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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.encoord.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/welcome-to-the-saint-user-forum/5 "2024-08-24T20:03:54Z")
We are so glad you joined us. SAInt User Forum Welcome to the SAInt User Forum! We are thrilled to have you join the community of energy professionals leveraging the power of SAInt to shape the future of energy networ… --- ## [About the General category](https://forum.encoord.com/t/about-the-general-category/3)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.encoord.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/about-the-general-category/3 "2024-08-24T20:03:53Z")
This category is for answering questions and discussing SAInt. --- ## [Penalty costs and battery dispatch priorities](https://forum.encoord.com/t/penalty-costs-and-battery-dispatch-priorities/547)
**Author:** [@aioyama](https://forum.encoord.com/u/aioyama)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/penalty-costs-and-battery-dispatch-priorities/547 "2026-10-30T16:01:07Z")
Hi, I have three general questions regarding penalty costs and batteries. How are penalty costs incorporated into the objective of minimizing total production cost? How does SAInt choose which battery to charge or… --- ## [BESS Discharging Instead of Using Curtailed DPV](https://forum.encoord.com/t/bess-discharging-instead-of-using-curtailed-dpv/548)
**Author:** [@aioyama](https://forum.encoord.com/u/aioyama)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/bess-discharging-instead-of-using-curtailed-dpv/548 "2026-10-28T22:56:34Z")
Hi, I have a question about a specific dispatch result in my scenario. In the attached screenshot (3/17 case with a 250 $/MWh curtailment penalty on New DPV), I see the following at 5 PM: Battery B has a state of cha… --- ## [ENET39 PCM\_FULL\_YEAR Example Solution](https://forum.encoord.com/t/enet39-pcm-full-year-example-solution/602)
**Author:** [@emmacooper](https://forum.encoord.com/u/emmacooper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/enet39-pcm-full-year-example-solution/602 "2026-09-10T15:06:59Z")
Hi, The example scenario PCM\_FULL\_YEAR starts at 1/1/2023 12:00 AM and does not have an initial state. I noticed that in the example solution for this scenario, for the first time step (1/1/2023 12:00 AM), demand served… --- ## [Can't modify FC0 and FC1 Values for FGEN objects](https://forum.encoord.com/t/cant-modify-fc0-and-fc1-values-for-fgen-objects/593)
**Author:** [@jorge](https://forum.encoord.com/u/jorge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/cant-modify-fc0-and-fc1-values-for-fgen-objects/593 "2026-08-24T11:13:12Z")
Hi! I’m new to SAInt, and I’m following the tutorials to learn to use the software, but I have encountered an issue. Right now, I am at step 3 (Table 1) of the Fundamentals of DCUCOPF Scenarios, where I add the Fuel Gene… --- ## [Changes to "InService" as of V3.9](https://forum.encoord.com/t/changes-to-inservice-as-of-v3-9/563)
**Author:** [@will](https://forum.encoord.com/u/will)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/changes-to-inservice-as-of-v3-9/563 "2026-06-15T07:56:20Z")
Why this change was needed This change was required to support “non-spinning” reserve provisions. The release of SAInt 3.9 comes with a new ancillary service type: NonSpinning. For a generator to provide this service, i… --- ## [Changes to "InService" as of SAInt v3.9](https://forum.encoord.com/t/changes-to-inservice-as-of-saint-v3-9/558)
**Author:** [@will](https://forum.encoord.com/u/will)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/changes-to-inservice-as-of-saint-v3-9/558 "2026-06-12T15:49:57Z")
Why this change was needed This change was required to support “non-spinning” reserve provisions. The release of SAInt 3.9 comes with a new ancillary service type: NonSpinning. For a generator to provide this service, i… --- ## [Separate Penalty Events for Demand and Reserves](https://forum.encoord.com/t/separate-penalty-events-for-demand-and-reserves/543)
**Author:** [@emmacooper](https://forum.encoord.com/u/emmacooper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/separate-penalty-events-for-demand-and-reserves/543 "2026-04-21T14:09:51Z")
Hi, I followed the instructions from this article on how to make a penalty event for demand not served using the PSETPRC parameter, and I am wondering if there is a similar way to penalize reserves not served. I would id… --- ## [Battery Storage Assistance](https://forum.encoord.com/t/battery-storage-assistance/537)
**Author:** [@jramirezmalerv](https://forum.encoord.com/u/jramirezmalerv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/battery-storage-assistance/537 "2026-04-10T18:16:20Z")
Hello again, I hope you are all doing well today! I wanted to reach out and ask some questions regarding battery storage. I am running practice scenarios with a single battery place on a node containing a solar plant. I… --- ## [Scenario time window of PCM calculation](https://forum.encoord.com/t/scenario-time-window-of-pcm-calculation/536)
