Comprehensive Electricity Planning Library

The Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning is developing resources throughout the two-year initiative to facilitate Task Force members’ deeper learning about evolving electricity planning processes. These materials may be useful to all NARUC and NASEO members to support their own efforts.

Webinars

The Task Force hosts topical webinars to explore issues relevant to members and their efforts to develop new approaches to aligning electricity system planning. Materials from each webinar are incorporated into the resource library below, or may be accessed on the webinars webpage.

Resource Library

Task Force members identified a set of key topic areas that would enable further learning about issues related to comprehensive electricity planning. Task Force members, technical and subject matter experts, and other stakeholder groups identified the following publications and other relevant resources. The links included below are provided to share relevant resources but are not endorsed by NARUC, NASEO, or Task Force members. If you would like to suggest an additional resource to add to this list, please email PlanningTaskForce@naruc.org with a copy of the item for consideration.

Table 1: Resource Library Topic Areas

	Topic Area	Description
1	Data Access	Customer data access and transparency ; sensing, communications, and visibility of the distribution grid
2	Ratemaking	Approaches to rate design; state approaches to performance-based regulation, traditional cost-of-service, etc
3	Distribution System Planning (DSP)	The fundamentals of distribution system plans and planning approaches (e.g., when to start, level of granularity, technical tools and methods); understanding the utility DSP engineer perspective and the regulatory process
4	Emerging Distribution System Planning (DSP) Practices	Emerging DSP methods and tools for identifying system needs, identifying projects and alternatives, conducting hosting capacity analysis, and assessing locational value
5	Forecasting	Tools and frameworks for forecasting load and DER adoption
6	Grid Modernization	References related to enabling a more advanced distribution grid
7	Planning Coordination	Resources on syncing data, assumptions, and modeling scenarios to align and consolidate planning processes
8	Planning Criteria	Resources highlighting key planning criteria metrics and considerations
9	Procurement Strategies	RFPs, competitive bids, and other generation procurement strategies; lessons learned from local government/large customer renewable energy procurements
10	Resilience	Incorporating resilience into grid planning, including accommodating microgrids
11	Rural DER Integration	Approaches to determine the suitability of DER in rural areas
12	Scenario and Risk Analysis	Analyzing scenarios and risk such as environmental changes, higher DER penetration, unplanned obsolescence, unanticipated cost increases, cost shifts, ratepayer impacts, etc.
13	Solution Evaluation	Prioritization and sequencing of distribution grid investments; methods for economic evaluation of options to optimize resources and deliver value to customers
14	Stakeholder Engagement	Best practices for structuring efficient and effective stakeholder engagement in utility planning
15	Utility Best Practices for Integrated Planning	Utility best practices that align with integrated planning; inputs, assumptions, and methods used by utilities

 

Topic 1 – Data Access

• ACEEE. “Best Practices for Working with Utilities to Improve Access to Energy Usage Data.” American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy (ACEEE), June 2014.
• AEE. “Access to Data: Bringing the Electricity Grid into the Information Age.” Advanced Energy Economy (AEE). April 9, 2018.
• EPRI. “Electric Power System Connectivity: Challenges and Opportunities.” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). February 2016.
• SEPA. “Customer Impact: Keeping Customers at the Center of Grid Modernization.” Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). 2019.
• Shumavon, Aram, De Martini, Paul, and Laura Wang. “Data and the Electricity Grid: A Roadmap for Using System Data to Build a Plug & Play Grid.” Gridworks, 2017.
• U.S. DOE. “Energy Data Accelerator Toolkit: Blueprint for Action.” U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Energy Data Accelerator (EDA).

 

