some generator-level net generation data are missing or not reported for various generators in the 2020 EIA-923. EIA aggregates these missing data to the state level by fuel type, but it is not possible to distribute them back to the generator level accurately.
This imputed state-level data is reported in EIA-923 as a "State-Level Fuel Increment" using plant ID 99999. We currently exclude this imputed state-level data from our calculations, and it is unclear if/how eGRID incorporates these data.
Thus we should
[ ] investigate if/how eGRID currently uses these data
[ ] Better understand EIA's methodology for imputing these data
[ ] Consider integrating these data into our pipeline.
As the eGRID technical guide notes:
This imputed state-level data is reported in EIA-923 as a "State-Level Fuel Increment" using plant ID 99999. We currently exclude this imputed state-level data from our calculations, and it is unclear if/how eGRID incorporates these data.
Thus we should