Integrated Resource & Activation Plan

The IRAP 

The Berkeley Clean Energy Campus Integrated Resource and Activation Plan (IRAP) comprehensively studies the technical and financial options available to UC Berkeley and has set the project up for design and initial construction. Integrated Resource and Activation Plan activities have included technical analysis on the energy solutions, infrastructure siting options, financial strategies, living lab opportunities, just transition considerations and stakeholder engagement. 

The IRAP led to the Berkeley Clean Energy Campus initiative receiving a capital investment of $249 million from the State of California and the University of California Board of Regents approving the project for design and the budget approval for the first phase of implementation. The campus is on track to begin the construction of BCEC initial phase by 2026. Phase 1 will accomplish a 70% reduction in building carbon emissions, decommission the fossil fuel cogeneration plant and connect the most energy intensive buildings to the new electrified heating and cooling plant by 2030 or sooner. 

See the IRAP

Berkeley Clean Energy Campus Integrated Resource & Activation Plan (May 2024). 

Berkeley Clean Energy Campus Integrated Resource & Activation Plan with Technical Report (May 2024). 

Supplemental Planning for Learning and Just Transition

The University of California supported additional study opportunities to  identify learning and research opportunities and climate justice and equity considerations related to our clean energy transition. See the 2024 executive summary of this work on living lab, equity indicators, just transition, and net zero planning. 

Edited May 2024.