**Author:** [@sdemsky](https://forum.encoord.com/u/sdemsky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/scenario-time-window-of-pcm-calculation/536 "2026-04-09T08:39:10Z")
I was running a 1-year PCM and I left the start and end time of the simulation as the default from my last simulation, 1/1/2023 to 1/1/2024. However, this set of profiles I am inputting actually goes from 6/21/2026-6/21/… --- ## [Preserving simulation results](https://forum.encoord.com/t/preserving-simulation-results/306)
**Author:** [@jimhSAIntencoord](https://forum.encoord.com/u/jimhSAIntencoord)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/preserving-simulation-results/306 "2026-04-07T14:52:42Z")
Do I need to build a new pair of a network & scenario for each modification to a network (for my model scenarios) in order to preserve results? --- ## [Creating Battery Storage Events](https://forum.encoord.com/t/creating-battery-storage-events/527)
**Author:** [@jramirezmalerv](https://forum.encoord.com/u/jramirezmalerv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/creating-battery-storage-events/527 "2026-03-27T03:30:04Z")
Hello again! I wanted to reach out and ask about battery storage events, because I followed the documentation on how to set one up, but no information is provided on setting up events for them. Specifically, I wanted to … --- ## [Extracting Bus-Level Load Data and Exporting to Excel for LMP Analysis in SAInt](https://forum.encoord.com/t/extracting-bus-level-load-data-and-exporting-to-excel-for-lmp-analysis-in-saint/530)
**Author:** [@riyansh\_16](https://forum.encoord.com/u/riyansh_16)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/extracting-bus-level-load-data-and-exporting-to-excel-for-lmp-analysis-in-saint/530 "2026-03-24T14:51:31Z")
Hi everyone, I am working on a production cost modeling project in SAInt for a 39-bus system with DC power flow and unit commitment/economic dispatch enabled. My study focuses on increasing solar penetration and evaluat… --- ## [Use custom wind data to generate a wind power profile](https://forum.encoord.com/t/use-custom-wind-data-to-generate-a-wind-power-profile/521)
**Author:** [@emmacooper](https://forum.encoord.com/u/emmacooper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/use-custom-wind-data-to-generate-a-wind-power-profile/521 "2026-03-20T09:18:03Z")
Hello, I am wondering whether it is possible to use the steps outlined in Create a Wind Generation Profile with Weather Data using custom weather data (i.e. weather data not procured using the procedure from Collect wea… --- ## [Daily time‑varying down reserve requirement in DCUCOPF](https://forum.encoord.com/t/daily-time-varying-down-reserve-requirement-in-dcucopf/526)
**Author:** [@aioyama](https://forum.encoord.com/u/aioyama)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/daily-time-varying-down-reserve-requirement-in-dcucopf/526 "2026-03-19T21:17:33Z")
Hello, I’m wondering if it’s possible to set up a system‑wide down reserve requirement that repeats every day (1 MW from 00:00–07:00, 2 MW from 07:00–17:00, and 1 MW from 17:00–24:00) in a DCUCOPF production cost scenar… --- ## [Swapping out Generators and Demands](https://forum.encoord.com/t/swapping-out-generators-and-demands/520)
**Author:** [@jramirezmalerv](https://forum.encoord.com/u/jramirezmalerv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/swapping-out-generators-and-demands/520 "2026-03-12T15:18:54Z")
Hello, I wanted to reach back out and ask if it is possible to swap out the current ENET39 generators and demands for my own CO locations? Furthermore, if I wanted to add generators and demands, what key parameters sho… --- ## [Swapping out Generators and Demands](https://forum.encoord.com/t/swapping-out-generators-and-demands/519)
**Author:** [@jramirezmalerv](https://forum.encoord.com/u/jramirezmalerv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/swapping-out-generators-and-demands/519 "2026-03-12T14:57:44Z")
Hello, I wanted to reach back out and ask if it is possible to swap out the current ENET39 generators and demands for my own CO locations? Furthermore, if I wanted to add generators and demands, what are the key parame… --- ## [Renewable Generation Profiles used in ENET39](https://forum.encoord.com/t/renewable-generation-profiles-used-in-enet39/501)
**Author:** [@emmacooper](https://forum.encoord.com/u/emmacooper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/renewable-generation-profiles-used-in-enet39/501 "2026-03-11T22:16:10Z")
Hi, I’m wondering if there is any documentation on the generation profiles for PV and wind plants in ENET39 - specifically on the model used the create them (i.e. PVWatts, ect)? --- ## [IEEE39 Template Inquiry](https://forum.encoord.com/t/ieee39-template-inquiry/518)
**Author:** [@jramirezmalerv](https://forum.encoord.com/u/jramirezmalerv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/ieee39-template-inquiry/518 "2026-03-10T16:26:59Z")
Hello. I came on here to ask how I may use the existing IEEE39 SAInt project template to model my own network in Colorado. I’m not entirely sure where to begin with modeling this project or the existing information and i… --- ## [Modeling Events - Scenario Time Parameters](https://forum.encoord.com/t/modeling-events-scenario-time-parameters/516)
