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What are the barriers to adopting certain technologies? How does the availability of technologies impact the model?
The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process is cyclical in nature; therefore, the IRP is considered a snapshot in time of current technologies, market information, and projections. Since the IRP is viewed in this context, the IRP considers the adoption of technologies (1) by modeling technologies for which there are reasonable assumptions and/or based on commercial availability in the short- or long-term or (2) by discussing emerging technologies for which there is limited available data.