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Integrated Resource Plan - Duke Energy Progress, Govinda Hira, Maaz Haider

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This report profiles an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for Duke Energy Progress (DEP), a public utility subsidiary of Duke Energy. The goal of this IRP is to model the optimal portfolio of demand- and supply-side resources to cater to the projected energy demand and system reliability requirements while satisfying the considered policy and regulatory obligations under different developed scenarios. DEP is required by North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) Rule R8-60 and subsequent orders, the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) and The Energy Freedom Act (Act 62) in South Carolina, to submit an IRP every two years with an …