diff --git a/config.default.yaml b/config.default.yaml
index fddd7531..ca2b2a39 100755
--- a/config.default.yaml
+++ b/config.default.yaml
@@ -256,9 +256,11 @@ clustering:
     to_substations: false # network is simplified to nodes with positive or negative power injection (i.e. substations or offwind connections)
     algorithm: kmeans # choose from: [hac, kmeans]
     feature: solar+onwind-time # only for hac. choose from: [solar+onwind-time, solar+onwind-cap, solar-time, solar-cap, solar+offwind-cap] etc.
+    exclude_carriers: []
   cluster_network:
     algorithm: kmeans
     feature: solar+onwind-time
+    exclude_carriers: []
   aggregation_strategies:
     generators:
       p_nom_max: sum # use "min" for more conservative assumptions
diff --git a/config.tutorial.yaml b/config.tutorial.yaml
index 9d802d81..a3ffc2a9 100755
--- a/config.tutorial.yaml
+++ b/config.tutorial.yaml
@@ -187,9 +187,11 @@ clustering:
     to_substations: false # network is simplified to nodes with positive or negative power injection (i.e. substations or offwind connections)
     algorithm: kmeans # choose from: [hac, kmeans]
     feature: solar+onwind-time # only for hac. choose from: [solar+onwind-time, solar+onwind-cap, solar-time, solar-cap, solar+offwind-cap] etc.
+    exclude_carriers: []
   cluster_network:
     algorithm: kmeans
     feature: solar+onwind-time
+    exclude_carriers: []
   aggregation_strategies:
     generators:
       p_nom_max: sum # use "min" for more conservative assumptions
diff --git a/doc/configtables/clustering.csv b/doc/configtables/clustering.csv
index 02a7b1fc..bcab264a 100644
--- a/doc/configtables/clustering.csv
+++ b/doc/configtables/clustering.csv
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ simplify_network,,,
 -- to_substations,bool,"{'true','false'}","Aggregates all nodes without power injection (positive or negative, i.e. demand or generation) to electrically closest ones"
 -- algorithm,str,"One of {‘kmeans’, ‘hac’, ‘modularity‘}",
 -- feature,str,"Str in the format ‘carrier1+carrier2+...+carrierN-X’, where CarrierI can be from {‘solar’, ‘onwind’, ‘offwind’, ‘ror’} and X is one of {‘cap’, ‘time’}.",
-cluster_network
+-- exclude_carriers,list,"List of Str like [ 'solar', 'onwind'] or empy list []","List of carriers which will not be aggregated. If empty, all carriers will be aggregated."
+cluster_network,,,
 -- algorithm,str,"One of {‘kmeans’, ‘hac’}",
 -- feature,str,"Str in the format ‘carrier1+carrier2+...+carrierN-X’, where CarrierI can be from {‘solar’, ‘onwind’, ‘offwind’, ‘ror’} and X is one of {‘cap’, ‘time’}.",
+-- exclude_carriers,list,"List of Str like [ 'solar', 'onwind'] or empy list []","List of carriers which will not be aggregated. If empty, all carriers will be aggregated."
 aggregation_strategies,,,
 -- generators,,,
 -- -- {key},str,"{key} can be any of the component of the generator (str). It’s value can be any that can be converted to pandas.Series using getattr(). For example one of {min, max, sum}.","Aggregates the component according to the given strategy. For example, if sum, then all values within each cluster are summed to represent the new generator."
diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
index 935c1e9a..812712bc 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release_notes.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Release Notes
 Upcoming Release
 ================
 
-* new feature
+* Carriers of generators can now be excluded from aggregation in clustering network and simplify network.
 
 PyPSA-Eur 0.6.1 (20th September 2022)
 =====================================
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ PyPSA-Eur 0.6.1 (20th September 2022)
 * The marginal costs of conventional generators are now taking the plant-specific
   efficiency into account where available.
 