Topic 2 – Ratemaking

• AEE. “Optimizing Capital and Service Expenditures: Providing utilities with financial incentives for a changing grid.” Advanced Energy Economy (AEE). June 5, 2018.
• AEE. “Performance-Based Regulation: Aligning utility incentives with policy objectives and customer benefits.” Advanced Energy Economy (AEE). June 5, 2018.
• AEE Institute. “Utility Earnings in a Service-Oriented World: Optimizing Incentives for Capital- and Service-Based Solutions.” Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) Institute. January 30, 2018.
• Body of Knowledge on Infrastructure Regulation. “Tariff Design – Introduction.” 2020.
• Cooke, Alan, et al. “Distribution System Planning – State Examples by Topic.” PNNL-27366. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Richland, Washington. May 2018.
• Cross-Call, Dan, et al. “Navigating Utility Business Model Reform: A Practical Guide to Regulatory Design.” Rocky Mountain Institute. October 2018.
• Dyson, Mark and Alex Engel. “The Economics of Clean Energy Portfolios.” Rocky Mountain Institute. May 21, 2018.
• Homer, Juliet, Cooke, Alan, Schwartz, Lisa, Leventis, Greg, Flores-Espino, Francisco, and Michael Coddington. “State Engagement in Electric Distribution System Planning.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. December 2017.
• Lowry, Mark Newton and Tim Woolf. “Performance-Based Regulation in a High Distributed Energy Resources Future.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. January 2016.
• Lowry, Mark Newton. “State Performance-Based Regulation Using Multiyear Rate Plans for U.S. Electric Utilities.” July 2017. 
• Maryland Public Service Commission. "In the Matter of Transforming Maryland's Electric Distribution Systems to Ensure that Electric Service is customer-centered, affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable in Maryland." January 31, 2017.
• NRECA. “Rate Options That Support Electric Vehicle Adoption.” June 2018. National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).
• Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). "Smart Rate Design for a Smart Future." 2015.
• Satchwell, Andrew, Peter Cappers, and Galen L Barbose. “Current Developments in Retail Rate Design: Implications for Solar and Other Distributed Energy Resources.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. July 2019.
• Schwartz, Lisa. PUC Distribution Planning Practices training slides. Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium. Presentation. May 3, 2018.
• SEPA. “A Comprehensive Guide to Electric Vehicle Managed Charging.” Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). May 2019.
• SEPA. “Residential Electric Vehicle Rates That Work: Attributes That Increase Enrollment.” Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). November 2019.
• State of Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. Performance Based Regulation. Website. 2020

 

Topic 3 – Distribution System Planning (DSP)

• Schwartz, Lisa. “Distribution Planning Regulatory Practices in Other States.” Presentation for the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. May 21, 2020.
• AEE. “Distribution System Planning: Proactively Planning for More Distributed Assets at the Grid Edge.” Advanced Energy Economy (AEE). June 29, 2018.
• Cooke, Alan, Homer, Juliet, and Lisa Schwartz. “Distribution System Planning – State Examples by Topic.” PNNL-27366. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Richland, Washington. May 2018.
• DC PSC. “DC MEDSIS Stakeholder Working Group Report.” DC Public Service Commission. Prepared by Smart Electric Power Alliance. May 31, 2019.
• EPRI. “Distribution Planning Guidebook for the Modern Grid.” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). April 5, 2018.
• Gridworks. “The Gridworks Blog: DRP Retrospective.” 2019.
• Homer, Juliet, Cooke, Alan, Schwartz, Lisa, Leventis, Greg, Flores-Espino, Francisco, and Michael Coddington. “State Engagement in Electric Distribution System Planning.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. December 2017.
• Joint Utilities of New York. “Distribution System Implementation Plans.” Joint Utilities of New York, 2020.
• Michigan Public Service Commission. "Michigan’s Overarching Goals for Distribution System Planning." Michigan Public Service Commission Issue Brief. Electric Distribution System Planning. October 11, 2017.
• Michigan Public Service Commission. "Michigan Distribution Planning Framework." MPSC Staff Report. September 1, 2018.
• Maryland Public Service Commission. "In the Matter of Transforming Maryland's Electric Distribution Systems to Ensure that Electric Service is customer-centered, affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable in Maryland." January 31, 2017.
• Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. “Minnesota’s Integrated Distribution Planning Requirements for Xcel Energy.” Docket No. E-002/CI-18-251; Order Approving Integrated Distribution Planning Filing Requirements for Xcel Energy. Issue Date August 30, 2018.
• NARUC. Distribution System Planning Trainings. 
• NARUC NASEO Task Force. “Distribution System Planning Fundamentals & Promising Practices.” August 21, 2019. NARUC NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning webinar recording.
• NARUC and LBNL. “Mid-Atlantic Distribution Systems and Planning Training.” NARUC and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). March 7-8, 2019.
• New York PSC. Case 14-M-0101 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission in Regard to Reforming the Energy Vision. "Staff Proposal. Distribution System Implementation Plan Guidance." October 15, 2015.
• Nevada Public Utility Commission. Docket No. 17-08022. Investigation and rulemaking to implement Senate Bill 146 (2017).
• PREB. “Distribution Resource Planning.” Puerto Rico Energy Bureau.
• SEPA. “Integrated Distribution Planning: A Framework for the Future.” Smart Electric Alliance (SEPA). September 2020.
• Schwartz, Lisa. PUC Distribution Planning Practices training slides. Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium. Presentation. May 3, 2018.
• Volkmann, Curt. “Integrated Distribution Planning – A Path Forward.” GridLab, April 2019.

