Overview
At NW Natural, we have a responsibility to meet our customers' current and future energy needs, reliably and affordably. Every few years, the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) team develops a plan that best meets our customers' forecasted long-term energy requirements with the goal of minimizing the combination of costs and risks for NW Natural customers. This robust planning process evaluates many factors including but not limited to the following:
- Environmental policies
- Customer growth
- Consumption trends
- Demand-side resources such as energy efficiency and demand response
- Supply-side resources such as renewable natural gas, storage options
- Compliance resources
Our IRP is developed through a process open to the public and informed by feedback from interested parties. The culmination of the IRP process is a strategic roadmap for managing energy resources to meet current and future energy needs while maintaining reliability, safety, and affordability. Regulatory oversight comes from the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC) and Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) in Oregon and Washington, respectively.
Working groups & public meetings
2025 IRP working groups & public meetings
Stakeholder feedback
NW Natural requests stakeholders provide feedback within two weeks after the conclusion of each Technical Working Group meeting and/or stakeholder workshop. Comments can be input using the form accessed through the link below.
2025 IRP Stakeholder Feedback Form*
*Please be aware this link will direct you to a different web site and should open in a new tab.
Contact us
Please feel free to get in touch with us with questions about the IRP, to be added to our stakeholder distribution list, or other topics related to the IRP and its development.