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45
SPS
Station, Location and Unit
Fuel Installed
Summer 2011
Net Dependable
Capability (MW)
Steam:
Harrington-Amarillo, Texas, 3 Units .................. Coal 1976-1980 1,018
Tolk-Muleshoe, Texas, 2 Units ....................... Coal 1982-1985 1,067
Cunningham-Hobbs, N.M., 2 Units ................... Natural Gas 1957-1965 254
Jones-Lubbock, Texas, 2 Units ....................... Natural Gas 1971-1974 486
Maddox-Hobbs, N.M., 1 Unit......................... Natural Gas 1967 112
Moore County-Amarillo, Texas, 1 Unit ................ Natural Gas 1954 46
Nichols-Amarillo, Texas, 3 Units ..................... Natural Gas 1960-1968 457
Plant X-Earth, Texas, 4 Units ......................... Natural Gas 1952-1964 412
Combustion Turbine:
Carlsbad-Carlsbad, N.M., 1 Unit ...................... Natural Gas 1968 10
Cunningham-Hobbs, N.M., 2 Units ................... Natural Gas 1998 214
Jones-Lubbock, Texas, 1 Unit ........................ Natural Gas 2011 171
(a)
Maddox-Hobbs, N.M., 1 Unit......................... Natural Gas 1963-1976 61
Riverview-Electric City, Texas, 1 Unit ................ Natural Gas 1973 22
Total 4,330
(a) Construction of Jones Unit 3 was completed in 2011.
Electric utility overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines (measured in conductor miles) at Dec. 31, 2011:
Conductor Miles NSP-Minnesota NSP-Wisconsin PSCo SPS
500 KV .................................................... 2,917
-
-
-
345 KV .................................................... 6,388
1,152
1,614
6,806
230 KV .................................................... 1,801
-
12,177
9,705
161 KV .................................................... 275
1,548
-
-
138 KV .................................................... -
-
92
-
115 KV .................................................... 7,691
1,791
4,931
11,216
Less than 115 KV .......................................... 82,706
31,903
73,392
21,486
Electric utility transmission and distribution substations at Dec. 31, 2011:
NSP-Minnesota NSP-Wisconsin PSCo SPS
Quantity ...................................................
372
204
224
425
Natural gas utility mains at Dec. 31, 2011:
Miles NSP-Minnesota NSP-Wisconsin PSCo WGI
Transmission................................
................
137
-
2,310
11
Distribution ................................
.................
9,688
2,231
21,414
-
Item 3 — Legal Proceedings
In the normal course of business, various lawsuits and claims have arisen against Xcel Energy. Xcel Energy has recorded an
estimate of the probable cost of settlement or other disposition for such matters.
Additional Information
See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of legal claims and environmental proceedings. See
Item 1, Item 7 and Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of proceedings involving utility rates and
other regulatory matters.
Item 4 — Mine Safety Disclosures
None.