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Integrated Resource Planning

The Energy Planning and Management Program requires Western customers to periodically submit Integrated Resource Plans (IRP) or an approved alternative - Minimum Investment Report, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Report or Small Customer Plan. The IRP must evaluate the full range of alternatives to provide adequate and reliable service to a customer’s electric consumers at the customer’s or member’s lowest system cost. 

Following a public process that began Aug. 21, 2007, Western recently adopted three revisions to its IRP rules. The changes are:

  • Eliminating the requirement that members of a member-based association (MBA) unanimously approve the MBA's IRP
  • Encouraging customers to cooperate on preparing regional IRPs
  • Making customers' current IRPs more accessible to the public by placing them on Western's or the customer's Web site

Submit your IRP online

Use the new online data collection program to streamline the reporting process for your integrated resource plan. Once you are registered to use this standardized tool, you can simply log in and enter all the information required for your IRP, as well as your annual updates.

It is not mandatory for customers to use the IRP data collection program, just easier! If you would prefer to submit your report manually, contact your Energy Services representative to get the appropriate forms.

Don't forget to check out the compliance training program for submitting IRPs, too. Even if your reporting deadline isn't coming up, take a moment to explore these pages. Your suggestions will help us refine and improve the programs.

Below are more resources to help customers effectively plan to meet their consumers' needs:

For further information and assistance on your own IRP, please contact your regional representative.