 

Topic 4 – Emerging Distribution System Planning (DSP) Practices

• Baatz, Brendon, Grace Relf, and Seth Nowak. “The Role of Energy Efficiency in a Distributed Energy Future.” American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). February 28, 2018.
• CPUC. “Decision on Track 1 Demonstration Projects A (Integration Capacity Analysis) and B (Locational Net Benefits Analysis).” California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Rulemaking 14-08-013, 2017.
• Ding, Fei, Barry Mather, and Peter Gotseff. “Technologies to Increase PV Hosting Capacity in Distribution Feeders.” National Renewable Energy Laboratory, August 2016.
• Dyson, Mark, et al. “The Non-Wires Solutions Implementation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Regulators, Utilities, and Developers.” Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), December 2018.
• EPRI. “Case Studies of 10 Integrated Energy Network Planning Challenges – Volume 1: Phase 2 – Framework for Integrated Energy Network Planning (IEN-P).” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). February 2019.
• EPRI. “Program on Technology Innovation: Annotated Bibliography for 10 Integrated Energy Network Planning Challenges, Phase 2 – Framework for Integrated Energy Network Planning (IEN-P).” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). September 2018.
• EPRI. “Program on Technology Innovation: Integrating Energy Analytics and Reliability Tools.” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), February 2020.
• EPRI. “Time and Locational Value of DER: Methods and Applications.” Electric Power Research Institute. April 15, 2016.
• EPRI. (Website) Distributed PV Monitoring and Feeder Analysis: Hosting Capacity Method. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
• ICF. "Where’s the Value in Hosting Capacity Analysis?" November 2017.
• IREC. “Integrated Distribution System Planning.” Interstate Renewable Energy Council. May 2013.
• Joint Utilities of New York. “Supplemental Information on the Non-Wires Alternatives Identification and Sourcing Process and Notification Practices.” Filed with NY PSC on May 8, 2017.
• Mims Frick, Price, Schwartz, Hanus, Shapiro. “Locational Value of Distributed Energy Resources.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. February 2021.
• NY PSC. “Staff White Paper on Benefit-Cost Analysis in the Reforming Energy Vision Proceeding (14-M-0101).” New York Department of Public Service, July 1, 2015.
• Reno, Matthew J., Kyle Coogan, John Seuss, and Robert J. Broderick. “Novel Methods to Determine Feeder Locational PV Hosting Capacity and PV Impact Signatures.” Sandia National Laboratories, July 2016.
• SEPA. “Non-Wires Alternatives (NWA) – Case Studies from Leading U.S. Projects.” Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). November 2018.
• SEPA. “Non-Wires Alternatives (NWA) – Incorporating NWAs into Your Grid Modernization Program.” Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). 2019.
• Smith, Jeff. Integrating DER into Distribution System Planning: Challenges and Solutions Around the Industry. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). March 6, 2018. Presentation at PowerForward Ohio PUC Meeting.
• Stanfield, Sky and Stephanie Safdi. “Optimizing the Grid: A Regulator’s Guide to Hosting Capacity Analyses for Distributed Energy Resources.” Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), December 2017.
• Tierney, Susan F. “The Value of ‘DER’ to ‘D’: The Role of Distributed Energy Resources in Supporting Local Electric Distribution System Reliability.” Analysis Group, March 30, 2016.
• U.S. DOE. "Utility Practices in Hosting Capacity Analysis and Locational Value Assessment." Review Draft. September 2019.

 

Topic 5 – Forecasting

• California Energy Commission. 2020 Integrated Energy Policy Report Update. IEPR Process. March 2020.
• Carvallo, Juan Pablo, et al. “Long Term Load Forecasting Accuracy in Electric Utility Integrated Resource Planning.” Energy Policy, Volume 119 (August 2018): 410–22.
• Debra Lew, GE Energy Consulting. "Emerging distribution planning analyses." Distribution Systems and Planning Training for Mid-Atlantic Region and NARUC-NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning. March 7-8, 2019.
• EPRI.  “Distribution Planning Guidebook for the Modern Grid.” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). April 5, 2018.
• Gagnon, Pieter, et al. “Estimating the Value of Improved Distributed Photovoltaic Adoption Forecasts for Utility Resource Planning.” National Renewable Energy Laboratory. May 2018.
• HECO. HECO’s Integrated Grid Planning - Forecast Assumptions Working Group Documents. September 25, 2020.
• ISO-New England Distributed Generation Forecast Working Group
• Load Forecasting in Electricity Utility Integrated Resource Plans. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. October 2016.
• Mills, Andrew D. Forecasting Load on the Distribution and Transmission System with Distributed Energy Resources. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates Distribution Technology Training Minneapolis, MN. June 24, 2018. Presentation.
• Mills, Andrew, et al. “Planning for a Distributed Disruption: Innovative Practices for Incorporating Distributed Solar into Utility Planning.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. August 2016.
• NARUC NASEO Task Force. “There’s a Major Change Headed Our Way: Forecasting DERs for Planning Purposes.” July 23, 2019. NARUC NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning.
• New York State Joint Utilities. "Appendix A: Response to Staff Whitepaper 2018 DSIP Guidance." July 31, 2018.
• Siddiqui, Omar. “EPRI’s Customer Model of the Future: Consumer Perspectives on Electrification.” Public Utilities Fortnightly. February 15, 2018.
• Utility Dive. "How leading utilities are planning for distributed energy resources." February 6, 2018.

