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This overview provides information on Transwestern Pipeline Company's current and projected pipeline capacity, historical utilization, interconnects with intrastate transportation systems, and proposed solutions for price controls and transportation infrastructure. It also discusses Transwestern's subscription levels, capacity release activity, subscription rates, capacity release rates, reserve margins, and storage.
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FERC TECHNICAL CONFERENCEMAY 24, 2001 TRANSWESTERN PIPELINE COMPANY STEVE HARRIS VICE PRESIDENT
OVERVIEW • Transwestern current/projected pipeline capacity and historical utilization • Interconnects between Transwestern and intrastate transportation systems • Proposed solutions - price controls vs. sufficient transportation infrastructure -Transwestern’s subscription levels -Capacity release activity -Transwestern’s subscription rates -Capacity release rates -Reserve margins & storage
Proposed Red Rock Expansion • Incremental 150,000 MMBtu/day on mainline to California border • Projected in-service June, 2002 • Docket No. CP01-115, filed March 29, 2001 • Pending FERC approval • Resulting total mainline capacity to California border 1.240 Bcf/day
Transwestern Interconnects withIntrastate Transportation System [Schematic of TW’s delivery point capacities at the CA border]
(May, 2001) (June, 2002)
Transportation Infrastructure Solutions • Remove downstream operational barriers to interstate expansion • Resolve intrastate bottlenecks • Come to agreement on appropriate reserve margin methodology • Normal vs. peak day • Low vs. high hydro year • Appropriate role of storage
Establish an Environment Conducive to Electric Generators EG’s need: • Certainty of infrastructure • Certainty of supply • Certainty of regulatory parameters To be assured of ROE