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SPS
Summer 2008 Net
Dependable
Station, City and Unit Fuel Installed Capability (MW)
Steam:
Harrington-Amarillo, TX
3 Units ................................ Coal 1976-1980 1,041
Tolk-Muleshoe, TX
2 Units ................................ Coal 1982-1985 1,080
Jones-Lubbock, TX
2 Units ................................ Natural Gas 1971-1974 486
Plant X-Earth, TX
4 Units ................................ Natural Gas 1952-1964 442
Nichols-Amarillo, TX
3 Units ................................ Natural Gas 1960-1968 457
Cunningham-Hobbs, NM
2 Units ................................ Natural Gas 1957-1965 267
Maddox-Hobbs, NM ......................... Natural Gas 1967 118
CZ-2-Pampa, TX ............................ Purchased Steam 1979 26
Moore County-Amarillo, TX ..................... Natural Gas 1954 48
Gas Turbine:
Carlsbad-Carlsbad, NM ........................ Natural Gas 1968 11
CZ-1-Pampa, TX ............................ Hot Nitrogen 1965 13
Maddox-Hobbs, NM ......................... Natural Gas 1976 60
Riverview-Electric City, TX ..................... Natural Gas 1973 23
Cunningham-Hobbs, NM
2 Units ................................ Natural Gas 1998 218
Diesel:
Tucumcari, NM
6 Units ................................ 1941-1979 —
Total 4,290
Electric utility overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines (measured in conductor miles) at Dec. 31,
2008:
Conductor Miles NSP-Minnesota NSP-Wisconsin PSCo SPS
500 KV ......................................... 2,917 — — —
345 KV ......................................... 5,852 1,153 958 6,800
230 KV ......................................... 1,801 — 11,420 9,421
161 KV ......................................... 405 1,393 — —
138 KV ......................................... — — 92 —
115 KV ......................................... 6,743 1,529 4,870 10,966
Less than 115 KV .................................. 82,448 31,911 72,582 23,087
Electric utility transmission and distribution substations at Dec. 31, 2008:
NSP-Minnesota NSP-Wisconsin PSCo SPS
Quantity ........................................ 372 203 219 432
Natural gas utility mains at Dec. 31, 2008:
Miles NSP-Minnesota NSP-Wisconsin PSCo WGI
Transmission ...................................... 135 — 2,300 12
Distribution ...................................... 9,506 2,189 21,090 —
Item 3 — Legal Proceedings
In the normal course of business, various lawsuits and claims have arisen against Xcel Energy. Management, after
consultation with legal counsel, has recorded an estimate of the probable cost of settlement or other disposition for such
matters.
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