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Book A Good Integrated Resource Plan

Download or read book A Good Integrated Resource Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated resource planning helps utilities and state regulatory commissions consistently assess a broad range of demand and supply resources to meet customer energy-service needs cost-effectively. Key characteristics of this planning approach include: explicit consideration and fair treatment of a wide variety of demand and supply options, consideration of the environmental and other social costs of providing energy services, public participation in the development of the resource plan, and analysis of the uncertainties associated with different external factors and resource options. Integrated resource planning differs from traditional planning in the types and scope of resources considered, the owners of the resources, the organizations involved in resource planning, and the criteria for resource selection. This report presents suggestions to utilities on how to conduct such planning and what to include in their resource-planning reports. These suggestions are based on a review of about 50 resource plans as well as discussions with and presentations to regulators and utilities. The suggestions cover four broad topics; the technical competence with which the plan was developed; the adequacy, detail, and consistency (with the long-term plan) of the short-term action plan; the extent to which the interests of various stakeholders was considered, both in public participation in plan development and in the variety of resource plans developedand assessed; and the clarity and comprehensiveness of the utility's report on its plan. Technical competence includes energy and demand forecasts, assessment of supply and demand resources, resource integration, and treatment of uncertainty. Issues associated with forecasts include forecasting approaches; links between the forecasts of energy use and peak demands; and links between the forecasts and the effects of past, present, and future demand-side management programs.

Book A Good Integrated Resource Plan

Download or read book A Good Integrated Resource Plan written by Eric Hirst and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Participating in Power

Download or read book Participating in Power written by Jake Duncan and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the most important opportunities to advocate for decarbonization and social equity in the power sector is through utility integrated resource plans (IRPs). An IRP is a tool that regulated electric utilities use to develop a publicly available plan for the best way to meet consumer needs over time, usually 10 to 20 years. IRPs should consider a full range of feasible options on the supply side (utility-scale generation), demand side (customer-sited solutions) and distribution side (customer and community resources) and assess them against a common set of planning objectives and criteria. The goal is to identify the portfolio of resources that performs best against those objectives and criteria over the long term, such as meeting policy requirements and maintaining reasonable rates"--Page 4.

Book Proceedings Integrated resource planning

Download or read book Proceedings Integrated resource planning written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book National Conference on Integrated Resource Planning

Download or read book National Conference on Integrated Resource Planning written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until recently, state regulators have focused most of their attention on the development of least-cost or integrated resource planning (IRP) processes for electric utilities. A number of commissions are beginning to scrutinize the planning processes of local gas distribution companies (LDCs) because of the increased control that LDCs have over their purchased gas costs (as well as the associated risks) and because of questions surrounding the role and potential of gas end-use efficiency options. Traditionally, resource planning (LDCs) has concentrated on options for purchasing and storing gas. Integrated resource planning involves the creation of a process in which supply-side and demand-side options are integrated to create a resource mix that reliably satisfies customers' short-term and long-term energy service needs at the lowest cost. As applied to gas utilities, an integrated resource plan seeks to balance cost and reliability, and should not be interpreted simply as the search for lowest commodity costs. The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' (NARUC) Energy Conservation committee asked Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) to survey state PUCs to determine the extent to which they have undertaken least cost planning for gas utilities. The survey included the following topics: status of state PUC least-cost planning regulations and practices for gas utilities; type and scope of natural gas DSM programs in effect, including fuel substitution; economic tests and analysis methods used to evaluate DSM programs; relationship between prudency reviews of gas utility purchasing practices and integrated resource planning; key regulatory issued facing gas utilities during the next five years.

Book Scoping Study of Integrated Resource Planning Needs in the Public Utility Sector

Download or read book Scoping Study of Integrated Resource Planning Needs in the Public Utility Sector written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated resource planning (IRP) is an approach to utility resource planning that integrates the evaluation of supply- and demand-site options for providing energy services at the least cost. Many utilities practice IRP; however, most studies about IRP focus on investor-owned utilities (IOUs). This scoping study investigates the IRP activities and needs of public utilities (not-for-profit utilities, including federal, state, municipal, and cooperative utilities). This study (1) profiles IRP-related characteristics of the public utility sector, (2) articulates the needs of public utilities in understanding and implementing IRP, and (3) identifies strategies to advance IRP principles in public utility planning.

Book Strategy for Advancement of IRP in Public Power Volume 1

Download or read book Strategy for Advancement of IRP in Public Power Volume 1 written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nation's 3,000 publicly and cooperatively owned utilities have a documented need for assistance in integrated resource planning (IRP) and related strategic business planning practices. The availability of appropriate and sufficient assistance will be an important factor influencing the ability of these utilities to face the challenges and opportunities of today's competitive electric utility environment. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) actively supports IRP advancement in the investor-owned utility (IOU) sector. This is accomplished through multiple vehicles, including grant funding to the state energy offices, to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). However, public utilities typically are not impacted by these DOE efforts. As consumer-controlled organizations, many publicly and cooperatively owned utilities are not regulated by state public utility commissions (PUCs). To advance IRP as an essential approach for publicly and cooperatively owned utility operation in a drastically changing industry, DOE must develop additional vehicles of assistance, including the federal power agencies and key industry organizations such as the American Public Power Association (APPA) and the National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA).

Book Evolving Paradigms in State level Integrated Resource Planning

Download or read book Evolving Paradigms in State level Integrated Resource Planning written by Nina Peluso and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As global energy systems electrify, long-term planning processes are evolving to allow flexible economic analysis and acknowledge rapid financial and operational transformation. State-level integrated resource planning (IRP) processes allow oversight of long-term electric utility resource planning. Yet, outdated rules, procedures, and practices may impede utilities in planning for a new energy future. Is the IRP process constrained by technical modeling decisions, when it ought to serve as a platform for stakeholders to shape optimal and just electricity system outcomes? This paper assesses the state of integrated resource planning to inform utility planners, commissioners, and their staffs, along with the array of advocates that participate in such proceedings. I employ a case study methodology to assess docket filings and other relevant materials in recent IRP proceedings for four major utilities in Michigan, Georgia, New Mexico, and North Carolina. Section 3 details modeling software selection and use for those four cases. Section 4 uses capacity value assumptions to illuminate the iterative process around establishing model input assumptions. Section 5 takes a broader view of nascent efforts to include equity and justice into IRP processes. Consistent commission oversight and robust stakeholder processes are integral to ensure that utilities' integrated resource plans reflect the pace of change in the U.S. energy sector. Policymakers can encourage advanced modeling methodologies (software, settings, and assumptions) through three channels: (1) written IRP rules, (2) commission procedure, and (3) intervention in utility processes. Furthermore, as equity and justice come to the forefront of utility planning, policymakers should consider intervenor compensation programs, energy justice assessments, and forms of public ownership to incorporate energy justice principles into the planning process.

Book Best Practices in Electric Utility Integrated Resource Planning

Download or read book Best Practices in Electric Utility Integrated Resource Planning written by Rachel Wilson (Energy policy analyst) and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Resource Planning Guidelines for Electric Utilities

Download or read book Resource Planning Guidelines for Electric Utilities written by Arkansas. Public Service Commission. Utilities Division and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Key Issues in Electric Utility Integrated Resource Planning

Download or read book Key Issues in Electric Utility Integrated Resource Planning written by Martin Schweitzer and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Guidelines for Integrated Resource Management Planning in Indian Country

Download or read book Guidelines for Integrated Resource Management Planning in Indian Country written by United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Office of Trust Responsibilities and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: