Our Electric Integrated Resource Plan, or EIRP, is a long-term strategic plan designed to ensure customers have reliable electricity at a reasonable price.

About every five years, CSU updates the plan, taking careful consideration of the needs of their customers, the environmental impacts and rate impact of our energy resources.

In 2011, CSU is working with the community on a significant update to the EIRP. A customer-based advisory group is now assembled and public meetings are currently being held.

For more information on how you can get involved or to provide comments, contact Gail Conners at:

• (719) 668-8012
• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Documents and presentations of note:

• May 11, 2011 public meeting recap
• May 11, 2011 public meeting presentation
• Complete the EIRP online survey
• Visit Document Library link to the left, or click here

EIRP public meetings:

• July 13, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
  Leon Young Service Center (Pikes Peak Room)
  1521 Hancock Expressway
• August 17, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
  Leon Young Service Center (Pikes Peak Room)
  1521 Hancock Expressway

Energy supply resources

• Conventional sources: coal and natural gas
• Renewable sources:  solar, wind and hydropower
• Demand-side management: programs that influence the quantity or patterns of use of energy consumed by customers
• Short-term (seasonal) power purchases

Benefits

• Conventional sources: include lower cost and more stable delivery
• Renewable sources: lower environmental emissions and price stability
• Demand-side management: more efficient use of our natural resources and lower bill