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Directory of EIA Models 2001

This directory was prepared by the Energy Information Administration, National Energy Information Center, by Mary Ellen Golby. Questions concerning the general content of this directory should be referred to Mary Ellen on (202) 586-1094. Questions relating to the uses of specific models may be directed to the individual model contacts listed in the model descriptions. Questions about this publication, as well as other energy inquiries, may be directed to the National Energy Information Center on (202) 586-8800.

Preface

This directory revises and updates the Directory of Energy Information Administration Models 1999, DOE/EIA-0293(99), Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy, November 1999. The Transportation Energy Model of the World Energy Projection System (TEM) has been included for the first time. Since the last Directory was published, five models are inactive and not in use: (1) Low-Income Household Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); (2) Resource Allocation and Mine Costing Model (RAMC); (3) Petroleum Financial Analysis System (PETFAS-PC); (4) Short-Term Coal Analysis System (SCOAL); and (5) Refinery Yield Model Spreadsheet System (RYMSS-PC). One new model has been added: Short Term Hydroelectric Generation Model (STHGM).

Publication of this directory is supported by Public Law 93-275, Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, Section 57(B)(1) (as amended by Public Law 94-385, Energy Conservation and Production Act), which states in part:

...that adequate documentation for all statistical and forecast reports prepared...is made available to the public at the time of publication of such reports.

With respect to its modeling efforts, EIA issued the following standards in 1991: Standard 91-01-01, Model Acceptance; Standard 91-01-02, Active Model Inventory Requirements; Standard 91-01-03, Model Documentation; and Standard 91-01-4, Model Archival. In 1992, Standard 92-01-05, Proprietary Models, was issued. It describes the necessary actions governing the use of proprietary models (i.e., models available to EIA through license, purchase, or subscription) in EIA reports and modeling systems.

This directory contains information about each model, including the title, acronym, description, followed by more details on characteristics, uses, and requirements. Sources for additional information are identified. Included in this directory are 29 EIA active models as of August 2001. The models are divided into two groups and listed in alphabetical order within those groups, except for the Integrating Module, which is listed first. The first group lists those models which are part of the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS). The second group lists all other EIA models that are not part of NEMS.

Contents

Models of the National Energy Modeling System

Other EIA Models