Overview of sssmatch

sssmatch was designed primarily for use on the command line. The command-line interface is accessible through sssm.py. There are two primary commands:

- browse
- match

The browse functionality can be used to view the NREL Standard Scenarios data. The match functionality attempts to create a new generation mix for your transmission system based on a very high-level description of your system and the chosen standard scenario, standard scenario year, and geography.

The match functionality requires that you submit information on your system’s nodes and current generation capacity. The intended use case is a system model that already exists and works under one specific configuration, for which there is a desire to explore a similar system served by a different mix of generator types.

Once sssmatch is installed, the CLI can be accessed with sssm.py or python /your/path/to/PythonXX/Scripts/sssm.py, and has a fully documented help menu. For a more detailed example, please see demo_sssmatch_applied_to_rts_gmlc.ipynb.