- Input electric utility planning information in a consistent format
- Benchmark planning assumptions across jurisdictions
- Output results in a standardized format for deeper analysis.
The Resource Planning Portal is a web-based tool that allows users to:
The Resource Planning Portal standardizes the collection of long-term planning information including the following assumptions:
- Existing electricity generation and contracts;
- Planned electricity generation and retirements;
- Load forecasts with and without the effects of Demand-side Management (DSM) activities;
- Fuel prices;
- Greenhouse gas emission cost adders and other environmental assumptions; and
- Information about other planned electricity and energy-related infrastructure.
The Resource Planning Portal gives users instant access to long-term planning information for dozens of load serving entities (LSEs) across the Western Electricity Coordinating Council's territory. Users have the ability to conduct queries of information contained in the resource planning database, compare planning assumptions across LSEs, and download results in a easily-accessible format.
The Resource Planning Portal was funded by the Energy Resilience Division of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity (OE) under Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. Neither the U.S. Government nor the U.S. Department of Energy, The Regents of the University of California, or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any data, apparatus, product, or process disclosed herein, or represents that its use would not infringe privately-owned rights. Neither the U.S. Government, The Regents of the University of California, or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any liability for the use of this tool or any output or results
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