26 Del. Admin. Code § 3010-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 3010-3.0 - General Requirements

3.1 Consistent with the requirements of 26 Del.C. § 1007 and this regulation, the Company shall file a new and complete IRP every two years, starting on December 1, 2010 (first even-numbered year after the effective date of these regulations), that meets the following requirements:

3.1.1 The IRP shall provide a framework for comparing a comprehensive resource mix of supply- and demand-side and Transmission Service resource costs and attributes.

3.1.2 The IRP shall utilize a Resource Portfolio in achieving the objectives of the IRP, shall incorporate a Portfolio approach to securing resources and incorporating an analysis of risk versus certainty into the planning process, or absent such a Portfolio approach, the rationale supporting the exclusion.

3.1.3 The IRP process shall provide for regulatory, stakeholder and public input into the development of the IRP in accordance with normal Commission policies and practices.

3.1.4 The IRP shall include provisions for the IRP to be modified from time to time, as may be necessary to conform with any subsequent legislative or regulatory directives.

3.2 The IRP shall at the minimum include the following requirements:

3.2.1 An executive summary with a short description of the utility, its customers, service territory, current facilities, planning objectives, notable areas of departure in the new IRP from the old, citing specific location within the IRP where the new aspects shall be found, Load Forecast, proposed IRP and Implementation Plan.

3.2.2 Established Plan Objectives in quantitative and qualitative terms by which the IRP achievements may be measured and shall not be biased against any particular option. Measures must be ascribed to each objective. The Company must include a summary of the overall process, and models used in developing the IRP.

3.2.3 A description of the load forecast, the assumptions used or implicit in creating the forecast, the range of forecast examined, and the forecast selected for the filing period and a detailed rationale for such selection.

3.2.4 An Integrated Resource Evaluation which shall include a listing of all the options considered to meet the load forecast, identification of those chosen for further evaluation and possible inclusion in the IRP, and a discussion of the rationale for such selections including any key assumptions. This planning information shall include a 10-year planning horizon, starting with the year immediately following the filing year (i.e. filing year of 2010 shall include planning information for years 2011 through 2020).

3.2.5 A Scenario Analysis used to integrate the options into a single resource plan or individual scenario for further review and analysis, to include a listing of the various scenarios considered and any key assumptions.

3.2.6 A description of the process used to develop the proposed IRP, including the assumptions and analysis leading up to the decision and the application of the valuation criteria as specified in section 5.0.

3.2.7 An analysis of the risk and sensitivity of the proposed IRP in comparison to other options also considered and a contingency plan to meet the Plan Objectives should one of the supply, demand or transmission options be either delayed or not realized.

3.2.8 Plans for implementation of the IRP, for no less than five (5) years, starting with the year immediately following the filing year.

26 Del. Admin. Code § 3010-3.0