def METHOD_NAME(self, local_name, remote_object):
    """
    Method to create a reference in the local model to a remote Pyomo object.
    This method should only be used where Pyomo Reference objects are not
    suitable (such as for referencing scalar Pyomo objects where the None
    index is undesirable).
    Args:
        local_name : name to use for local reference (str)
        remote_object : object to make a reference to
    Returns:
        None
    """
    try:
        object.__setattr__(self, local_name, remote_object)
    except AttributeError:
        raise AttributeError(
            "{} failed to construct reference to {} - remote "
            "object does not exist.".format(self.name, remote_object)
        )