 

Topic 6 – Grid Modernization

• AEE. “EVs 101: A Regulatory Plan for America’s Electric Transportation Future. What utility commissioners need to know about the accelerating electric vehicle market.” Advanced Energy Economy (AEE). September 2018.
• EPRI. U.S. National Electrification Assessment. April 2, 2018.
• EPRI. “Distribution Planning Guidebook for the Modern Grid.” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). April 5, 2018.
• EPRI. “Program on Technology Innovation Common Needed Attributes of Architecture for an Integrated Grid.” Electric Power Research Institute, September 2016.
• Homer, Juliet, Cooke, Alan, Schwartz, Lisa, Leventis, Greg, Flores-Espino, Francisco, and Michael Coddington. “State Engagement in Electric Distribution System Planning.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. December 2017.
• IREC. “A Playbook for Modernizing the Distribution Grid, Volume 1. Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), May 2020.
• LaCommare, Kristina, Joseph Eto., Laurel Dunn, and Michael D. Sohn. “Improving the Estimated Cost of Sustained Power Interruptions to Electricity Customers.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division, Energy Journal, Volume 153, June 2018.
• NASEO and NARUC. “Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings: State Briefing Paper.” NASEO-NARUC Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings Working Group, October 2019.
• NRECA, NRTC, and Ericsson. “The Value of a Broadband Backbone for America’s Electric Cooperatives.” National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. June 28, 2018.
• NRECA. “Battery Energy Storage Technology Overview and Co-cop Case Studies.” National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, June 6, 2019.
• NRECA. “Beneficial Electrification C&I Case Studies,” National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, April 1, 2018.
• Ohio PUC. PowerForward: A Roadmap to Ohio’s Electricity Future. August 2018.
• SEPA. “Preparing for an Electric Vehicle Future: How Utilities Can Succeed.” Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). October 2019.
• U.S. DOE. “Grid Modernization Lab Consortium (GMLC).” U.S. Department of Energy. 2019. 
• U.S. DOE. “Next Generation Distribution System Planning (DSPx) Volume II: Advanced Technology Maturity Assessment.” U.S. Department of Energy. March 27, 2017.
• U.S. DOE. “Next Generation Distribution System Planning (DSPx) Volume III: Decision Guide.” U.S. Department of Energy. Updated 2019.
• Woolf, Havumaki, Bhandari, Whited, Schwartz. “Benefit-Cost Analysis for Utility-Facing Grid Modernization Investments: Trends, Challenges and Considerations.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. February 2021.

 

