diff --git a/docs/source/examples/capacity_expansion_tutorial.ipynb b/docs/source/examples/capacity_expansion_tutorial.ipynb
index bdfebda..341b26c 100644
--- a/docs/source/examples/capacity_expansion_tutorial.ipynb
+++ b/docs/source/examples/capacity_expansion_tutorial.ipynb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     "phase_shift = 0  # horizontal shift [radians]\n",
     "base_shift = 2  # vertical shift [units of demand]\n",
     "hours = np.linspace(0,N,N)\n",
-    "total_demand = 185  # [MW], sets the total demand [units of energy]\n",
+    "total_demand = 185  # [MWh], sets the total demand [units of energy]\n",
     "\n",
     "demand = (np.sin((hours*np.pi/n_hours*2+phase_shift))*-1+np.ones(N)*(base_shift+1))\n",
     "\n",
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
     "\n",
     "model = DispatchModel(technology_list=technologies,\n",
     "                      net_demand=demand)\n",
-    "model.solve(solver='cbc')"
+    "model.solve(solver=solver)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@
     "\n",
     "model = DispatchModel(technology_list=[technologies[1]],\n",
     "                      net_demand=net_dem)\n",
-    "model.solve(solver='cbc')"
+    "model.solve(solver=solver)"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/docs/source/examples/dispatch_tutorial.ipynb b/docs/source/examples/dispatch_tutorial.ipynb
index 7d74e9d..3d7070e 100644
--- a/docs/source/examples/dispatch_tutorial.ipynb
+++ b/docs/source/examples/dispatch_tutorial.ipynb
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
     }
    ],
    "source": [
-    "total_demand = 185  # [MW], sets the total demand [units of energy]\n",
+    "total_demand = 185  # [MWh], sets the total demand [units of energy]\n",
     "demand = (np.sin((hours*np.pi/n_hours*2+phase_shift))*-1+np.ones(N)*(base_shift+1))\n",
     "\n",
     "np.random.seed(1234) # sets the seed for repeatability\n",