-
 PyPSA-Eur 0.6.0 (10th September 2022)
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/scripts/cluster_network.py b/scripts/cluster_network.py
index 956bfd97..63fec077 100644
--- a/scripts/cluster_network.py
+++ b/scripts/cluster_network.py
@@ -475,6 +475,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         ]
     )
 
+    exclude_carriers = snakemake.config["clustering"]["cluster_network"].get(
+        "exclude_carriers", []
+    )
+    aggregate_carriers = set(n.generators.carrier) - set(exclude_carriers)
     if snakemake.wildcards.clusters.endswith("m"):
         n_clusters = int(snakemake.wildcards.clusters[:-1])
         aggregate_carriers = snakemake.config["electricity"].get(
@@ -482,10 +486,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         )
     elif snakemake.wildcards.clusters == "all":
         n_clusters = len(n.buses)
-        aggregate_carriers = None  # All
     else:
         n_clusters = int(snakemake.wildcards.clusters)
-        aggregate_carriers = None  # All
 
     if n_clusters == len(n.buses):
         # Fast-path if no clustering is necessary
diff --git a/scripts/simplify_network.py b/scripts/simplify_network.py
index 3d03567c..2c7f8413 100644
--- a/scripts/simplify_network.py
+++ b/scripts/simplify_network.py
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ def _aggregate_and_move_components(
     output,
     aggregate_one_ports={"Load", "StorageUnit"},
     aggregation_strategies=dict(),
+    exclude_carriers=None,
 ):
     def replace_components(n, c, df, pnl):
         n.mremove(c, n.df(c).index)
@@ -245,8 +246,9 @@ def _aggregate_and_move_components(
 
     _, generator_strategies = get_aggregation_strategies(aggregation_strategies)
 
+    carriers = set(n.generators.carrier) - set(exclude_carriers)
     generators, generators_pnl = aggregategenerators(
-        n, busmap, custom_strategies=generator_strategies
+        n, busmap, carriers=carriers, custom_strategies=generator_strategies
     )
 
     replace_components(n, "Generator", generators, generators_pnl)
@@ -375,12 +377,17 @@ def simplify_links(n, costs, config, output, aggregation_strategies=dict()):
 
     logger.debug("Collecting all components using the busmap")
 
+    exclude_carriers = config["clustering"]["simplify_network"].get(
+        "exclude_carriers", []
+    )
+
     _aggregate_and_move_components(
         n,
         busmap,
         connection_costs_to_bus,
         output,
         aggregation_strategies=aggregation_strategies,
+        exclude_carriers=exclude_carriers,
     )
     return n, busmap
 
@@ -392,12 +399,17 @@ def remove_stubs(n, costs, config, output, aggregation_strategies=dict()):
 
     connection_costs_to_bus = _compute_connection_costs_to_bus(n, busmap, costs, config)
 
+    exclude_carriers = config["clustering"]["simplify_network"].get(
+        "exclude_carriers", []
+    )
+
     _aggregate_and_move_components(
         n,
         busmap,
         connection_costs_to_bus,
         output,
         aggregation_strategies=aggregation_strategies,
+        exclude_carriers=exclude_carriers,
     )
 
     return n, busmap
@@ -489,7 +501,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if "snakemake" not in globals():
         from _helpers import mock_snakemake
 
-        snakemake = mock_snakemake("simplify_network", simpl="f")
+        snakemake = mock_snakemake("simplify_network", simpl="")
     configure_logging(snakemake)
 
     n = pypsa.Network(snakemake.input.network)
diff --git a/test/config.test1.yaml b/test/config.test1.yaml
index 3684c7fe..15dc8e6e 100755
--- a/test/config.test1.yaml
+++ b/test/config.test1.yaml
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ clustering:
   cluster_network:
     algorithm: kmeans
     feature: solar+onwind-time
+  exclude_carriers: ["OCGT", "offwind-ac", "coal"]
   aggregation_strategies:
     generators:
       p_nom_max: sum # use "min" for more conservative assumptions