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+#useeior issue 298 - Testing removing export residual from consumption vector
+```{r Build state model from develop with export residual in consumption vector}
+ devtools::load_all(".")
+
+# # Run the following from develop branch
+# modelname <- "GAEEIOv1.0-s-GHG-19"
+# cfg <- paste0("tests/modelspecs/", modelname, ".yml")
+# # Build "ogModel", i.e., original model with export residual included in consumption vector
+# ogModel <- buildModel(modelname, configpaths = file.path(cfg)) 
+ogModel <- readRDS("tests/2019_GA_with_ExpRes.rds") #might need to modify path depending on setup
+printValidationResults(ogModel)
+
+```
+
+
+```{r Build state model from develop WITHOUT export residual in consumption vector}
+
+# Run the same as above, but from issue_298 branch (after commit d1886338)
+# devtools::load_all(".")
+# modelname <- "GAEEIOv1.0-s-GHG-19"
+# cfg <- paste0("tests/modelspecs/", modelname, ".yml")
+# model <- buildModel(modelname, configpaths = file.path(cfg))
+model <- readRDS("tests/2019_GA_NO_ExpRes.rds")
+printValidationResults(model)
+
+
+# Compare all model components
+print("Comparing model objects before and after removing export residual from consumption vector")
+all.equal(ogModel, model)
+## Output of above command: Removing export residual from the consumption vector results 
+## in changes in the consumption vector, CbS, and B_h model objects. 
+## CbS and B_h ultimately depend on final demand from line 227 in BuildModel.R
+
+
+```
+
+
+```{r compare hh model results with and without export residuals in consumption vector}
+
+ogResults <- calculateEEIOModel(ogModel, perspective = "FINAL", demand = "Consumption", location = ogModel$specs$ModelRegionAcronyms[1], 
+                                use_domestic_requirements = FALSE, household_emissions = TRUE)
+
+
+results <- calculateEEIOModel(model, perspective = "FINAL", demand = "Consumption", location = ogModel$specs$ModelRegionAcronyms[1], 
+                                use_domestic_requirements = FALSE, household_emissions = TRUE)
+
+# Compare household results before and after modification
+# Rest of the results should be different because the y vector has changed, but
+# household results should be the same.
+
+hh_LCI_indexes <- which(rownames(results$LCI_f) %in% c("F010/US-GA", "F010/RoUS"))
+hh_LCIA_indexes <- which(rownames(results$LCIA_f) %in% c("F010/US-GA", "F010/RoUS"))
+
+
+print("Comparing LCI household model results before and after removing export residual from consumption vector")
+all.equal(ogResults$LCI_f[hh_LCI_indexes,], results$LCI_f[hh_LCI_indexes,])
+
+print("Comparing LCIA household model results before and after removing export residual from consumption vector")
+all.equal(ogResults$LCIA_f[hh_LCIA_indexes,], results$LCIA_f[hh_LCIA_indexes,])
+
+```
+
+```{r compare SoI consumption vector from model final demand vs. model use rows}
+
+# Sum consumption fd vectors using model$U (See https://github.com/USEPA/StateCBEIdocs/issues/26#issue-2341639588)
+m <- model
+# Get columns in consumption FD
+FD_columns <- unlist(sapply(list("HouseholdDemand", "InvestmentDemand", "GovernmentDemand"),
+                            getVectorOfCodes, ioschema = m$specs$BaseIOSchema, iolevel = m$specs$BaseIOLevel))
+# Add SoI region acronym 
+SoI_FD_columns <- paste0(FD_columns, "/", m$specs$ModelRegionAcronyms[1])
+# Get SoI FD Col indexes
+SoI_FD_indexes <- which(colnames(model$U) %in% SoI_FD_columns)
+# Sum rows of SoI consumption FD cols
+SoI_U_consumption_FD <- rowSums(m$U[1:dim(m$Commodities)[1],c(SoI_FD_indexes)])
+
+# Create DF containing consumption vector from existing final demand vectors (vector_consumption) and U row sums (U_consumption) 
+FD_comp <- cbind(m$DemandVectors$vectors$`2019_US-GA_Consumption_Complete`, SoI_U_consumption_FD)
+FD_comp <- data.frame(FD_comp)
+colnames(FD_comp) <- c("SoI_Vector_consumption","SoI_U_consumption")
+
+FD_comp$ConsumptionDiff <- FD_comp$SoI_Vector_consumption - FD_comp$SoI_U_consumption
+
+print("Comparing SOI consumption vectors from model$DemandVectors and derived from summing acrross model$U")
+all.equal(FD_comp$SoI_Vector_consumption, FD_comp$SoI_U_consumption)
+
+ 
+```