The Planning Committee voted last week to continue using a load model based on the period 1998-2006 in its calculation of Installed Reserve Margin (IRM) requirements.

The 2013 Installed Reserve Margin (IRM) study will set IRM requirements for base capacity auctions for delivery years 2014 through 2017. The 1998-2006 load model selected by the committee is the same one used in the 2011 and 2012 IRM studies.

The committee is expected to receive the study results in September and vote on the new IRM requirements in October.