Integrated Resource Plans
Assessing our future needs
BPUB strives to maintain an adequate generation supply to meet its load and serve its customers. It regularly performs a load forecast and an integrated resource plan (IRP), generally every five years or as needed.
The objective of any integrated resource plan is to develop a recommended course of action for generation capacity, fuel supply, and transmission capacity that provides the utility with the least cost solution and meets its reliability requirements and risk tolerance. Another important consideration implemented during the evaluation is BPUB's flexibility during the planning period to change direction as circumstances change.
2024-2025 Integrated Resource Plan
BPUB is developing its 2024-2025 integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to create a long-term, cost-effective, reliable energy strategy. This 10-month collaborative process involves analyzing generation options like natural gas, renewables, and storage through load forecasting, production cost modeling, and scenario planning. Four public workshops and ongoing stakeholder feedback opportunities help shape resource priorities and evaluation criteria. The final plan will outline flexible infrastructure investments and procurement strategies to maintain rate stability while meeting environmental standards and economic growth needs
-
DEC 18, 2024
Workshop 1: Project introduction
(view recording) -
DEC 31, 2024
Complete load forecast -
JAN 15, 2025
Workshop 2: Load forecast overview and resource prioritization (view recording) -
FEB 21, 2025
Complete resource cost analysis and develop preliminary plan rankings -
FEB 26, 2025
Workshop 3: PUBCAP development of recommendations to BPUB Board
(view recording) -
MAR 10, 2025
Workshop 4: Board review and discussion of PUBCAP recommendations -
Final report approved by Board
Get involved
Join us at our public workshops to help shape Brownsville's energy future and ensure your voice is heard in BPUB's resource planning process.