Topic 7 – Planning Coordination

• Mims Frick, N., J.P. Carvallo, and Lisa Schwartz, Quantifying grid reliability and resilience impacts of energy efficiency: Examples and opportunities. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. December 2021.
• Carvallo, J.P., Bieler, S., Collins, M., Mueller, J., Gehbauer, C., Gotham, D.J., Larsen, P.H., 2021. A framework to measure the technical, economic, and rate impacts of distributed solar, electric vehicles, and storage. Applied Energy 297, 117160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117160
• Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Myles T Collins, Stephanie Bieler, Joscha Mueller, Christoph Gehbauer, and Peter H Larsen. Indiana 21st Century Energy Policy: Emerging Technologies on the Electricity Distribution System. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 2020.
• Carvallo, J.P., Zhang, N., Murphy, S.P., Leibowicz, B.D., Larsen, P.H., 2020. The economic value of a centralized approach to distributed resource investment and operation. Applied Energy 269, 115071.
• California Public Utilities Commission, California Energy Commission, and California Independent System Operator. Alignment of Key Infrastructure Planning Processes by CPUC, CEC and CAISO Staff. December 23, 2014.
• Colorado PUC. Colorado PUC Rule 3627 Stakeholder Meeting. Xcel Colorado IRP Overview. August 16, 2019.
• EPRI. “Developing a Framework for Integrated Energy Network Planning (IEN-P).” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). July 2018.
• EPRI. “The Integrated Energy Network: Connecting Customers to Reliable, Safe, Affordable, and Cleaner Energy.” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). February 2017.
• FERC. “Distributed Energy Resources: Technical Considerations for the Bulk Power System.” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), February 2018.
• Gridworks. “Coordination of Transmission and Distribution Operations in a High Distributed Energy Resource Electric Grid.” North American Electric Reliability Corporation National Council of Electricity Policy Annual Meeting. Presentation. May 8, 2018.
• Hydzik, Rich. “Distributed Energy Resources - Affects on Resource Requirements.” North American Electric Reliability Corporation National Council of Electricity Policy Annual Meeting. Presentation. May 8, 2018.
• ICF. “Integrated Distribution Planning.” U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, prepared for the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, August 2016.
• Kristov, Lorenzo. “Aligning Integrated Resource Planning and Distribution Planning: Standard Building Blocks of Electricity System Planning Processes.” Discussion Draft for NARUC- NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning. July 2019.
• Mims Frick, Natalie, Lisa C Schwartz, and Alyse Taylor-Anyikire. “A Framework for Integrated Analysis of Distributed Energy Resources: Guide for States.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division, November 2018.
• NARUC. Integrated Resource Planning: The Basics and Beyond. October 14-16, 2013.
• Schwartz, Lisa. Overview of Integrated Distribution Planning Concepts and State Activity. Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative. Presentation. March 13, 2018.
• U.S. DOE. “Transmission Permitting and Technical Assistance Division.” U.S. Department of Energy.

 

Topic 8 – Planning Criteria

• EPRI. “Metrics for Quantifying Flexibility in Power System Planning.” Electric Power Research Institute. July 23, 2014.
• Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC). “Grid Modernization: Metrics Analysis (GMLC1.1) Reference Document, Version 2.1.” U.S. Department of Energy, May 2017. 
• Joint Utilities of New York. “Supplemental Information on the Non-Wires Alternatives Identification and Sourcing Process and Notification Practices.” Filed with New York Public Service Commission on May 8, 2017.
• NARUC NASEO Task Force. “Planning Criteria Metrics for Distribution System Planning.” September 25, 2019. NARUC NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning webinar recording.
• North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). “Reliability Standards.” 2019.

 

Topic 9 – Procurement Strategies

• Kahrl, Frederich, and Lisa Schwartz (ancillary author, technical editor). All-Source Competitive Solicitations: State and Electric Utility Practices. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.  March 2021.
• Advanced Energy Buyers Group. “Renewable Energy Offerings That Work for Companies: A practical guide to meeting corporate renewable energy demand in vertically integrated markets.” April 2019.
• Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Alan H Sanstad, and Peter H Larsen. “Exploring the relationship between planning and procurement in Western U.S. electric utilities.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, June 2017.
• Dyson, Mark, et al. “The Non-Wires Solutions Implementation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Regulators, Utilities, and Developers.” Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), December 2018.
• Hile, Sam, Dale Murdock, and Matt Robison. “Procuring Distribution Non-Wires Alternatives: Practical Lessons From the Bleeding Edge.” ICF, July 2017.
• FERC. “Order Accepting Tariff Revisions and Directing Compliance Filing and Informational Report.” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, January 23, 2020.
• Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships. “State Leadership Driving Non-Wires Alternatives Projects and Policy.” 2017.
• Strategen Consulting. “MN Energy Storage Use Case: Peaker Substitution.” Presentation. July 11, 2017.

 

