Report on Colorado Electric Power Options Study: Phase 1.

摘要

The first phase of the CEPOS (CEPOS-1) should be viewed as a small first step in investigating the possibilities of least cost, or integrated, utility planning in the state. As such, it did not attempt to develop final conclusions or recommendations; instead, CEPOS-1 provides necessary background information and attempts to raise questions, opportunities and issues for future, more detailed study. Little technical analysis of the data was performed---such analysis would need to be done in subsequent phases of the total study. The approach used for CEPOS-1 was to identify and collect information in the public record, and to solicit additional information directly from the electric utilities in the state of Colorado, as well as from electric utilities in neighboring states. The collected information was then reviewed and analyzed by members of the project team with expertise in particular areas. The areas of focus were: current and future supply, future demand, transmission facilities, cogeneration and small power production, conservation and demand-side management, and the overall planning process. The focus of the analyses of the specific areas was on the current situation, the currently forecasted future situation, and alternative future situations that might be achievable. Once the analyses by project team members were completed, the analyses were combined to provide a broad state-wide perspective on the future for electricity demand and supply in the state. Concurrent with the other analyses, barriers to the achievement of possible future situations were identified, along with possible ways to remove or mitigate the barriers. (ERA citation 14:022320)