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This is the User's Manual for MATPOWER, a package of M-files for solving power flow, continuation power flow and optimal power flow problems using MATLAB or Octave. It is intended as a simulation tool for researchers and educators that is easy to use and modify. MATPOWER is designed to give the best performance possible while keeping the code simple to understand and modify.