CASE NO. 15-2002-E-IRP
MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY and
THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY
CASE NO. 15-2003-E-IRP
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
CASE NO. 15-2004-E-IRP
WHEELING POWER COMPANY
CASE NO. 15-2009-E-IRP
CITY OF NEW MARTINSVILLE
CASE NO. 15-2010-E-IRP
HARRISON RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ASSOCIATION, INC.
CASE NO. 16-0066-E-IRP
CRAIG-BOTETOURT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
and
CASE NO. 16-0067-E-IRP
CITY OF PHILIPPI
NOTICE OF FILING OF INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN AND
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
The above electric utilities have filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia Integrated Resource Plans (IRP) as required by W.Va. Code section 24-2-19(a) and Commission Order entered March 19, 2015. The Commission required each electric utility to include the following in the IRP:
1. Summary. The IRP shall include a narrative summary detailing the underlying assumptions reflected in the plan. To better follow the utility’s planning process, the narrative shall (i) include a description of the utility’s rationale for the selection of any particular supply-side or demand-side resource to fulfill its forecasted need, and the utility’s evaluation of alternatives considered for each resource option it has chosen, and (ii) describe the internal planning processes of the utility and how the IRP considers or incorporates PJM Interconnection L.L.C. (PJM) planning and implementation requirements and how it will satisfy PJM capacity obligations.
2. Forecast. The IRP shall include a three-year historical record and a minimum ten-year forecast of the utility’s native load peak demand and energy requirements, and other system capacity or firm energy obligations, if applicable. In addition, there should be a minimum ten-year forecast of the supply-side and demand-side resources expected to satisfy those loads. Peak demand should be presented based on peak demand during the PJM peak demand period and peak demand for the utility if that occurs at a different time.
3. Option analyses. The IRP shall include descriptions, analyses and discussions of supply-side and demand-side resource options that were considered by the utility.
The Commission will receive written comments on the IRP filings. Written comments must be filed on or before April 28, 2016, should contain the case number of the specific case in which the comments are being filed, and be addressed to the Commission Executive Secretary, Ingrid Ferrell, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323.
Public Service Commission of West Virginia
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