This guide is an operational guidance document for users of the Control Strategy Tool (CoST). It is designed to support the installation, configuration, and execution of CoST for creating and applying emissions control strategies to emissions inventories.
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Chapter 1 (Background). CoST background, goals, and terminology.
Chapter 2 (Installation). Instructions for how to install CoST
Chapter 3 (Control Measure Manager). The Control Measure Manager supports creating, editing, and viewing emissions control measures
Chapter 4 (Control Strategy Manager). The Control Strategy Manager supports creating, editing, viewing, applying, and exporting emissions control strategies and controlled inventories
Chapter 5 (Control Strategy Exercises). CoST tutorials, including importing emissions inventory data, running a maximum emissions reduction strategy, and performing an analysis of the co-benefits of emissions control strategies.
Chapter 6 (Example SQL statements). Example SQL statements to select specific sources for use during strategy analysis
Chapter 7 (References). List of references for CoST.
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