change currency year to 2025 (#263)

* change currency year to 2025

* remove leftover code

* Update release_notes.rst

Co-authored-by: Johannes HAMPP <42553970+euronion@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix unit tests

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Co-authored-by: Johannes HAMPP <42553970+euronion@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: fneum

Snakefile

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ configfile: "config.yaml"
 
 rule compile_cost_assumptions:
     input:
-        inflation_rate="inputs/Eurostat_inflation_rates.xlsx",
+        inflation_rate="inputs/prc_hicp_aind__custom_20097956_spreadsheet.xlsx",
         pypsa_costs="inputs/costs_PyPSA.csv",
         fraunhofer_costs="inputs/Fraunhofer_ISE_costs.csv",
         fraunhofer_energy_prices="inputs/Fraunhofer_ISE_energy_prices.csv",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ rule compile_cost_assumptions_usa:
             year=config["nrel_atb"]["nrel_atb_input_years"],
         ),
         nrel_atb_manual_input_usa="inputs/US/manual_input_usa.csv",
-        inflation_rate="inputs/Eurostat_inflation_rates.xlsx",
+        inflation_rate="inputs/prc_hicp_aind__custom_20097956_spreadsheet.xlsx",
         nrel_atb_input_discount_rate="inputs/US/discount_rates_usa.csv",
         nrel_atb_input_fuel_costs="inputs/US/fuel_costs_usa.csv",
     output:

config.yaml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ nrel_atb:
 expectation: ""  # tech data uncertainty, possible options [None, "optimist", "pessimist"]
 
 #year for EUR outputs
-eur_year: 2020
+eur_year: 2025
 
 # add solar from different source
 solar_utility_from_vartiaien: false

docs/release_notes.rst

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Upcoming Release
 ..   The features listed below are not released yet, but will be part of the next release! 
 ..   To use the features already you have to use the ``master`` branch.
 
+* Changed currency year from 2020 to 2025 for all cost assumptions using updated Eurostat inflation rates.
+
 * Update fossil fuel (gas, oil, lignite) and nuclear fuel (nuclear, uranium) costs based on TYNDP 2024 scenarios data.
 
 * Adding `grey methanol synthesis`.