Scenario guides

Learn how to create and manage scenarios in Tensor Cloud. This guide covers both creating scenarios and setting up custom assumptions.

How to create a scenario

This section will walk you through the process of creating a new scenario in Tensor Cloud.

Steps to create a scenario

1. Click on Planning on the left side menu and then on Scenario.
2. Click on the Add new button in the top right corner.
3. Provide a name for the scenario.
4. Provide a description for the scenario.
5. Click on Macroeconomics item in the left side menu.
6. Click on the dropdown menu to select an existing inflation assumption.
   For creating a new assumption, please view the section below.
7. Click on Electricity markets item in the left side menu.
8. Click on the dropdown menu to select an Average price assumption.
9. Click on the dropdown menu to select a Mean absolute deviation assumption.
10. Click on the dropdown menu to select a Base curve.
11. Click on the dropdown menu to select a Curtailment assumption.
12. Click on the dropdown menu to select a Day-ahead forecast error assumption.
13. Click on the save button in the top right corner.

Congratulations, you created your first scenario!
To understand your scenario detail view, read our documentation here.

How to create an assumption

This section will show you how to create custom assumptions for your scenarios in Tensor Cloud.

Steps to create an assumption

1. Create a new scenario or edit an existing scenario.

2. Select a parameter you would like to create an assumption for.

   Example: Average price parameter, in the Electricity markets category of the left side menu.

3. Open the dropdown menu and click on the last item + Add new assumption.

4. Provide a name for the assumption.

5. Provide the Japanese fiscal year and value for the average energy price in Japanese yen.

   Values can be added for any year.
   There's no need to include every year, as Tensor Cloud will interpolate missing values between two input points (read more here).
   You can enter values in any order—Tensor Cloud will automatically sort them by year.

6. Click the Add button.
   Repeat steps 5 and 6 for all values needed for your assumption.

7. If the same values apply to all grid areas, click the Apply to all button on the right side of the grid area selector.

   a. If values differ by area, click on the grid area selector.
   b. Click on the desired grid area.

   There's no need to add values for all grid areas; focus only on the values necessary for the assets in your portfolio.
   Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the currently selected area.

8. Click the Confirm button to save the assumption.

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Congratulations on creating an assumption from scratch! If you want to learn more about Tensor's scenarios, click here.