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Overview IRP

The Guam Power Authority's (GPA) 2008 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is an open dialogue between the Authority and its stakeholders to determine the best strategies for the type, amount and timing of new resource acquisitions to meet future electrical loads.  New resource candidates will include both supply-side, renewable, and demand-side options. 

The IRP process seeks to create the most cost-effective resource plan with respect to the constraints and criteria identified by the Authority, its regulators, customers, and other stakeholders.

Stakeholders including those at GPA have articulated several such criteria during GPA's recent strategic planning activities including:  
  • Recognizing that reliable electric service continues to be a key issue with GPA customers and while significant gains have been made, it is important to continue to improve..
  • Recognizing that GPA’s power plants have a significant environmental footprint and future resource selections must be in line with evolving renewable resource goals.
  • Recognizing that the current generating fleet is dependent on oil-based fuels. GPA has a goal for diversifying its generation resources.
  • The IRP stakeholder process recognizes that GPA's customers desire a more meaningful dialog with the Authority on issues that affect them.
  • The Department of Defense's (DOD) expansion will have a material effect on the island including electrical power infrastructure.
  • The Authority's IRP process should use and provide information to DOD NEPA process.
GPA has incorporated a stakeholder process that embraces representatives from local government agencies, private industry, military sector, legislature as well as from the general community. Stakeholder meetings held were opened to the public on the dates and at the locations in the table below:.



Meeting

Date & Time

Topic (Venue)

1

10/18/07

8:30AM to 5:00PM

Demand Forecast & Customer Impact, Initial Resource options

(GEDCA Conference Room, ITC Building - 5th Floor, Tamuning)

2

11/29/07

8:30AM to 12:00PM

Forecasts and Key Uncertainties

(GEDCA Conference Room, ITC Building - 5th Floor, Tamuning)

3

2/1/08

8:30AM to 12:00PM

Preliminary Results & Next Steps

(Leon Guerrero Bldg, Room # 129, School of Business & Public Admin - University of Guam, Mangilao)

4

4/4/08

8:30AM to 12:00PM

Pre-Final Draft Presentation

(Leon Guerrero Bldg, Room # 129, School of Business & Public Admin - University of Guam, Mangilao)


GPA submitted its final draft of the FY 2008 Integrated Resource Plan to the Public Utilities Commission on June 12, 2008.  The PUC granted GPA appproval to initiate wind studies and the development of procurement documents for renewable resource acquisition in May 2008 with further clarification on renewable resource procurement development in October 2008.  In December 2008, the PUC approved the Integrated Resource Plan with conditions to further investigate the economics of the liquified natural gas fuel diversification strategy, investment plan for sea water air conditioning project, and to comply with procurement protocols identified in the Memorandum of Understanding for IRP Implementation.

The following links provide access to stakeholder meeting presentations and audio files as well as the draft FY 2008 Integrated Resource Plan: (Updated Dec. 11, 2009)


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