Title: Wyoming Pipeline Authority Kern River
1Wyoming Pipeline Authority
August 24, 2004
Mark C. Moench John R. Smith
Vice President and General Counsel
Director, Regulatory and Governmental Affairs
2Operational Highlights
- System design is 1.75 Mdth/d.
- Receipt point capacity is 3.95 Bcf/d.
- Delivery point capacity is 5.70 Bcf/d, including
3.4 Bcf/d in California. - 97 of design capacity is contracted to
California - Delivery point capacity into SoCal is 1.385
Bcf/d. - Delivery point capacity into PGE is .55 Bcf/d.
- Post expansion load factor is 100.7 of design
capacity. - Peak day delivery was 2,097,500 Dth on June 17,
2004. - Peak interruptible volumes reached 575 Mdth on
July 8, 2004. - Average volume delivered to California delivery
points is 1,420 Mdth/d - Capacity constraints of up to 300 Mdth/d persist
at Wheeler Ridge and Kramer Junction,
particularly in summer months.
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4Market Opportunities
- 2 Bcf/d of California LDC core contracts will
expire by August 2006. - 545 MMcf/d of non-core contracts held by
SoCalGas will expire by August 2006. - The CPUC recently issued a proposed decision
authorizing utilities to terminate contracts on
El Paso, Transwestern and Gas Transmission
Northwest, and approving an expedited process to
grant pre-approval of new replacement contracts. - Supply diversity is a stated policy objective
of the CPUC and the utilities. - Kern River will compete for re-contracting
volumes as the utilities and the CPUC seek to
achieve greater supply diversity.
5Market Opportunities
- 1,200 MW Moapa Power Plant - Nevada Power has
announced it will purchase the plant from Duke
and complete construction bymid-2006. 3.5-mile
lateral to serve the plant is already
constructed. - 1,050 MW Mountainview Power Plant (SCE) is under
construction and will begin commercial operations
by the second quarter 2006. - 750 MW Pastoria Power Plant (Calpine) will be
placed into commercial operation in two phases
250 MW by December 2004 and 500 MW by second
quarter 2005. - Other announced power projects
- 525 MW Currant Creek Power Plant (PacifiCorp) is
under construction. - PacifiCorp has announced that Summit Energy will
construct the 535 MW Lake Side Power Plant in
Utah County. - 500 MW Cosumnes (SMUD) will begin commercial
operation by fourth quarter 2005.
6Kern River 2003 Expansion
New Power Plants
Existing Compressor New
Compressor 2003 Facility Additions
717 miles additional looping
634 miles of 36 82
miles of 42 163,700 HP of
compression POWER PLANTS Under
Construction Recently Constructed
Announced
SALT LAKE CITY
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Questar ML 104 272 MMCFD
BAKERSFIELD
LAS VEGAS
PROJECT SPONSOR MWS
Sunrise Edison Mission
320 El Dorado Reliant/Sempra
480 L.V. Cogen Black Hills
280 West Valley
PacificCorp 168 La
Paloma PGE 1,124
Apex Mirant
550 High Desert Constellation
830 Sunrise Ph. II Edison Mission
265 Silverhawk Pinnacle
West 570 Bighorn
Reliant 570 Pastoria
Calpine 750
Moapa Duke 1,200
Currant Creek PacifiCorp
525 Mountainview SoCal Edison
1,050 Lake Side Summit/PacifiCorp
535 TOTAL MWs 9,217
High Desert Lateral 282 MMCFD
LOS ANGELES
SoCal Gas Adelanto 500 MMCFD
Questars ML 104 Lateral Interconnect Kern
Rivers High Desert Lateral Interconnect SoCals
Adelanto Lateral Interconnect Kern River
Existing Kern River Expansion
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Speaker Notes ISO had record send out of over
44,000 MW in July 2004. Power demand is growing
with economic recovery.
7Expansion Opportunity
- Route studies and cost estimates have been
completed. - Kern River can be expanded by 200-500 MMcf/d at
market tested rates. - An open season this winter, after the CPUC issues
a final OIR Decision. - Construction is planned for 2007, with a November
2007 proposed in-service date. - 66-year proven reserve life in the Rockies, the
strongest production growth profile and the most
attractive pricing forecast of any supply basin
in the lower 48 states. - California has 2.5 Bcf/d of expiring interstate
capacity, no Rocky Mountain supply. - Supply diversity is important to 1) Promote
gas-on-gas competition, 2) Provide price
stability and 3) Increase infrastructure
reliability - Utility re-contracting is an opportunity to
achieve supply diversity and enhance pipeline
infrastructure by providing contract support
necessary for infrastructure investment. - A looped Kern River system will provide increased
security, reliability and flexibility. - Kern River is well positioned and willing to
invest in infrastructure enhancements. - Pipeline looping projects are predictable
compared to new Westcoast LNG import terminals
which have uncertainties associated with siting,
licensing, gas interchangeability, safety
and environmental concerns and political
considerations.
8California Regulatory Issues
- A preliminary decision has been issued in the
California OIR encouraging state utilities to
de-contract on El Paso and Transwestern and
recommending an expedited process to pre-approve
new capacity. - The designation of primary vs. secondary receipt
point rights at SoCalGas city gates should be
immediately eliminated. - - Discriminates against new supplies, new
pipelines and LNG imports. - - Restricts gas-on-gas competition and withholds
lower cost gas. Favors southwest gas supplies
from New Mexico and Texas. - - Creates a disincentive to construct new
infrastructure, including Rocky Mountain supply
that may seek markets to the east. - - Physical capacity of 300 MMcf/d exists today
at the Kramer Junction which is being withheld
from the market due to the primary/secondary
receipt point issue. - - The CPUC has embraced non-discriminatory
access however, the implementation date remains
uncertain. - SoCalGas proposes to implement an off-system
service which will provide additional flexibility
to Kern River shippers to manage load variations.
9Wyoming Pipeline Authority
August 24, 2004
Mark C. Moench John R. Smith
Vice President and General Counsel
Director, Regulatory and Governmental Affairs