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Retrieve PyPSA example networks.

pypsa.examples.clear_cache 

clear_cache() -> None

Delete the local cache of example networks.

pypsa.examples.ac_dc_meshed 

ac_dc_meshed() -> Network

Load the meshed AC-DC example network.

v0.18.0

Returns:

  • Network –

    AC-DC meshed network.

Examples:

>>> n = pypsa.examples.ac_dc_meshed()
>>> n
PyPSA Network 'AC-DC-Meshed'
----------------------------
Components:
 - Bus: 9
 - Carrier: 6
 - Generator: 6
 - GlobalConstraint: 1
 - Line: 7
 - Link: 4
 - Load: 6
Snapshots: 10
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pypsa.examples.storage_hvdc 

storage_hvdc() -> Network

Load the storage network example of PyPSA.

v0.18.0

Returns:

  • Network –

    Storage network example network.

Examples:

>>> n = pypsa.examples.storage_hvdc()
>>> n
PyPSA Network 'Storage-HVDC'
----------------------------
Components:
 - Bus: 6
 - Carrier: 3
 - Generator: 12
 - GlobalConstraint: 1
 - Line: 6
 - Link: 2
 - Load: 6
 - StorageUnit: 6
Snapshots: 12

pypsa.examples.scigrid_de 

scigrid_de() -> Network

Load the SciGrid network example of PyPSA.

v0.18.0 | Scigrid Lopf Then Pf

Returns:

  • Network –

    SciGrid network example network.

Examples:

>>> n = pypsa.examples.scigrid_de()
>>> n
PyPSA Network 'SciGrid-DE'
--------------------------
Components:
 - Bus: 585
 - Carrier: 16
 - Generator: 1423
 - Line: 852
 - Load: 489
 - StorageUnit: 38
 - Transformer: 96
Snapshots: 24

pypsa.examples.model_energy 

model_energy() -> Network

Load the single-node capacity expansion model in style of model.energy.

v0.34.1

Check out the model.energy website for more information.

Returns:

  • Network –

    Single-node capacity expansion model in style of model.energy.

Examples:

>>> n = pypsa.examples.model_energy()
>>> n
PyPSA Network 'Model-Energy'
----------------------------
Components:
 - Bus: 2
 - Carrier: 9
 - Generator: 3
 - Link: 2
 - Load: 1
 - StorageUnit: 1
 - Store: 1
Snapshots: 2920
References

  1. See https://model.energy/ ↩

Referenced by:

pypsa.examples.stochastic_network 

stochastic_network() -> Network

Load the stochastic network example.

v1.0.0 |

Returns:

  • Network –

    Stochastic network example network.

Examples:

>>> n = pypsa.examples.stochastic_network()
>>> n
Stochastic PyPSA Network 'Stochastic-Network'
---------------------------------------------
Components:
 - Bus: 3
 - Carrier: 18
 - Generator: 12
 - Load: 3
Snapshots: 2920
Scenarios: 3
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pypsa.examples.carbon_management 

carbon_management() -> Network

Load the carbon management network example of PyPSA.

v1.0.0

The Carbon Management Network has 20 days of data on the hybrid case from a recently published paper on carbon management based on PyPSA-Eur. It is sector-coupled and currently the most complex example network within PyPSA, making it ideal for exploring the plotting and statistical functionality.

References

  1. Hofmann, F., Tries, C., Neumann, F. et al. H2 and CO2 network strategies for the European energy system. Nat Energy 10, 715–724 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-025-01752-6 ↩

Examples:

>>> n = pypsa.examples.carbon_management()
>>> n
PyPSA Network 'Hybrid Scenario from https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-025-01752-6'
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Components:
 - Bus: 2164
 - Carrier: 89
 - Generator: 1489
 - GlobalConstraint: 4
 - Line: 157
 - Link: 6830
 - Load: 1357
 - StorageUnit: 106
 - Store: 1263
Snapshots: 168
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