26 Del. Admin. Code § 3010-5.0 - Resource Portfolio Options

5.1 The Company shall include a description of the overall process and the analytical techniques it used to identify its proposed options. The Company shall not rely exclusively on any particular resource or purchase procurement process.

5.2 The Company shall identify and evaluate all reasonable resource options including generation and transmission service, Supply Contracts, both short- and long-term procurement DSM, DR and customer sited generation, even if a particular strategy is ultimately not recommended by the Company. The IRP must show an investigation of all reasonable opportunities for a more diverse supply at the lowest reasonable cost, including consideration of environmental benefits and externalities. The Company shall also provide any hedging guidelines and shall identify any changes from any existing hedging policy. Cost evaluations shall contain a description of each option and an evaluation that considers the economic and environmental value of the following:

5.2.1 Resources that utilize New or Innovative Baseload Technologies;

5.2.2 Resources that provide short or long term Environmental Benefits to the citizens of this State;

5.2.3 Facilities that have existing fuel and transmission infrastructure;

5.2.4 Facilities that utilize existing brownfield or industrial sites;

5.2.5 Resources that promote Fuel Diversity;

5.2.6 Resources or facilities that support or improve Reliability; or

5.2.7 Resources that encourage Price Stability.

5.3 Where Transmission Service is identified as a planning option, the Company shall describe the transmission enhancement, the location, and provide PJM's assessment of the impact of the proposed transmission asset when available. The IRP shall reflect the current projects included in PJM's Regional Transmission Expansion Plan ("RTEP"). The Company shall file with the Commission any PJM revisions or updates to the RTEP immediately after receipt.

5.4 At least 30 percent of the resource mix shall be acquired through the regional Wholesale Electricity Market via a bid procurement or auction process held by DP& L. (Docket No. 04-391.)

5.5 The Company shall also include discussion of known plans to reduce existing physical, contractual or service related Portfolio resources during the IRP planning period.

5.6 The Company shall include a detailed description of its energy efficiency activities in accordance with 26 Del.C. § 1020. The Company shall first consider electricity DR and DSM strategies for meeting base load and load growth needs and cost-effective renewable energy resources before considering traditional fossil fuel-based electric supply services to meet their retail electricity supplier obligations as defined in 26 Del.C. § 352.

5.7 The Company shall evaluate all technically feasible and cost effective DR improvements. Where non-Company evaluations of DSM and Conservation are available through the Sustainable Energy Utility ("SEU") (or other organization as requested by the Commission), the Company shall summarize the results and actions taken. The Company shall collaborate and may contract with the SEU to provide services to accomplish the SEU's Demand Side management plans. The Company, using its independent best judgment, may recommend in the IRP any DSM program first offered to the SEU but rejected by the SEU. Where DR programs are new, the Company shall summarize the anticipated benefits with respect to load reductions and provide supporting material to justify the new program.

5.8 The Company shall collaborate with the SEU and appropriate State Agencies in its evaluation of Customer-Sited Generation resource options. The Company may enter into a contractual relationship with the SEU or other energy service providers to implement a Customer-Sited Generation resource option strategy.

5.9 The Company shall assess the Resource Portfolio options against the set of Plan Objectives and criteria.

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26 Del. Admin. Code § 3010-5.0