eia860_facilities.py

Description:
Download and import EIA860 data, including power plant information such as plant code, location, balancing authority, and primary fuel type.

Functions:

• eia860_balancing_authority: The main purpose of this function is to return a dataframe consisting of EIA Plant IDs and other identifying information, including balancing authority area.
• eia860_EnviroAssoc_so2: Returns a dataframe containing the SO₂-related environmental controls for the power plants. This data is used in ampd_plant_emissions.py to calculate SO₂ emission factors.
• eia860_boiler_info_design: Returns a dataframe containing boiler parameters. This data is used in ampd_plant_emissions.py to calculate emission factors.
• eia860_EnviroAssoc_nox: Returns a dataframe containing the NO_X-related environmental controls for the power plants. This data is used in ampd_plant_emissions.py to calculate NO_X emission factors.
• eia860_generator_info: Returns a dataframe containing the information from EIA 860, Schedule 3, Generator Data. This includes the type of coal boilers used in the facility (e.g., uses pulverized coal, is supercritical, etc.), which is used in ampd_plant_emissions.py to calculate emission factors.