Integrated Resource Plan
The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is a comprehensive look at present and future demands for electricity, as well as a plan for meeting those demands.
The IRP describes the company’s projected need for additional electricity and the resources necessary to meet that need while balancing reliability, environmental concerns, efficiency and low cost.
Idaho Power enlists the assistance of its customers in developing the IRP through an advisory council. The council’s responsibilities include:
- Representing the interests of Idaho Power’s more than 480,000 customers
- Participating in open and active discussions of relevant issues, and
- Working with Idaho Power to develop ways to engage the public-at-large in the IRP process.
Idaho Power filed its 2009 IRP with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) and the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC) in December 2009.
The 2009 IRP addresses supply-side resources and demand-side measures, planning period load forecasts, potential resource portfolios, risk analysis and near-term and long-term action plans.
Public presentations regarding the 2009 IRP will be held in multiple communities across the company's eastern Oregon and southern Idaho service area in early 2010. View the schedule.
2009 Integrated Resource Plan Public Meetings
During the time between resource plan filings, Idaho Power continues to analyze and evaluate the resource plan and make periodic adjustments and corrections to reflect changes in technology, economic conditions, anticipated resource development and regulatory requirements.
The following links and documents are provided for your information. Please note: the presentation materials do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Idaho Power, but are presented here as a part of the public process.
For more information, e-mail irp@idahopower.com.
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