**Author:** [@emmacooper](https://forum.encoord.com/u/emmacooper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/modeling-events-scenario-time-parameters/516 "2026-03-03T21:52:31Z")
Hi, I’m wondering whether I can specify that an event (specifically an outage) is unplanned (as opposed to planned) - and, if so, if I need to adjust the Time parameters for my scenario? I’ve constructed my outages usin… --- ## [Modeling generator ON/OFF events over time](https://forum.encoord.com/t/modeling-generator-on-off-events-over-time/273)
**Author:** [@emmacooper](https://forum.encoord.com/u/emmacooper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/modeling-generator-on-off-events-over-time/273 "2026-02-20T17:50:21Z")
Is it possible to model generator outages as state changes over time, as opposed to discrete, disconnected events? The associated profile might look like a timeseries with 0’s and 1’s to indicate OFF and ON states. --- ## [Viewing Annual Results by Generator](https://forum.encoord.com/t/viewing-annual-results-by-generator/318)
**Author:** [@sean.morash](https://forum.encoord.com/u/sean.morash)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/viewing-annual-results-by-generator/318 "2026-02-20T16:19:02Z")
How do I prompt the software to provide the total generation by year by generator? Is there an easy way to get the entire simulation’s generation (MWh) by generator object? I know how to get each one individually {esum(‘… --- ## [Link demand and generator objects](https://forum.encoord.com/t/link-demand-and-generator-objects/456)
**Author:** [@Punit\_saint](https://forum.encoord.com/u/Punit_saint)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/link-demand-and-generator-objects/456 "2026-02-10T22:45:53Z")
Hi, I have created an electrolyser demand object and would like it to be fulfilled exclusively by PV and Wind generators. However, I couldn’t find any specific events or options that allow me to implement this requireme… --- ## [PV and Wind generators don't follow the input generation profile](https://forum.encoord.com/t/pv-and-wind-generators-dont-follow-the-input-generation-profile/446)
**Author:** [@Punit\_saint](https://forum.encoord.com/u/Punit_saint)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/pv-and-wind-generators-dont-follow-the-input-generation-profile/446 "2025-10-16T10:37:24Z")
Hi, When I define PSETPRCDEF values for PV and wind generators (for example, the default values are 2000 at creation), the generators follow the input profiles. However, if I set them to 0, they over-generate (exceeding… --- ## [Hydro Plant Max Monthly Energy Modeling (Plexos model to SAInt transfer)](https://forum.encoord.com/t/hydro-plant-max-monthly-energy-modeling-plexos-model-to-saint-transfer/441)
**Author:** [@aftabzmn1](https://forum.encoord.com/u/aftabzmn1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/hydro-plant-max-monthly-energy-modeling-plexos-model-to-saint-transfer/441 "2025-09-29T21:32:54Z")
Hi, I need help in two questions. First Question: I need guidance on how to model monthly (and daily) energy caps for a hydro unit in SAInt. In our plexos model say we have given following info of a Hydro machine name… --- ## [Plexos model to SAInt Transfer: Start up cost](https://forum.encoord.com/t/plexos-model-to-saint-transfer-start-up-cost/422)
**Author:** [@aftabzmn1](https://forum.encoord.com/u/aftabzmn1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/plexos-model-to-saint-transfer-start-up-cost/422 "2025-07-31T19:13:29Z")
Hi, I am trying to transfer plexos model data to saint. In the plexos model excel sheet I found they defined start cost of generators for different scenarios like h \< 8, 8 \< h \< 48, 8 \< h \< 48, h \> 48, Hot Start. I found… --- ## [Battery storage system serving 2 distinct roles within a 24-hour cycle](https://forum.encoord.com/t/battery-storage-system-serving-2-distinct-roles-within-a-24-hour-cycle/419)
**Author:** [@izzuddinsmy](https://forum.encoord.com/u/izzuddinsmy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/battery-storage-system-serving-2-distinct-roles-within-a-24-hour-cycle/419 "2025-07-22T10:44:13Z")
I plan to develop a scenario in SAInt where a battery storage system serves two distinct roles within a 24-hour cycle, depending on the time of day: From 12:00 to 16:00, the battery should function as a spinning reserv… --- ## [How to Export Load profile in Excel format?](https://forum.encoord.com/t/how-to-export-load-profile-in-excel-format/407)
**Author:** [@aftabzmn1](https://forum.encoord.com/u/aftabzmn1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/how-to-export-load-profile-in-excel-format/407 "2025-07-12T02:08:15Z")
Hi, is it possible to export profile in excel format from a network scenario model? I can only export in .prf format. Thanks, Aftab --- ## [How to delete a zone?](https://forum.encoord.com/t/how-to-delete-a-zone/338)
**Author:** [@smeloney](https://forum.encoord.com/u/smeloney)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.encoord.com/t/how-to-delete-a-zone/338 "2025-07-09T08:31:55Z")
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