Integrated resource planning is the process TVA is using to develop Energy Vision 2020. Integrated means balanced and merged. Resource is a broad term. Revenue from the sale of electricity is a monetary resource. Employees are a resource.
Water is a resource.
Power plans and transmission systems are supply-side resources. Cogeneration and power purchases from others also fall into this category. They enable customers to use electricity more efficiently. Planning for the future means identifying and selecting resources that will be balanced and merged. The theme for Energy Vision 2020 is competitiveness.