Indiana Michigan Power suggests 2GW+ of renewables under most current IRP, consists of 60MW of battery storage space

• Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) has submitted an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) which includes the enhancement of greater than 2GW of solar and also wind by 2028 to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC).

A subsidiary of investor-owned utility American Electric Power (AEP), I&M's Powering the Next Tomorrow plan will certainly see it issue an Ask for Proposals (RFP) in the "coming months" for about 500MW of solar and also 800MW of wind, with half of those resources aiming to find online by 2025 as well as the remainder by 2026.

It claimed a "2nd RFP is planned for later on" that will certainly seek proposals for an extra 800MW of solar as well as 60MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS).

"Together, the new resources would greater than quadruple I&M's existing solar as well as wind generation," the business said in a declaration.

It will also tender for 1GW of gas coming to a head devices by 2028. The peaker systems "are expected to be one of the most cost-effective, reliable source of added power", I&M said, including they would only be used during peak demand durations. The company said 85% its power in 2020 was carbon-emission free.

Under IURC guidelines, I&M is called for to submit a 20-year plan to every three years. Powering the Next Tomorrow was developed throughout 2021 and also "included 5 conferences with stakeholders standing for a variety of interests," I&M claimed.

Ohio-based AEP additionally is one of the US' biggest electrical power manufacturers with about 31GW of generating capacity, consisting of greater than 5.9 GW of renewables. It prepares to grow its eco-friendly generation portfolio to approximately 50% of overall capacity by 2030.