Integrated Resource Plan
The RRC develops Integrated Resource Plans for the entire Railbelt grid. These plans detail what energy generation, storage, system control, and transmission assets should be developed over the coming years.
On May 5, 2025, the RRC CEO provided an IRP process training to the Board of Directors. That recorded training is available here: IRP Process Board Training.
The IRP is governed by Alaska Statute AS 42.05.780 and Alaska Administrative Code 3 AAC 46 Article 2. The RRC Board Procedure BPR603 (currently under development) defines the IRP process.
2026 IRP Request for Proposal
The request for proposal for the RRC's first IRP is active and available at https://www.akrrc.org/open-solicitations.
What is an IRP
The RRC's integrated resource plan is a planning study which produces portfolios of generation, transmission, energy storage, and system control assets for various possible future scenarios. The IRP takes a twenty year forecast of various factors like demand growth, fuel prices, and available technologies and performs an economic and technical evaluation to determine the greatest value mix of resources to meet the future system conditions. The outcome of the IRP is a preferred portfolio of assets accompanied by an action plan to implement those assets.
The RRC will produce an IRP every four years and will update the plan every two years.