American Transmission Company LLC Northern Umbrella Plan (NUP) Projects February 21, 2006
Agenda Northern Umbrella Plan Individual Project Discussion Summary
System Prior to NUP Projects
NUP Projects Wien Arnett Rd. McMillan Hume Arpin Sigel WOOD Jackpine Clear Lake ONEIDA Eastom Tomahawk Grandfather Falls LINCOLN Alexander Boulder Jct. Hilltop Sherman St. Morrison Ave. Weston White Pine Stone UPSCO GOGEBIC VILAS Ontonagon ONTONAGON Mass Victoria Dam Bruce Crossing Land O Lakes Conover Cranberry St. Germain Pine Highway 8 MARATHON Bunker Hill Wausau Kelly Du Bay PORTAGE Northpoint Hoover Rocky Whiting Ave. Run Plover Coyne Three Lakes RPC Black Brook Hodag Venus Arnott Watersmeet Twin Lakes LANGLADE WAUPACA Winona FOREST HOUGHTON M-38 Prickett MENOMINEE BARAGA Warden IRON Way Dam Lakehead Hemlock Falls DICKINSON Strawberry Hill Iron River Crystal Falls Sagola Peavy Falls Lincoln Nordic Felch Twin Lakes Randville Michigamme Antigo I Harrison Waupaca G Crandon Summit Lk. Aurora St. SHAWANO W. Shawano Badger Caroline Clintonville Werner West Laona Silver Cliff Bass Lk Armory Pine Grede FLORENCE Big Q Niagara Paper Cauldron Falls High Falls Thunder MARINETTE Fox Hill Johnson Falls Sandstone Pound OCONTO Morgan Greenstone Humboldt Lena Brule Goodman Amberg Daves Falls Mountain Florence OUTAGAMIE North Hintz Appleton Ellington F White Lake D CWIS White Clay E. Shawano H Twin Fls Falls Pioneer Roselawn Skygen Plains Champion BROWN Hoist Perch Lake Crivitz McClure See Insert A Cataract MARQUETTE MENOMINEE Alger-Delta Nathan Chalk Hills White Rapids Stiles Howard Velp Mason St. James St. Liberty Eastman Glory Rd. Red Maple C Lost Dauphin Ropes Foundry Pulliam A1 A3 Tower Dr. Preble E Highway V Myst. Hills Powers Grand Rapids KEWAUNEE Arnold Bay De Noc Menominee 30th Ave. 2nd St. Roosevelt Rd. West Marinette GREEN BAY Rosiere CEDAR LINE CLARKSBURG LINE East Krok A2 DOOR Presque Isle Marquette Dead River AuTrain Chatham KI Sawyer Gwinn Cornell Forsyth Chandler Delta West Side Harris Canal National Tilden Insert A Perkins Gladstone Mead Escanaba ALGER DELTA Empire Munising Indian Lake Lakehead LAKE SUPERIOR SCHOOLCRAFT B LAKE MICHIGAN Glen Jenks Manistique Seney Newberry Corr. Facility Engadine Hiawatha Curtis Lakehead Valley Blaney Park Gould City LUCE Lou-Pac Newberry Newberry Village Roberts Rexton Lakehead KEY 345 kv Substation Generation CHIPPEWA Eckerman Hulbert Trout Lake 115 or 138 kv Substation <=69 kv Substation 345 kv Transmission 115 or 138 kv Transmission 69 kv Transmission Proposed Projects MACKINAC Brevort Straits McGulpin Emmet Brimley Pine River Oden To Livingston 4
NUP Projects A: Plains Stiles 138 kv Rebuild B: Indian Lake Hiawatha 69 kv to 138 kv Rebuild C: Morgan Stiles 138 kv Rebuild D: Morgan White Clay 138 kv Up-rate E: Add 2 nd Plains Transformer F: New Werner West 345/138 kv Substation G: Cranberry Conover Plains Project H: Morgan Werner West 345 kv Line (including Clintonville Werner West 138 kv) I: New Weston Central Wisconsin 345 kv Line (for generator interconnection)
Project Schedule/Status: Plains-Stiles 138kV Rebuild Reconductor Amberg to White Rapids complete Rebuild White Rapids to West Marinette complete Rebuild Plains to Stiles Plains-Amberg rebuild complete Transfer of second circuit from temporary structures scheduled for completion by February 2006 is now complete. Amberg Stiles rebuild started in December 2005 as scheduled and is on schedule for completion by November 2006 6
Project Schedule/Status: Indian Lake to Hiawatha 69 kv to 138 kv Rebuild (Phase 2) Line rebuild was started in November 2004 Work is approximately 95% complete Forecasted to be complete and energized March 2006 7
Project Cost/Schedule/Status: Morgan to Stiles Rebuild The rebuild of the existing 11 mile H-frame supported, single circuit with double circuit mono-pole steel structures is complete Modifications (e.g. breakers, switches, jumpers, etc.) required at Morgan, Falls, and Pioneer to upgrade the substation equipment to match the new line rating are also complete Modifications at Stiles substation to upgrade equipment to match the new line rating will be completed in Spring 2006 8
Project: Add 2 nd Plains SS Transformer Scope Add a 2 nd 345/138 kv, 250MVA transformer Schedule/Status Will obtain authorization in early 2007 Start design late 2007 Install in 2008 9
