A long-term resource plan released Friday by PacifiCorp anticipates a nearly fourfold increase in new wind and solar energy by 2032 and a system-wide 70% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
The 2023 Integrated Resource Plan was submitted to utility commissions in the six states Pacificorp serves, including Utah, and also includes an additional 7,400 megawatts of energy storage six years from now.
The utility company said its Western states' emissions reductions will be even more accelerated in compliance with individual state emissions targets and clean energy requirements, particularly as regulations continue to clamp down on pollution from coal-fired power plants. "We see a very unprecedented and rapid growth in the need for renewable energy on our system for the rest of this decade," said Rick Link, senior vice president of resource planning, procurement and optimization for PacifiCorp. "So the numbers, not only are they large, but they're at the pace at which we are going to be looking at adding these cost-effective resources that is also pretty astounding.
"That good geographic diversity in the system is through a robust, reliable grid that keeps the lights on," and provides the energy for all sectors — commercial, residential and industrial — to function, he said."Our core objective is to say here's how much load we have to serve, here's where it is on peak.
In addition to the advanced nuclear reactor project selected by the 2021 plan for the Kemmerer, Wyoming, area to be in operation by 2030, the 2023 plan selected two more advanced nuclear projects which could be located in Utah near the currently operating Hunter and Huntington coal-fired plants.
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