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Integrated resource planning was mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. EPAct requires all Western Area Power Administration customers to submit IRPs to Western every five years, and the requirement is included in Western's power sales contracts with long-term firm customers. The current Resource Planning Approval Criteria (10 CFR Part 905) went into effect May 1, 2000, after Western reviewed the original regulations and completed a public process. Customers with total energy use or sales of less than 25 gigawatthours per year and who are not members of joint action agencies or member-based associations may submit a less complicated Small Customer Plan. Under both reporting methods, customers must submit annual progress reports on the anniversary date of the plan's approval. The revisions adopted in 2000 simplified IRP reporting requirements and allowed customers to exclude some information which may be considered proprietary. For instance, in lieu of a complete load forecast, customers may submit only a brief summary that one was conducted. The following is a summary of the current IRP regulations: IRP Criteria
Effective July 21, 2008, Western approved three additional changes to the regulations:
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