fix unit_commitment function and file, add it to config.validation

config/config.validation.yaml

@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ solar_thermal:
 
 # only relevant for foresight = myopic or perfect
 existing_capacities:
+  unit_commitment: true  # if unit commitment (UC) for conventional power plants is used
+  # UC is only applied to extendable plants if  linearized UC is used
   grouping_years_power: [1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030]
   grouping_years_heat: [1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019] # these should not extend 2020
   threshold_capacity: 10
@@ -612,6 +614,7 @@ solving:
   options:
     formulation: kirchhoff
     clip_p_max_pu: 1.e-2
+    linearized_unit_commitment: true
     load_shedding: false
     noisy_costs: true
     skip_iterations: true

rules/solve_electricity.smk

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 rule solve_network:
     input:
+        unit_commitment_file="data/unit_commitment.csv",
         network=RESOURCES + "networks/elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_ec_l{ll}_{opts}.nc",
     output:
         network=RESULTS + "networks/elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_ec_l{ll}_{opts}.nc",

scripts/solve_network.py

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def add_co2_sequestration_limit(n, limit=200):
 
 def prepare_network(n, solve_opts=None, config=None):
     if snakemake.config["existing_capacities"]["unit_commitment"]:
-        add_unit_committment(n)
+        add_unit_commitment(n, snakemake.input.unit_commitment_params)
 
     if "clip_p_max_pu" in solve_opts:
         for df in (
@@ -594,14 +594,12 @@ def extra_functionality(n, snapshots):
     add_pipe_retrofit_constraint(n)
 
 
-def add_unit_committment(n):
+def add_unit_commitment(n, fn):
     """
     Add unit commitment.
     """
     c = "Link" if ("sector_opts" in snakemake.wildcards.keys()) else "Generator"
-    uc_data = pd.read_csv(
-        "/home/lisa/Documents/pypsa-eur/data/unit_committment.csv", index_col=0
-    )
+    uc_data = pd.read_csv(fn, index_col=0)
     for attr in uc_data.index:
         n.df(c)[attr] = n.df(c)["carrier"].map(uc_data.loc[attr])