PacifiCorp 2007 Integrated Resource Plan (May 30, 2007)

PacifiCorp – 2007 IRPChapter 2 – IRP Components, Planning Principles,Objectives, and ApproachPublic ProcessThe core of the 2007 IRP public process was a series of 13 public meetings designed to facilitateinformation sharing, collaboration, and expectations setting for the IRP. The topics covered allfacets of the IRP process, ranging from specific input assumptions to the portfolio modeling andrisk analysis strategies employed.PacifiCorp held three of the meetings in 2005—two load forecasting workshops (August 3 andOctober 5) and a 2007 IRP kick-off meeting on December 7. Table 2.1 shows the timeline of thepublic meetings in relation to the overall IRP timeline, commencing with the December 7 IRPkick-off meeting. Appendix F, in the separate appendix volume, provides more details concerningthe public meeting process and individual meetings. Stakeholder engagement efforts arechronicled in the last section of this chapter.Table 2.1 – IRP and Public Process TimelineAug-05 Sept-05 Oct-05 Nov-05 Dec-05 Jan-06 Feb-06 Mar-06 Apr-06 May-06 Jun-06IRP TimelinePrepare IRP Assumptions and ModelsPublic Meetings1 Technical Workshop - Load Forecasting, August 3, 2005 X2 Technical Workshop - Load Forecasting, October 5, 2005 X3 General Public Input Meeting, December 7, 2006 X4 Technical Workshop - Renewables, Jan 13, 2006 X5 Technical Workshop - Load Forecasting, Jan. 24, 2006 X6 Technical Workshop - DSM, Feb 10, 2006 X7 General Public Meeting, April 20, 2006 X8 General Public Meeting, May 10, 2006 X9 General Public Meeting, June 7, 2006 X10 General Public Meeting, August 23, 200611 General Public Meeting, October 31, 200612 General Public Meeting, February 1, 200713 General Public Meeting, April 18, 2007IRP TimelineJul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07Conduct Analysis / Prepare IRP ReportFile1 Technical Workshop - Load Forecasting, August 3, 20052 Technical Workshop - Load Forecasting, October 5, 20053 General Public Input Meeting, December 7, 20064 Technical Workshop - Renewables, Jan 13, 20065 Technical Workshop - Load Forecasting, Jan. 24, 20066 Technical Workshop - DSM, Feb 10, 20067 General Public Meeting, April 20, 20068 General Public Meeting, May 10, 20069 General Public Meeting, June 7, 200610 General Public Meeting, August 23, 2006 X11 General Public Meeting, October 31, 2006 X12 General Public Meeting, February 1, 2007 X13 General Public Meeting, April 18, 2007 X XIn addition to the public meetings, PacifiCorp used other channels to facilitate resource planningrelatedinformation sharing and consultation throughout the IRP process. The company maintainsa website (http://www.pacificorp.com/Navigation/Navigation23807.html), e-mail “mailbox”(irp@pacificorp.com), and a dedicated IRP phone line (503-813-5245) to support stakeholdercommunications and address inquiries by public participants.17