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Rocky Mountain Power explains IRP 'jurisdictional integration' that limits which system resources Utah may defer to QFs
Summary
Company presenters said their 2025 IRP runs the full PacifiCorp system then allocates resource choices back to jurisdictions so that Utah only takes resources that were cost‑effective for Utah; the approach affects which proxy resources are eligible for deferral by qualifying facilities.
Rocky Mountain Power told the Utah Public Service Commission technical conference that its 2025 IRP uses a systemwide run to identify a preferred portfolio and then applies an "integration" step that attributes specific resource additions to the jurisdictions that chose them.
Dan McPhail explained the methodology: "We run the entire system, the civil core system, and we look at all the choices that are…
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