Topic 10 – Resilience

• Mims Frick, N., J.P. Carvallo, and Lisa Schwartz, Quantifying grid reliability and resilience impacts of energy efficiency: Examples and opportunities. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. December 2021. [Also included above, under 7. Planning Coordination]
• Elliot, Randolph, et al. “Utility Investments in Resilience of Electricity Systems.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Future Electric Utility Regulation Report No. 11, April 2019.
• EPRI. “Distribution Grid Resiliency – Investment Decision Model: User Guide.” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). September 4, 2018.
• EPRI. “Electric Power System Resiliency: Challenges and Opportunities.” Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), February 8, 2016.
• Eto, Joe. “Reliability Metrics and Reliability Value-Based Planning.” Distribution Systems and Planning Training for Mid-Atlantic Region and NARUC-NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. March 7-8, 2019.
• Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GLMC). “Laboratory Valuation Analysis Team.” U.S. Department of Energy.
• HECO. Resilience Working Group Documents. Hawaiian Electric Company. 2019.
• Hotchkiss, Eliza and Alex Dane. “Resilience Roadmap: A Collaborative Approach to Multi-Jurisdictional Resilience Planning.” National Renewable Energy Laboratory. June 2019.
• Joint Utilities of New York. “Distribution System Implementation Plans.” 2020.
• LaCommare, Kristina, Joseph Eto., Laurel Dunn, and Michael D. Sohn. “Improving the Estimated Cost of Sustained Power Interruptions to Electricity Customers.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division, Energy Journal, Volume 153, June 2018.
• LaCommare, Kristina, Peter Larsen, and Joseph Eto. “Evaluating Proposed Investment in Power System Reliability and Resilience: Preliminary Results from Interviews with Public Utility Commission Staff.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division, January 2017.
• Larsen, Peter H. “A Method to Estimate the Costs and Benefits of Undergrounding Electricity Transmission and Distribution lines.” Energy Economics, Volume 60 (November 2016): 47-61.
• Larsen, Peter H. “Severe weather, power outages, and a decision to improve electric utility reliability.” Doctor of Philosophy dissertation, Stanford University, March 2016.
• Larsen, Peter H., et al. “Projecting Future Costs to U.S. Electric Utility Customers from Power Interruptions.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, January 2017.
• Legislature of the State of Florida. “Section 366.96, Florida Statues, An act relating to public utility storm protection plans.” June 28, 2019.
• NARUC. “Regulating for Resilience Workshop.” November 20, 2019. NARUC Annual Meeting and Education Conference.
• NARUC NASEO Task Force. “Integrated, Resilient Distribution Planning.” May 26, 2020. NARUC NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning webinar recording.
• NRECA, NRTC, and Ericsson. “The Value of a Broadband Backbone for America’s Electric Cooperatives.” National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). June 28, 2018.
• NRECA. “Battery Energy Storage Technology Overview and Co-cop Case Studies.” National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, June 6, 2019.
• State of North Carolina. “North Carolina Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan.” June 2020.
• PG&E. 2020 Wildfire Mitigation Plan Report. Rulemaking 18-10-007. Pacific Gas & Electric Company. February 28, 2020.
• SEPA. “Microgrids: The Role of Microgrids in the Regulatory Compact.” Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). 2019.
• S. Stout, N. Lee, et al. “Power Sector Resilience Planning Guidebook.” NREL-USAID. 2019.
• Taft, JD. “Electric Grid Resilience and Reliability for Grid Architecture.” Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, November 2017.
• UNC Charlotte. “Planning an Affordable, Resilient, and Sustainable Grid in North Carolina (PARSG).” May 19, 2020.
• Zitelman, Kiera. “Advancing Electric System Resilience with Distributed Energy Resources: A Review of State Policies.” National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). April 2020.

Topic 11 – Rural DER Integration

• Allen, Riley, et al. “Sustainable Energy Solutions for Rural Alaska.” Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. April 2016.
• Brehm, Kevin et al. “Envisioning the Rural Electric System of the Future.” Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). February 19, 2019.
• Carroll, Paul et al. “Solar Utility Network Deployment Acceleration (SUNDA) – Final Report.” National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). April 30, 2018.
• Clark, Kyle. “Farm Beneficial Electrification: Opportunities and Strategies for Rural Electric Cooperatives.” Ensave, Inc. October 2018.
• Green Power EMC. (Website). Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, 2019.
• Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC). “Alaska Energy Data Gateway.” U.S. Department of Energy.
• Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC). “Laboratory Valuation Analysis Team.” U.S. Department of Energy.

 

Topic 12 – Scenario and Risk Analysis

• Cappers, Peter, Charles Goldman, and Andrew Satchwell. “Financial Impacts of a Combined Energy Efficiency and Net-Metered PV Portfolio on a Prototypical Northeast Utility.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, April 2017.
• Eckman, Tom and Natalie Mims. Michigan Public Service Commission Integrated Resource Planning Stakeholder Group Meeting. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. August 8, 2017. Presentation.
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). “Distribution Grid Resiliency – Investment Decision Model: User Guide.” EPRI, September 4, 2018.
• Larsen, Peter H., et al. “Projecting Future Costs to U.S. Electric Utility Customers from Power Interruptions.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, January 2017.
• Wilkerson, Jordan, Peter H Larsen, and Galen L Barbose. “Survey of Western U.S. Electric Utility Resource Plans.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. March 2014.

