Our Electric Integrated Resource Plan, or EIRP, is a long-term strategic plan designed to ensure customers have reliable electricity at a reasonable price.
About every five years, we update the plan, taking careful consideration of the needs of our customers, the environmental impacts and rate impact of our energy resources.
In 2011, we're working with the community on a significant update to the EIRP. A customer-based advisory group is now assembled and public meetings are currently being held.
For more information on how you can get involved or to provide comments, contact Gail Conners at:
Documents and presentations of note:
EIRP public meetings and upcoming key presentations:
- Final presentation to Utilities Board for review and approval -- Sept. 21, 1 p.m., Plaza of the Rockies, South Tower, 5th floor (Blue River Boardroom), 121 S. Tejon Street
Energy supply resources
- Conventional sources: coal and natural gas
- Renewable sources: solar, wind and hydropower
- Demand-side management: programs that influence the quantity or patterns of use of energy consumed by customers
- Short-term (seasonal) power purchases
Benefits
- Conventional sources: include lower cost and more stable delivery
- Renewable sources: lower environmental emissions and price stability
- Demand-side management: more efficient use of our natural resources and lower bill