Message-ID: <19325230.1075848318233.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:29:00 -0700 (PDT) From: christopher.watts@enron.com To: john.kinser@enron.com, kayne.coulter@enron.com, rudy.acevedo@enron.com, don.baughman@enron.com, joe.errigo@enron.com, juan.hernandez@enron.com, dean.laurent@enron.com, keller.mayeaux@enron.com, doug.miller@enron.com, chad.starnes@enron.com, joe.stepenovitch@enron.com, miguel.garcia@enron.com, benjamin.rogers@enron.com, steve.olinde@enron.com, mauricio.trejo@enron.com Subject: main capacity Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Christopher Watts X-To: John Kinser, Kayne Coulter, Rudy Acevedo, Don Baughman, Joe Errigo, Juan Hernandez, Dean Laurent, Keller Mayeaux, Doug Miller, Chad Starnes, Joe Stepenovitch, Miguel Garcia, Benjamin Rogers, Steve Olinde, Mauricio Trejo X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Edward_Baughman_Nov2001\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: BAUGHMAN-E X-FileName: dbaughm.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Christopher Watts/NA/Enron on 04/05/2001 05:29 PM --------------------------- "Chris Watts" on 04/05/2001 04:04:16 PM To: cc: Subject: main capacity [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE][IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] PMA OnLine 100% Free Access [IMAGE] Click To Register Now For Our Free E-mail News Service! 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CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--The Mid-American Interconnected Network Inc., a grid-monitoring group for the central Midwest region, said Wednesday that increased power supplies will improve utilities' ability to meet expected demand levels in the region this summer. ?????In its annual summer assessment, MAIN said that 5,473 megawatts of new power has been added in the region in the last year, or will be online before the summer begins. About 1,255 megawatts of this new power is committed to serving demand in the MAIN area, which includes Illinois, Wisconsin and parts of Michigan and Missouri. ?????"MAIN members have improved their ability to serve customers by adding new generation, making power purchases and upgrading the electric transmission system," said Richard Bulley, MAIN's executive director, in a release. "We do not anticipate any major limitations on the region's bulk transmission system and we project a healthy reserve margin of more than 18%." ?????The summer report was approved by MAIN's board of directors Tuesday, MAIN spokeswoman Jackie Olson said. ????? ?????(MORE) Dow Jones Newswires 04-04-01 ?????1657GMT ????? ??????DJ MAIN/Summer -3: Peak Pwr Load Seen Up Almost 6% ????? ????? ?????MAIN estimates that its peak load will reach 55,221 megawatts this year, a 5.8% boost from last year's actual peak load. If power cuts to customers with interruptible service contracts were enacted to conserve supplies, or if other load management practices were used, MAIN estimated that the region can reduce summer load by 3,404 megawatts if needed. ?????While peak loads seem to be growing at an extreme pace, demand levels were actually much lighter-than-expected last year, MAIN's Olson noted. ?????"Last year was just an unusually cool summer," she said. ?????In 1999, by comparison, MAIN's actual peak demand load spiked to a record 53,848 megawatts amid extremely hot weather, Olson said. By comparing this year's expected peak load with 1999's actual peak load, MAIN's demand levels are actually increasing at a steady 1.3% rate. ?????The figures have been adjusted to reflect Madison, Wis.-based Alliant Energy Corp.'s (LNT) move into MAIN last summer. Supply and load from western parts of the utility's system are now operated in MAIN instead of the neighboring Mid-Continent Area Power Pool region. ?????MAIN's summer report estimates that 61,353 megawatts of power will be available in the region this summer to meet the expected demand boost, including contract purchases of 1,886 megawatts. That amount is up sharply from last spring's forecasts for 56,523 megawatts of summer 2000 supplies. ?????The strong power supply boost should give the region an available reserve margin of 18.4% this summer, compared with forecasts for a 16.7% reserve margin a year ago. Most U.S. grid regions target at least a 15% summer margin to guard against heat-driven demand spikes and unplanned power plant outages. ????? ?????(MORE) Dow Jones Newswires 04-04-01 ?????1750GMT ????? ??????DJ MAIN/Summer -4: Transmission Tight But Manageable ????? ????? ?????According to MAIN's summer report, "MAIN's import capabilities from its surrounding regions are considered adequate." ?????A major Illinois transmission system added by Exelon Corp.'s (EXC) Commonwealth Edison Co. last summer as well as transmission upgrades from other utilities have improved transmission reliability in certain key areas of the region, MAIN said. ?????The grid group estimates that if any major transmission components are lost in the region, import capability from other regions will be slightly tighter than last year. 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