DATASET: Package data for CERF

The zipped file `cerf_package_data.zip` contains the following files that support the data package for the CERF python package (see https://github.com/IMMM-SFA/cerf).  All spatial data is in the projected coordinate system described here:  https://immm-sfa.github.io/cerf/user_guide.html#preparing-suitability-rasters. 

• cerf_conus_boundary_albers.zip:  A shapefile containing polygons for each state in the conterminous United States (CONUS)
• cerf_conus_states_albers_1km.tif:  A rasterized version of the CONUS states at a 1 km resolution
• config_<year>.yml:  Sample configuration files for CERF
• costs_gas_pipeline.yml:  YAML file containing gas pipeline costs
• costs_per_kv_substation.yml:  YAML file containing the costs of interconnection for each substation class
• eia_natural_gas_pipelines_conus_albers.zip:  A shapefile containing the natural gas pipeline polylines for the CONUS as retrieved from https://www.eia.gov/maps/layer_info-m.php per the 4/28/2020 update
• hifld_substations_conus_albers.zip:  A shapefile containing HIFLD substations for the CONUS as retrieved from https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/geoplatform::electric-substations/about per the 07/08/2020 update
• illustrative_lmp_8760-per-zone_dollars-per-mwh.zip:  A CSV file of fake illustrative locational marginal pricing (LMP) for 8760 hours per zone
• lmp_zones_1km.img:  A raster of LMP zones per 1 km grid for the CONUS
• region-abbrev_to_region-name.yml:  YAML file containing state abbreviation to state name
• region-name_to_region-id.yml:  YAML file containing state name to state id
• suitability_<techname>.sgrd:  rasters for each technology suitability from http://doi.org/10.5334/jors.227