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Existing capacity not registered if zero capacity in the starting year

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Description

The modeler may want to specify capacity addition in a future year (e.g. if they know a power plant is going to be built in the future). This can be done through the ExistingCapacity.csv file, however anything put in this file will only be registered if there is nonzero capacity in the starting year. If this isn't the case, the asset won't be registered and any additional capacity put in future years won't be applied.

I think maybe a current workaround is to put a small capacity in the starting year (e.g. 0.1), (although I'm not sure whether that actually works), but it would be good to get this working without having to do that

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Start by tracing how ExistingCapacity.csv is read and how assets are registered when starting-year capacity is zero. Reproduce the case with future capacity only, then verify that the asset is registered and the future addition is applied without adding a workaround capacity in the starting year.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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