config: link to new (cropped) cutout for north america (#1121)

* config: link to new (cropped) cutout for north america

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configs/bundle_config.yaml

@@ -256,9 +256,22 @@ databundles:
   #     build_cutout: [all]
 
   # cutouts bundle of the cutouts folder for the North American continent
-  # Note: this includes nearly the entire north emisphere [long +-180, lat 1-85]. Size about 81GB (zipped)
+  # Coordinate bounds: [long -172 to -47, lat 1.5-74]
+  # Size about 25 GB (zipped)
   bundle_cutouts_northamerica:
-    countries: [NorthAmerica, Europe]
+    countries: [NorthAmerica]
+    category: cutouts
+    destination: "cutouts"
+    urls:
+      gdrive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W0rEa7SrAUjqREycKSbl1dkylj_-xmpT/view?usp=drive_link
+    output: [cutouts/cutout-2013-era5.nc]
+    disable_by_opt:
+      build_cutout: [all]
+
+  # cutouts bundle of the cutouts folder for the European continent
+  # Note: this includes nearly the entire north emisphere [long +-180, lat 1-85]. Size about 81GB (zipped)
+  bundle_cutouts_europe:
+    countries: [Europe]
     category: cutouts
     destination: "cutouts"
     urls:

doc/release_notes.rst

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ E.g. if a new rule becomes available describe how to use it `make test` and in o
 
 * The default configuration for `electricity:estimate_renewable_capacities:year` was updated from 2020 to 2023. `PR #1106 <https://github.com/pypsa-meets-earth/pypsa-earth/pull/1106>`_
 
+* Include a dedicated cutout for North America in bundle_config.yaml `PR #1121 <https://github.com/pypsa-meets-earth/pypsa-earth/pull/1121>`_
+
 
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