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PacifiCorp 2007 Integrated Resource Plan (May 30, 2007)

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<strong>PacifiCorp</strong> – <strong>2007</strong> IRPTable Of ContentsInterconnection-Wide Regional <strong>Plan</strong>ning ......................................................................................... 45Sub-regional <strong>Plan</strong>ning Groups .......................................................................................................... 46Hydroelectric Relicensing......................................................................................................................47Potential Impact ................................................................................................................................ 48Treatment in the IRP ......................................................................................................................... 48<strong>PacifiCorp</strong>’s Approach to Hydroelectric Relicensing....................................................................... 49Energy Policy Act of 2005.....................................................................................................................49Clean Coal Provisions....................................................................................................................... 49Renewable Energy Provisions........................................................................................................... 50Hydropower ...................................................................................................................................... 51Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act Provisions ............................................................................ 51Metering Provisions.......................................................................................................................51Fuel Source Diversity ....................................................................................................................52Fossil Fuel Generation Efficiency Standard ..................................................................................53Transmission and Electric Reliability Provisions ............................................................................. 53Section 368a, Energy Corridors.....................................................................................................53Section 1221, National Transmission Congestion Study...............................................................54Climate Change................................................................................................................................. 56Recent <strong>Resource</strong> Procurement Activities...............................................................................................57Supply-Side <strong>Resource</strong>s...................................................................................................................... 572012 Request for Proposals for Base Load <strong>Resource</strong>s ..................................................................57Renewables Request for Proposal 2003B ......................................................................................57Demand-side <strong>Resource</strong>s .................................................................................................................... 57The Impact of State <strong>Resource</strong> Policies on System-Wide <strong>Plan</strong>ning........................................................584. <strong>Resource</strong> Needs Assessment ................................................................................................................61Introduction............................................................................................................................................62Load Forecast.........................................................................................................................................62Methodology Overview .................................................................................................................... 62<strong>Integrated</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning Load Forecasts .................................................................................. 62Energy Forecast................................................................................................................................. 63System-Wide Coincident Peak Load Forecast .................................................................................. 64Jurisdictional Peak Load Forecast..................................................................................................... 66<strong>May</strong> 2006 Load Forecast Comparison .............................................................................................. 67Existing <strong>Resource</strong>s.................................................................................................................................68Thermal <strong>Plan</strong>ts .................................................................................................................................. 69Renewables ....................................................................................................................................... 69Wind...............................................................................................................................................69Geothermal.....................................................................................................................................70Biomass..........................................................................................................................................70Solar...............................................................................................................................................70Hydroelectric Generation .................................................................................................................. 70Demand-side Management................................................................................................................ 71Class 1 Demand-side Management................................................................................................72Class 2 Demand-side Management................................................................................................73Class 3 Demand-side Management................................................................................................73Class 4 Demand-side Management................................................................................................73Contracts ........................................................................................................................................... 74Load and <strong>Resource</strong> Balance...................................................................................................................76Capacity and Energy Balance Overview........................................................................................... 76Load and <strong>Resource</strong> Balance Components......................................................................................... 76Existing <strong>Resource</strong>s.........................................................................................................................76ii

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