integrated resource plan

A look into several utilities updated IRP in Arizona, as they target to increase solar and storage operational capacity in next 15 years.

US energy utility Duke Energy has outlined plans to add 6GW of solar PV and 2.7GW of energy storage assets in North Carolina by 2031.

Indiana-based electric company CenterPoint Energy will switch to solar and wind to generate 80% of electricity by 2030.

Western US electricity utility Pacificorp has released its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) outlining significant solar, wind and storage capacity expansions as well as investment into new transmission lines.

Michigan utility Consumers Energy and a coalition of customer groups have agreed on a plan that will see the company exit from coal by 2025 through deploying nearly 8GW of solar PV and 550MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) by 2040.

US utility Georgia Power has set out plans to procure up to 6GW of new renewable power by 2035, almost doubling its existing capacity.

US utility Appalachian Power has unveiled plans to acquire or contract for nearly 300MW of solar PV over the next three years as it transitions towards net zero status by 2050.

South Carolina’s Public Service Commission (PSC) rejected Duke Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for the Carolinas because of poorly made assumptions