Duke Energy 2011 Annual Report Download - page 50

PART I
(f) Duke Energy Indiana purchased a 62.5% interest in the 640 MW Vermillion station from Duke Energy Ohio in January 2012 and retired Gallagher Units 1 and 3, representing 280
MW, on February 1, 2012.
The following table provides information related to USFE&G’s electric transmission and distribution properties.
Duke
Energy
Carolinas
Duke
Energy
Ohio
Duke
Energy
Indiana
Total
USFE&G
Electric transmission lines:
Miles of 525 KV 600 — — 600
Miles of 345 KV — 1,000 700 1,700
Miles of 230 KV 2,600 — 700 3,300
Miles of 100 to 161 KV 6,800 700 1,400 8,900
Milesof13to69KV 3,100 800 2,500 6,400
Total conductor miles of electric transmission lines 13,100 2,500 5,300 20,900
Electric distribution lines:
Miles of overhead lines 66,700 14,000 22,600 103,300
Mile of underground line 35,000 5,600 8,300 48,900
Total conductor miles of electric distribution lines 101,700 19,600 30,900 152,200
Number of electric transmission and distribution substations 1,500 300 500 2,300
Substantially all of USFE&G’s electric plant in service is mortgaged under the indenture relating to Duke Energy Carolinas’, Duke Energy
Ohio’s and Duke Energy Indiana’s various series of First Mortgage Bonds.
COMMERCIAL POWER
The following table provides information about Commercial Power’s generation portfolio as of December 31, 2011. The MW displayed in
the table below are based on summer capacity.
Name
Total MW
Capacity
Owned MW
Capacity Plant Type Primary Fuel Location
Ownership Interest
(percentage)
Duke Energy Ohio:
J.M. Stuart(a)(b)(c) 2,340 912 Steam Coal OH 39%
W.M. Zimmer(a)(c) 1,300 605 Steam Coal OH 46.5
W.C. Beckjord(a)(c) 1,124 862 Steam Coal OH 76.7
Miami Fort (Units 7 and 8)(a)(c) 1,000 640 Steam Coal OH 64
Conesville(a)(b)(c) 780 312 Steam Coal OH 40
Killen(a)(b)(c) 600 198 Steam Coal OH 33
Beckjord CT(c) 212 212 Simple Cycle Fuel oil OH 100
Dick’s Creek(c) 152 152 Simple Cycle Natural gas OH 100
Miami Fort CT(c) 60 60 Simple Cycle Fuel oil OH 100
Hanging Rock 1,240 1,240 Combined Cycle Natural gas OH 100
Lee 640 640 Simple Cycle Natural gas IL 100
Vermillion(d) 640 480 Simple Cycle Natural gas IN 75
Fayette 620 620 Combined Cycle Natural gas PA 100
Washington 620 620 Combined Cycle Natural gas OH 100
Total Duke Energy Ohio 11,328 7,553
Duke Energy:
Top of the World 200 200 Wind WY 100
Notrees 153 153 Wind TX 100
Campbell Hill 99 99 Wind WY 100
North Allegheny 70 70 Wind PA 100
Ocotillo 59 59 Wind TX 100
Kit Carson 51 51 Wind CO 100
Silver Sage 42 42 Wind WY 100
Happy Jack 29 29 Wind WY 100
Shirley 20 20 Wind WI 100
Bagdad 15 15 Solar AZ 100
TX Solar 14 14 Solar TX 100
Other small solar 20 20 Solar Various 100
Duke Energy Renewables 772 772
Total Commercial Power 12,100 8,325
(a) These generation facilities are jointly owned by Duke Energy Ohio and subsidiaries of American Electric Power, Inc. and/or Dayton Power and Light,Inc.
(b) Station is not operated by Duke Energy Ohio.
(c) These generation facilities were dedicated under the ESP through December 31, 2011.
(d) After receiving approval from the FERC and the IURC, on January 12, 2012, Duke Energy Ohio completed the sale of its 75% ownership in the Vermillion Generating Station. Upon the
close, Duke Energy Indiana and the Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. held 62.5% and 37.5% interests, respectively.
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