Project Cost/Schedule/Status: New Werner West Substation Received Certificate of Authority from PSC in June 2005 Slated for construction start in spring 2006 and project completion December 2006 Ordered all long lead equipment Engineering in final phase 10
Project Schedule/Status: Cranberry-Conover-Plains Pre-certification activities ATC Executive approval ATC Board approval File CPCN application CPCN Order issued Construction activities Project completion and in-service June 2004 Sept 2006 July 2005 July 2005 November 2005 November 2006 April 2007-Dec 2009 Dec 2009 11
Project Schedule/Status: New Morgan-Werner West 345kV Line (including Clintonville-Werner 138kV) ATC Executive approval 2/2005 ATC Board approval 2/2005 File CPCN application 3/2005 CPCN anticipated issue 6/2006 Pre-construction activities 1/2006-6/2007 (Surveying, engineering, real estate, material procurement) Construction period 10/2006-12/2009 Project in-service 12/2009 12
Project Schedule/Status: New Gardner Park-Central WI 345kV line (includes Central WI Switching Station) ATC Executive approval 2/2005 ATC Board approval 2/2005 File CPCN application 3/2005 CPCN anticipated issue 6/2006 Pre-construction activities 1/2006-6/2007 (Surveying, engineering, real estate, material, procurement) Construction period 10/2006-12/2009 Project in-service 12/2009 13
Project Status Summary Project Key Need Drivers Projected In-Service Date Projected Cost Status A: Plains Stiles 138 kv Rebuild A1: Plains Amberg A2: Amberg West Marinette A3: Amberg Stiles Physical condition; transfer capability; solution also results in a more robust parallel path for 2/3 of P-S corridor October 2005 November 2005 November 2006 $98.5M Project approved and under construction Temporary line in service; reconstruction of permanent double-circuit line underway Rebuild/conversion underway Scheduled to start when A1 and A2 are complete. B: Indian Lake Hiawatha 69 kv to 138 kv Rebuild Phase 1 Rebuild Indian Lake Glen Jenks Phase 2 Rebuild as double circuit 138 kv, operate at 69 kv Phase 3 Convert to 138 kv operation TLR mitigation; voltage support; physical condition; local load-serving in Manistique area; required operating guide that splits the U.P. system August 2004 June 2006 2009 $6.1M $45.0M Under review Phase I complete; Phase II in progress Complete Construction underway Scheduled for 2009, but need and scope is being reviewed C: Morgan Stiles 138 kv Rebuild as double circuit Transfer capability August 2005 $7.0M Project approved and under construction 14
Project Status Summary Project Key Need Drivers Projected In-Service Date Projected Cost Status D: Morgan White Clay 138 kv uprate (eventual rebuild as part of Element H) Transfer capability March, 2005 $0.4M No PSCW approval required. Project Complete. E: Add 2 nd Plains transformer (250 MVA 345/138 kv) Transfer capability 2008 $5.4M No PSCW approval required. Scheduled for 2008. F: New Werner West Substation with 345/138 kv transformer TLR mitigation, system security December, 2006 $15.3M CA approved by the PSC in June 2005, awaiting real estate transactions resulting in a 6 month delay. G: Cranberry - Conover Plains Project Rebuild 69 kv Conover - Plains to 138 kv New 115 kv Cranberry - Conover Transfer capability; Transmission service; Reliability, physical condition December 2009 2009 2007 $118.2M CPCN submitted to PSCW in Nov 2005 Work scheduled to begin in 2008 Work scheduled to begin in 2007 H: New Morgan Werner West 345 kv line & Clintonville Werner West 138 kv line Transfer capability, reliability 2009 $132.3M CPCN submitted to PSCW in March 2005 I: New Gardner Park Central Wisconsin 345 kv line & Central Wisconsin 345 kv switching station Required for new Weston 4 generation 2009 $131.5M CPCN submitted to PSCW in March 2005 15
Northern Umbrella Plan Rollup Summary Current estimated cost for all projects is $559.7 million Total project spending to date is approximately $140 million (through January 2006) Of the 9 projects 1 is complete and in-service 3 are greater than 50% constructed 5 are in various stages of regulatory approval/permitting and design Construction and completion of all projects is expected in late 2009 if all goes according to plan 16
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