• [ ] Communications
• [ ] Water
• [ ] Hydrogen
• [ ] Liquid fuels
• [ ] Biomass

Represented Behavior

• [ ] Earth Systems
• [ ] Built Infrastructure
• [X] Financial
• [ ] Social
• [ ] Policy

Modeling Paradigm

• [X] Optimization
• [ ] Discrete Simulation
• [ ] Dynamic Simulation
• [ ] Analytics
• [ ] Visualization
• [ ] Data
• [ ] Engineering/Design

Capabilities

No response

Programming Language

• [ ] C – ISO/IEC 9899
• [ ] C++ (C plus plus) – ISO/IEC 14882
• [ ] C# (C sharp) – ISO/IEC 23270
• [ ] Delphi
• [ ] GAMS (General Algebraic Modeling System)
• [ ] Go
• [ ] Haskell
• [ ] Java
• [ ] JavaScript(Scripting language)
• [X] Julia
• [ ] Kotlin
• [ ] LabVIEW
• [ ] Lua
• [ ] MATLAB
• [ ] Modelica
• [ ] Nim
• [ ] Object Pascal
• [ ] Octave
• [ ] Pascal Script
• [X] Python
• [ ] R
• [ ] Rust
• [ ] Simulink
• [ ] Swift (Apple programming language)
• [ ] WebAssembly
• [ ] Zig

What is the software tool's license?

3-clause BSD License (BSD-3-Clause)

Operating System Support

• [X] Windows
• [X] Mac OSX
• [X] Linux
• [ ] iOS
• [ ] Android

Parallel Computing Paradigm

• [X] Multi-threaded computing
• [X] Multi-core computing
• [ ] Distributed computing
• [ ] Cluster computing
• [ ] Massively parallel computing
• [ ] Grid computing
• [ ] Reconfigurable computing with field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA)
• [ ] General-purpose computing on graphics processing units
• [ ] Application-specific integrated circuits
• [ ] Vector processors

What is the highest temporal resolution supported by the tool?

Minutes

What is the typical temporal resolution supported by the tool?

Hours

What is the largest temporal scope supported by the tool?

Decades

What is the typical temporal scope supported by the tool?

Years

What is the highest spatial resolution supported by the tool?

Municipality

What is the typical spatial resolution supported by the tool?

Facility

What is the largest spatial scope supported by the tool?

Municipality

What is the typical spatial scope supported by the tool?

Facility

Input Data Format

JSON

Output Data Format

JSON

Contact Details

reopt@nrel.gov

Interfaces

No response

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