Most large electric utilities and a growing number of gas utilities in the United States are using a planning method … -- Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) - which incorporates demand-side management (DSM) programs whenever the marginal cost of the … valuable information to the participants in an EIS process involving capacity expansion of an electric or gas utility. The …

In the United States, there has been substantial recent growth in wind energy generating capacity, with growth … averaging 24 percent annually during the past five years. About 1,700 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in 2001, while … renewable portfolio standards (RPS), federal and state financial incentives, and integrated resource planning; as well as market …

degrading way, (2) eliminates the need to build significant amounts of new fossil-fueled, electric generating capacity, saving … to existing conditions in Hainan. This Report applies the principles of integrated resource planning (IRP) and the …

The Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study (White Book) is published annually by BPA and establishes the planning … sales contract subscription process. The White Book compiles information obtained from several formalized resource planning … reports and data submittals, including those from the Northwest Power Planning Council (Council) and the Pacific Northwest …

2007, 2011, and 2016. BPA is investigating a new approach in capacity planning depicting the monthly Federal system 120 … Administration (BPA), establishes one of the planning bases for supplying electricity to customers. The White Book contains … White Book also contains information obtained from formalized resource planning reports and data submittals including those …

Most large electric utilities and a growing number of gas utilities in the United States are using a planning method … -- Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) - which incorporates demand-side management (DSM) programs whenever the marginal cost of the … valuable information to the participants in an EIS process involving capacity expansion of an electric or gas utility. The …

generating capacity added in the U.S. between 1999 and 2005 (EIA 2006b), bringing the nationwide market share of gas … forecast of future natural gas prices, and that a broad range of future price conditions ought to be considered in planning and …

geothermal and other forms of renewable energy: renewables portfolio standards and utility integrated resource planning … established, their impact is already evident: almost 1800 MW of new renewable capacity has been installed in Western states …, representing approximately 83% of RPS-driven renewable capacity growth in the West through 2007. Geothermal energy occupies a …