In July 2018, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) published a white paper entitled, Developing a Framework for Integrated Energy Network Planning (IEN-P): 10 Key Challenges for Future Electric System Resource Planning (EPRI report 3002010821). This paper identifies and describes 10 complex, large-scale power system planning challenges that electric power system planners and regulators are beginning to confront today, and which are expected to become more pressing and widespread in the future. In early 2018, EPRI’s Technology Innovation (TI) program launched Phase 2 of this research effort, which is designed to begin to assist electric companies with determining how to implement strategies to address these challenges.
This Technical Update contains the first of a two-volume set of case studies that highlight how different electric companies in the United States have started to address the IEN-P challenges. The second volume is expected to be published later in 2019. “Key Insights” are included in each case study to enable transfer of knowledge and learnings among peers, and to show companies how others are addressing commonly occurring challenges brought upon by a rapidly changing electricity sector.
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