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	Please cite as: Hughes, B. B., Solórzano, J., & Rothman, D. S., Irfan, R. I., Sahadevan, D. (2025, November 11). IFs energy model documentation. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs, University of Denver. [[Energy\|https://pardeewiki.du.edu/index.php?title=Energy]]		Please cite as: Hughes, B. B., Solórzano, J., & Rothman, D. S., Irfan, R. I., Sahadevan, D. (2025, November 11). IFs energy model documentation. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs, University of Denver. [[Energy\|https://pardeewiki.du.edu/index.php?title=Energy]]

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	~~= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Dominant Relations: Energy</span> =~~

	1. Introduction		1. Introduction

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			Please cite as: Hughes, B. B., Solórzano, J., & Rothman, D. S., Irfan, R. I., Sahadevan, D. (2025, November 11). IFs energy model documentation. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs, University of Denver. [[Energy\|https://pardeewiki.du.edu/index.php?title=Energy]]

	Please cite as: Hughes, Barry B., José R. Solórzano, and Dale S. Rothman. 2014. "IFs Energy Model Documentation." Working paper 2014.10.17. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, CO. Accessed DD Month YYYY <https://pardee.du.edu/wiki/Energy>

	The energy model combines a growth process in production with a partial equilibrium process.  The energy model automatically replaces the energy sector in the full economic model unless the user disconnects that linkage.

	For energy, the partial equilibrium structures have distinct demand and supply sides, using price to seek a balance.  As in the economic model, however, no effort is made to obtain a precise equilibrium in any time step.  Instead stocks serve as a temporary buffer and the model again chases equilibrium over time.

	Gross domestic product (GDP) from the economic model provides the basis for energy demand calculations.  Energy demand elasticities tend, however, to be quite high.  Thus the physical constraints on the supply side are terribly important in determining the dynamics of the energy model.

	IFs distinguishes six energy production categories: oil, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric, nuclear, and other renewables.  For each category both conventional and unconventional sources are considered, but these have only been fully implemented for oil.  IFs computes only aggregated regional or national energy demands and prices, however, on the assumption of high levels of long-term substitutability across energy types and a highly integrated market.  The model also conducts energy trade only in a single, combined energy category.  Finally, at the moment, there is not a full connection between the energy model and access to electricity and electricity production (see the IFs Infrastructure Model Documentation for a description of the electricity aspects of IFs).

	~~= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Introductions</span> =~~
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	~~\| style="width: 50%" \| <div>'''System/Subsystem'''</div>~~
	~~\| style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10px" align="center" \| <div>Energy</div>~~
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	~~\| style="text-align: left" \| <div>'''Organizing Structure'''</div>~~
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	~~\| style="text-align: left" \| <div>'''Stocks'''</div>~~
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	~~\| style="text-align: left" valign="center" \| <div>'''Flows'''</div>~~
	~~\| style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10px" align="center" \| <div>Production, consumption, trade, discoveries, investment</div>~~
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	~~\| style="text-align: left" \| <div>'''Key Aggregate ''' '''Relationships '''</div><div>(illustrative, not comprehensive)</div>~~
	\| style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10px" align="center" \| <div>Production function with exogenous technology change;</div><div> </div><div>Energy demand relative to GDP;</div><div> </div><div>Price determination</div>
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	\| style="text-align: left" valign="center" \| <div style="text-align: left">'''Key Agent-Class Behavior ''' '''Relationships'''</div><div style="text-align: left">(illustrative, not comprehensive)</div>
	~~\| style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10px" align="center" \| <div>Government taxes, subsidies<br/></div>~~
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	= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Dominant Relations: Energy</span> =		= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Dominant Relations: Energy</span> =

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	Please cite as: Hughes, Barry B., José R. Solórzano, and Dale S. Rothman. 2014. "IFs Energy Model Documentation." Working paper 2014.10.17. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, CO. Accessed DD Month YYYY <https://pardee.du.edu/wiki/Energy>		Please cite as: Hughes, Barry B., José R. Solórzano, and Dale S. Rothman. 2014. "IFs Energy Model Documentation." Working paper 2014.10.17. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, CO. Accessed DD Month YYYY <https://pardee.du.edu/wiki/Energy>

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	Please cite as: Hughes, Barry B., José R. Solórzano, and Dale S. Rothman. 2014. "IFs Energy Model Documentation." Working paper 2014.10.17. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, CO. Accessed DD Month YYYY <https://pardee.du.edu/wiki/Energy>		Please cite as: Hughes, Barry B., José R. Solórzano, and Dale S. Rothman. 2014. "IFs Energy Model Documentation." Working paper 2014.10.17. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, CO. Accessed DD Month YYYY <https://pardee.du.edu/wiki/Energy>

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	IFs distinguishes six energy production categories: oil, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric, nuclear, and other renewables.  For each category both conventional and unconventional sources are considered, but these have only been fully implemented for oil.  IFs computes only aggregated regional or national energy demands and prices, however, on the assumption of high levels of long-term substitutability across energy types and a highly integrated market.  The model also conducts energy trade only in a single, combined energy category.  Finally, at the moment, there is not a full connection between the energy model and access to electricity and electricity production (see the IFs Infrastructure Model Documentation for a description of the electricity aspects of IFs).		IFs distinguishes six energy production categories: oil, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric, nuclear, and other renewables.  For each category both conventional and unconventional sources are considered, but these have only been fully implemented for oil.  IFs computes only aggregated regional or national energy demands and prices, however, on the assumption of high levels of long-term substitutability across energy types and a highly integrated market.  The model also conducts energy trade only in a single, combined energy category.  Finally, at the moment, there is not a full connection between the energy model and access to electricity and electricity production (see the IFs Infrastructure Model Documentation for a description of the electricity aspects of IFs).

	= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">~~Structure and Agent System: Energy~~</span> =		= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Introductions</span> =

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	~~The most recent~~ and ~~complete energy model documentation is available on~~ Pardee~~'s [http~~://pardee.du.edu/~~ifs-energy-model-documentation website]. Although the text in this interactive system is, for some IFs models, often significantly out of date, you may still find the basic description useful to you.~~		Please cite as: Hughes, Barry B., José R. Solórzano, and Dale S. Rothman. 2014. "IFs Energy Model Documentation." Working paper 2014.10.17. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, CO. Accessed DD Month YYYY <https://pardee.du.edu/wiki/Energy>

	The energy model combines a growth process in production with a partial equilibrium process.  The energy model automatically replaces the energy sector in the full economic model unless the user disconnects that linkage.		The energy model combines a growth process in production with a partial equilibrium process.  The energy model automatically replaces the energy sector in the full economic model unless the user disconnects that linkage.