Abstract
The oil price shocks of the 1970s were a precursor to
some fundamental changes in the way the supply and
demand for energy is viewed. One response to the events of
that period is the application of integrated resource planning
(IRP). IRP is, principally, a regulatory prerogative designed
to promote a balance between supply and demand resources
in electricity markets. In this paper we provide a definition
of that concept and discuss two of its main features:
Demand-side Management programs and environmental
externalities. We also examine a number of positions taken
by ELCON with respect to IRP and provide our responses.
Treadway, N.; Torrent, G. (1992). Integrated Resource Planning: A Dialogue with ELCON. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92178.