2012 Natural Gas Integrated Resource Plan
The Technical Advisory Committee meetings for the 2012 Natural Gas IRP will start in January 2012. To make our planning process successful many organizations are urged to participate. Current participants are from state regulatory commission staffs, regional utilities, public interest groups, and other government entities. If you or your organization would like to participate in this process, or be included in our Technical Advisory Committee mailing list, please email Kelly Irvine or contact her by phone at 509-495-4335.
2012 technical advisory committee schedule
first Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
Tuesday, January 17, 2012. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, PDX Conference Center in the Multnomah Rooms A&B.
The preliminary agenda includes:
- Review of the last IRP (IRP to actual results);
- Economic outlook and customer count forecast;
- Base case forecasted peak and average demand;
- Alternative forecasting methodologies; and
- Demand scenario alternatives discussion.
tentative second Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
February 21, 2012. 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, location to be determined.
tentative Third Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
March 20, 2012. 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, location to be determined.
tentative fourth Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
April 17, 2012. 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, location to be determined.
2009 Natural Gas Integrated Resource Plan
Avista's 2009 plan was filed with the Washington State, Idaho, and Oregon commissions on December 31, 2009. Please contact Kelly Irvine, Avista's Manager of Natural Gas Planning, with any questions about the 2009 Natural Gas IRP.
2009 Natural Gas IRP Highlights:
- Our philosophy is to reliably provide natural gas to our customers with an appropriate balance of price stability and prudent cost using our portfolio of purchase contracts, storage and firm pipeline capacity rights
- The Company forecasts sufficient natural gas resources well into the future with resource needs not occurring until 2018-2019 in Oregon and 2022-2023 in Washington and Idaho
- The major change from the 2007 IRP is a lower demand forecast driven by lower economic growth in our service territories
- Resource needs will be met by demand-side management measures and incremental pipeline transportation capacity
- We continue our pursuit of cost effective demand-side management solutions establishing a 2010 goal to reduce demand by 2,193,000 therms in Washington and Idaho and 303,000 therms in Oregon
- As forecasted demand is relatively flat, we will monitor actual demand for signs of increased growth which could accelerate resource needs
fourth Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
July 16, 2009. 9:30 am to 3:30 pm in the Multnomah Conference Room at Portland International Airport
Third Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
June 16, 2009. 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Portland, Oregon
Second Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
May 19, 2009. 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Northwest Power and Conservation Council offices, Portland Oregon
Previous Resource Plans
2007 Natural Gas IRP (PDF: 1.5 MB)
2007 Natural Gas IRP Appendices (PDF: 3.2 MB)
2006 Natural Gas IRP (PDF: 2.3 MB)
2006 Natural Gas IRP Appendices (PDF: 1.6 MB)