hydro_upstream.py

Description: This module generates a dataframe with values for hydro power plant emissions from each facility included in EIA-860. Using data from hydropower_plant.csv in the form of CO₂, CH₄, and water use (m³) along with EIA-860 data, the entries are sorted by plant and by emission compartment for comparison to other upstream power generation types.

• Upstream emissions for hydro are defined as the emissions allocated among all uses for the reservoir behind the dam (e.g. boating, fishing, etc.)

Functions:

• Calls eia860_balancing_authority(Year)
• generate_hydro_emissions() - Contains transformation of the datasets to produce the output (hydro_df)

Data:

• hydropower_plant.csv - Contains some LCA stream data for common emissions and inputs, specifically co2, co2e, ch4, and water use, specified for individual hydro power plants.
• EIA-860 - Collects generator-level specific information about existing and planned generators and associated environmental equipment at electric power plants with 1 MW or greater of combined nameplate capacity.

Dependencies:

• pandas
• electricitylci