Demand-side management and integrated resource planning: Findings from a survey of 24 electric utilities

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5886420

Schweiter, M; Hirst, E; Hill, L J

Integrated resource planning differs from traditional utility planning practices primarily in its increased attention to demand-side management (DSM) programs and its integration of supply- and demand-side resources into a combined resource portfolio. This report details the findings from an Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) survey of 24 electric utilities that have well-developed integrated planning processes. These utilities account for roughly one-third of total capacity, electricity generation, and DSM-program expenditures nationwide. The ORNL survey was designed to obtain descriptive data on a national sample of utilities and to test a number of hypothesized relationships between selected utility characteristics and the mix of resources selected for the integrated plan, with an emphasis on the use of DSM resources and the processes by which they are chosen. The survey solicited information on each utility's current and projected resource mix, operating environment, procedures used to screen potential DSM resources, techniques used to obtain public input and to integrate supply- and demand-side options into a unified plan, and procedures used in the final selection of resources for the plan. State regulatory requirements are also addressed. 19 refs., 20 figs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5886420
• Report Number(s): ORNL/CON-314; ON: DE91010440
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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ENERGY DEMAND
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
POWER
PUBLIC OPINION
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REGULATIONS
REGULATORY GUIDES
STATE GOVERNMENT
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