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Best Practice Guide GlossaryBrowse the glossary alphabetically: INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING (IRP) Return to list of termsA public planning process and framework within which the costs and benefits of both demand- and supply-side resources are evaluated to develop the least-total-cost mix of utility resource options. In many states, IRP includes a means for considering environmental damages caused by electricity supply/transmission and identifying cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy alternatives. IRP has become a formal process prescribed by law in some states and under some provisions of the Clean Air Act amendments of 1992. Source: California Energy Commission |