IRP Information:
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Meeting materials

May 2011

May 18, 2011 presentation slides and meeting agenda (.pdf)

May 4, 2011 presentation slides and meeting agenda (.pdf)
May 4, 2011 meeting summary (.pdf)

Recommended reading:

Press release: A Bright Spot for Solar: Berkeley Lab Study Finds that Photovoltaic Systems Boost the Sales Price of California Homes (newscenter.lbl.gov)
The full report: An Analysis of the Effects of Residential Photovoltaic Energy Systems on Home Sales Prices in California (eetd.lbl.gov .pdf)

April 2011

April 6, 2011 presentation slides and meeting agenda (.pdf)
April 6, 2011 meeting summary (.pdf)

Recommended reading:

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) study on energy efficiency in Texas (.pdf aceee.org)
Comments/critique on above ACEEE study by David Thompson of our IRP group (.pdf)

March 2011

March 2, 2011 presentation slides and meeting agenda (.pdf)
March 2, 2011 meeting summary (.pdf)

February 2011

February 16, 2011 presentation slides and meeting agenda (.pdf)
February 16, 2011 meeting summary (.pdf)

Recommended reading:

Brad Robert's Energy Storage Symposium Keynote Address on "Electricity Storage: The Way to a Renewable Energy Future" (sandc.com)
National Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel-Burning Power Plants as Measured by Acid Rain Program Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems, a U.S. EPA map (epa.gov)
Statewide Joint IOU Study of Permanent Load Shifting, an Energy+Environmental Economics report (ethree.com .pdf)
Western Resource Advocates testimony before the P.U.C. of Colorado (.pdf)
Best Practices Guide: Integrated Resource Planning for Electricity, prepared for U.S. Agency for International Development (.pdf)
U.S. EPA Clean Energy Guide, Chapter 6. Utility Planning and Incentive Structures (.pdf)
Energy Market Consequences of an Emerging U.S. Carbon Management Policy, James A Baker III Institute For Public Policy executive summary (.pdf)
Full cost accounting for the life cycle of coal, Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences article (.pdf onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
The Economic Impact of New Mexico's Renewable Portfolio Standard (.pdf riograndefoundation.org)
Climate Change Issues, PNM Resources Form- 10-K Annual Report, A56 - A60 (.pdf)

January 2011

January 19, 2011 morning session presentation slides (.pdf)
January 19, 2011 afternoon session presentation slides (.pdf)
January 19, 2011 meeting summary (.pdf)

January 5, 2011 presentation slides and meeting agenda (.pdf)
January 5, 2011 meeting summary (.pdf)

Recommended reading Jan. 19 meeting:

The Future of Natural Gas, an MIT study interim report (.pdf)
Basics of Analysis of Life Cycle Costs (.pdf)

Recommended reading Jan. 5 meeting:

Choosing Electricity Generation Technologies, an EPRI reference card (.pdf)
Cost and Performance Assumptions for Modeling Electricity Generation Technologies, a National Renewable Energy Laboratory report (.pdf)
Reading the Tea Leaves: How Utilities in the West Are Managing Carbon Regulatory Risk in their Resource Plans, a Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory report (.pdf)
Compedium of Best Practices (.pdf)
What's Next for Alternative Energy, a Boston Consulting Group report (bcg.com)
Smart Grid Issues in State Law and Regulation, a Galvin Electricity Initiative report (galvinpower.org)

N.M. Environmental Improvement Board greenhouse gas regulations:

Greenhouse gas reduction program, proposed by New Energy Economy (.pdf)
Greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, proposed by N.M. Environmental Dept. (.pdf)

December 2010

December 1, 2010 presentation slides and meeting agenda (.pdf)
December 1, 2010 meeting summary (.pdf)

Recommended reading:

Determining Carbon Capture and Sequestration's Water Demands (powermag.com)
Hidden Costs of Energy (.pdf)

How capital costs are derived for power generation technologies:

Program on Technology Innovation: Integrated Generation Technology Options, an EPRI report (.pdf)

 

November 2010

November 3, 2010 presentation slides and meeting agenda (.pdf)
November 3, 2010 meeting summary (.pdf)

Recommended reading:

Electricity Needs To Go Smart (RenewableEnergyWorld.com)
The Smart Grid: An Introduction (oe.energy.gov)
Electrification Roadmap (electrificationcoalition.org) (registration required; large       file downloads)
Smart Metering Proposals and the Move to Time-Based Pricing whitepaper (.pdf)

October 2010

October 6, 2010 presentation slides and meeting agenda (.pdf)
October 6, 2010 meeting summary (.pdf)
Handout: N.M. transmission system map (.pdf)

Recommended reading:

PNM Electric Energy Efficiency Potential Study (.pdf)
Advanced Metering Initiatives and Residential Feedback Programs (.pdf)
Application for approval 2010 Electric Energy Efficiency and Load Management Program (.pdf)

September 2010

September 1, 2010 presentation slides and meeting agenda (.pdf)
September 1, 2010 meeting summary (.pdf)

Recommended reading:

Estimation of PNM Residential Customer Price Elasticity of Demand (.pdf)

Initial public participation (kickoff) meetings

June/July 2010 presentation slides (.pdf)
Brochure: Current electricity issues affecting the IRP (.pdf)

Supporting materials

Electric IRP for 2008-2027

PNM Electric Integrated Resource Plan for the Period 2008-2027 (.pdf)
Read the press release: Renewables, Energy Efficiency and Natural Gas-Fired Power to Meet Growing Electric Needs of PNM Customers
2007-2008 IRP materials

N.M. Public Regulation Commission documents

NMPRC order adopting standardized C02 emissions costs for IRPs (.pdf)
NMPRC rule: Integrated Resource Plans for Electric Utilities (.pdf)
NMPRC rule: Energy Efficiency (.pdf)
NMPRC rule: Renewable Energy for Electric Utilities (.pdf)

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