 

Topic 13 – Solution Evaluation

• Satchwell, Andy. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. “Increasing the Economic Potential of Residential Energy Efficiency as a Utility Grid Resource.” Presentation at ACEEE Energy Efficiency as a Resource Conference. October 2021.
• Chittum, Anna and Grace Relf. “Valuing Distributed Energy Resources: Combined Heat and Power and the Modern Grid.” American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). April 25, 2018.
• CPUC. “Decision on Track 3 Policy Issues, Sub-Track 1 (Growth Scenarios) and Sub-Track 3 (Distribution Investment and Deferral Process).” California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 18-02-004, February 8, 2018.
• CPUC. “California’s Decision on Multiple-Use Application Issues.” California Public Utilities Commission, January 11, 2018.
• GMLC. “A Valuation Framework for Informing Grid Modernization Decisions: Summary.” Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC), March 2019.
• Hawaiian Electric. “Non-Wires Opportunity Evaluation Methodology,” June 2020.
• ICF. “How to ‘Stack’ Your Way to a Successful NWA.” ICF Blog Post, October 17, 2018.
• Pacific Energy Institute. “NWA Opportunity Evaluation Survey of Current Practice.” Prepared for Hawaiian Electric Co. March 2020.
• SEPA. “Pilot Projects: Guidelines for a Successful Grid Modernization Pilot Project Program.” Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). 2019.
• U.S. DOE. “Modern Distribution Grid, Volume II: Advanced Technology Maturity Assessment.” U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, March 27, 2017.
• U.S. DOE. “Next Generation Distribution System Planning (DSPx) Volume II: Advanced Technology Maturity Assessment.” U.S. Department of Energy. March 27, 2017.
• Woolf, Tim. Benefit-Cost Analysis for Utility-Facing Grid Modernization Investments. Synapse Energy Economics. March 7-8, 2019. Presentation.
• Woolf, Tim, et al. “Benefit-Cost Analysis for Distributed Energy Resources: A Framework for Accounting for All Relevant Costs and Benefits.” Synapse Energy Economics, prepared for the Advanced Energy Economy Institute. September 22, 2014.

 

Topic 14 – Stakeholder Engagement

• Natalie Mims Frick. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "Stakeholder Engagement Practices." Integrated Resource Planning Training for the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff. 2021.
• Brouillard, Carolyn, Matt Robison, and Annie Howley. “The Rising Value of Stakeholder Engagement in Today’s High-Stakes Power Landscape.” ICF, 2016.
• CAISO. CAISO 2019-2020 Transmission Planning Process. Website. 2020.
• DC PSC. “DC MEDSIS Stakeholder Working Group Report.” DC Public Service Commission. Prepared by Smart Electric Power Alliance. May 31, 2019.
• Duke Energy. Integrated System & Operations Planning (ISOP) Reference Information Portal. 2020.
• Eckman, Tom and Natalie Mims. Michigan Public Service Commission Integrated Resource Planning Stakeholder Group Meeting. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. August 8, 2017. Presentation.
• Hawaiian Electric. Integrated Grid Planning Symposium – Panel 4: Best Practices for Integrated Planning Stakeholder Engagement Efforts. November 15-16, 2017. Presentations.
• Hawaiian Electric. HECO’s Integrated Grid Planning Process. Planning Hawaii’s Grid for Future Generations. Integrated Grid Planning Report. March 1, 2018.
• Hawaiian Electric. HECO’s Integrated Grid Planning - Solution Evaluation and Optimization Working Group Documents. October 2, 2020.
• McAdams, Jasmine. “Public Utility Commission Stakeholder Engagement: A Decision-Making Framework.” National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). January 2021.
• MI Power Grid. “Electric Distribution Planning Stakeholder Process.” MPSC Staff Report. April 1, 2020.
• Maryland Public Service Commission. "In the Matter of Transforming Maryland's Electric Distribution Systems to Ensure that Electric Service is customer-centered, affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable in Maryland." January 31, 2017.
• NARUC NASEO Task Force. “Hawaii Advanced Visualization Energy Nexus (HAVEN) Demonstration.” June 27, 2019. NARUC NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning webinar recording.
• NARUC NASEO Task Force. “Stakeholder Involvement in Integrated Distribution Planning.” May 16, 2019. NARUC NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning webinar recording.
• OECD. “Stakeholder Engagement for Inclusive Water Governance.” Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). April 13, 2015.
• Oregon PUC. Actively Adapting to the Changing Electricity Sector. Oregon Public Utilities Commission. September 2018.
• RMI. “eLab: Electricity Innovation Lab.” Rocky Mountain Institute.
• SEPA. “Benefits of a Comprehensive Public Stakeholder Process: the Oregon Senate Bill 978 Experience.” Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). December 2019.

 

Topic 15 – Utility Best Practices for Integrated Planning

• Carvallo, Zhang, Leibowicz, Carr, Galbraith, Larsen. “Implications of a regional resource adequacy program on utility integrated resource planning: study for the Western United States.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. November 2020.
• Consumers Energy. “Consumers Energy Company’s Electric Distribution Infrastructure Investment Plan.” April 13, 2018.
• CPUC. “Decision on Track 3 Policy Issues, Sub-Track 1 (Growth Scenarios) and Sub-Track 3 (Distribution Investment and Deferral Process.” Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Policies, Procedures and Rules for Development of Distribution Resources Plans Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 769, Decision 18-02-004. California Public Utilities Commission. February 8, 2018.
• DTE Electric. DTE Electric Company’s Distribution Operations Five-Year (2018-2022) Investment and Maintenance Plan. MPSC Case No. U-20147. Michigan Public Service Commission, October 5, 2018.
• e21 Initiative. “Phase II Report: On implementing a framework for a 21^st century electric system in Minnesota.” December 2016.
• Eckman, Tom, Schwartz, Lisa, and Greg Leventis. “Determining Utility System Value of Demand Flexibility from Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings.” Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), April 2020.
• EPRI. (Website). The Integrated Energy Network, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), 2019.
• Fine, Steve, Walter Rojowsky, and Matt Robison. “What Everyone Keeps Getting Wrong About NWAs: And Why Utilities Should Pay Attention.” ICF. December 5, 2019.
• Hawaiian Electric. HECO’s Integrated Grid Planning Process. Planning Hawaii’s Grid for Future Generations. Integrated Grid Planning Report. March 1, 2018.
• ICF. “Integrated Distribution Planning.” U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, prepared for the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, August 2016.
• Indiana-Michigan Power Company. Indiana Michigan Power Company’s Five Year Distribution Plan (2019-2023). Indiana Michigan Power. MPSC Case No. U-20147. April 3, 2019.
• MADRI. “Integrated Distribution Planning for Electric Utilities: Guidance for Public Utility Commissions.” Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative. October 2019.
• Michigan PSC. 2019 Integrated Distribution Planning Order. Michigan Public Service Commission. Case No. U-20147. September 11, 2019.
• Mims Frick, Eckman, Leventis, Sanstad. “Methods to Incorporate Energy Efficiency in Electricity System Planning and Markets.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. January 2021.
• NARUC NASEO Task Force. “How Integrated Distribution Planning is Meeting the Goals of a Consumer-Owned Electric Coop.” March 9, 2020. NARUC NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning webinar recording.
• NARUC NASEO Task Force. “Valuing Demand Flexibility for Electric Utility Systems.” April 6, 2020. NARUC NASEO Task Force on Comprehensive Electricity Planning webinar recording.
• NCEP. Planning for a More Integrated Grid – Planning Resources and References. National Council on Electricity Policy. Website. 2020.
• NESP. “The National Standard Practice Manual for Distributed Energy Resources (NSPM for DERs).” The National Efficiency Screening Project (NESP). August 4, 2020.
• NV Energy. Docket No. 19-04003 - Joint application of Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy and Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy for approval of First Amendment to 2018 Joint IRP, a Distributed Resource Plan. See NV Energy Original Filing dated April 1, 2019 and Public Utility Commission of Nevada Order dated August 1, 2019.
• Pacific Energy Institute. “NWA Opportunity Evaluation Survey of Current Practice.” Prepared for Hawaiian Electric Co. March 2020.
• PG&E. PG&E’s 2019 Distribution Investment Deferral Framework (DIDF) Request for Offers (RFO or Solicitation). Pacific Gas & Electric. 2019.
• PLMA. “Non-Wires Alternatives: Lessons and Insights from the Front Lines.” Presentation from Avangrid, Consumers, and HECO at Peak Load Management Association Conference. Presentation. November 14, 2017.
• RAP and Synapse. Best Practices in Electric Utility Integrated Resource Planning – Examples of State Regulations and Recent Utility Plans. June 2013.
• Satchwell, Andrew, and Ryan Hledik. “Analytical Frameworks to Incorporate Demand Response in Long-term Resource Planning.” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. September 2013.
• Schiller, Steven, Lisa Schwartz and Sean Murphy. Performance Assessments of Demand Flexibility from Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings: Issues and Considerations. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. July, 2020. 
• Schwartz, Lisa. Overview of Integrated Distribution Planning Concepts and State Activity. Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative. Presentation. March 13, 2018.
• SEPA. “Beyond the Meter: Planning the Distributed Energy Future, Volume II.” Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). May 2017.
• Xcel Energy. Integrated Distribution Plan (2020-2029). Docket No. E002/M-19-666. November 1, 2019.
• Xcel Energy. Xcel-Minnesota’s 2019 IRP Overview. 2020-2034 Upper Midwest Integrated Resource Plan – Public Meeting presentation. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. April 3, 2019.