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Public Service Company of ColoradoTransmission Projects Status

Public Service Company of ColoradoTransmission Projects Status

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CCPGMay 5, 2016

Transmission Ownership Colorado – 2016

Transmission Planning Drivers► Load Service / Reliability

► Near-Term (1-5 years)► TPL Studies (5 year capital budget)

► Longer-Term (5-10 years)► WestConnect, CCPG, Public Policy

► Resource Accommodation► PSCo Resource Plans► Generator Interconnection Requests

► Public Policy► Senate Bill 07-100 (SB-100)► Clean Air Clean Jobs Act (CACJA)

► Other► Tariff Studies► Transmission Service

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► Load Service / Reliability► Near-Term (1-5 years)

► TPL Studies (5 year capital budget)► Longer-Term (5-10 years)

► WestConnect, CCPG, Public Policy► Resource Accommodation

► PSCo Resource Plans► Generator Interconnection Requests

► Public Policy► Senate Bill 07-100 (SB-100)► Clean Air Clean Jobs Act (CACJA)

► Other► Tariff Studies► Transmission Service

Generation

Name Interconnection Owner Net MW Type ISD

Arapahoe 3 (retired) Arapahoe PSCo -44 Coal 2014

Limon 3 Missile Site 345 kV NextEra 200 Wind 2014

Zuni 2 (retired) Zuni PSCo -65 Coal 2015

Golden West Jackson Fuller 230 kV Golden West 250 Wind 2015

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Golden West Jackson Fuller 230 kV Golden West 250 Wind 2015

Hooper 1 San Luis Valley 230 kV Solar Star 52 Solar (PV) 2015

Comanche Solar Comanche 230 kV Comanche Solar 120 Solar (PV) 2016

Cherokee 3 (retired) Cherokee 115kV PSCo -152 Coal 2016

Cherokee 5,6, 7 Cherokee 115kV PSCo 570 Gas (CC) 2016

Rush Creek Missile Site 345 kV PSCo 600 Wind 2018

Rush Creek Generation Project

►CPUC Rule 3660►600 MW of New Wind Generation►90 Miles of 345 kV Transmission►PSCo-Owned►Interconnect at Missile Site►In-Service Date: 2018►Need Pawnee – Daniels Project►Filing with the Commission on May 13, 2016

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►CPUC Rule 3660►600 MW of New Wind Generation►90 Miles of 345 kV Transmission►PSCo-Owned►Interconnect at Missile Site►In-Service Date: 2018►Need Pawnee – Daniels Project►Filing with the Commission on May 13, 2016

Rush Creek Map

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New Substations2016Happy Canyon (IREA Wholesale Load)Cloverly (Pleasant Valley - Retail Load)

2019Husky (New Ault)Graham Creek (New Eaton)

2022Beebe Draw (LaSalle Replacement)Box Elder Replacement

TBDReliability:

Bluestone Valley

DistributionAvery (2017)Thornton (2017)Moon Gulch (2018)Barker (2021)Conceptual: New Castle (TBD) Wilson (TBD) National Western (TBD) Sterling Ranch (TBD) Surrey Ridge (TBD)

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2016Happy Canyon (IREA Wholesale Load)Cloverly (Pleasant Valley - Retail Load)

2019Husky (New Ault)Graham Creek (New Eaton)

2022Beebe Draw (LaSalle Replacement)Box Elder Replacement

TBDReliability:

Bluestone Valley

DistributionAvery (2017)Thornton (2017)Moon Gulch (2018)Barker (2021)Conceptual: New Castle (TBD) Wilson (TBD) National Western (TBD) Sterling Ranch (TBD) Surrey Ridge (TBD)

New Transmission

Planned► 2016

► Rifle – Parachute 230 kV #2► 2018

► Rush Creek – Missile Site 345 kV► 2019

► Ault – Cloverly 230/115 kV► Pawnee – Daniels Park 345 kV

► 2021► Avon – Gilman 115 kV

► 2022► Weld – Rosedale 230 kV► Milton – Rosedale 230 kV

Conceptual► San Luis Valley► Glenwood – Rifle Upgrade► Parachute – Cameo 230 kV► Lamar – Front Range► Weld County Expansion (Greeley – East)► Hayden – Foidel – Gore Pass 230 kV

Loop

Planned► 2016

► Rifle – Parachute 230 kV #2► 2018

► Rush Creek – Missile Site 345 kV► 2019

► Ault – Cloverly 230/115 kV► Pawnee – Daniels Park 345 kV

► 2021► Avon – Gilman 115 kV

► 2022► Weld – Rosedale 230 kV► Milton – Rosedale 230 kV

Conceptual► San Luis Valley► Glenwood – Rifle Upgrade► Parachute – Cameo 230 kV► Lamar – Front Range► Weld County Expansion (Greeley – East)► Hayden – Foidel – Gore Pass 230 kV

Loop

Denver/Boulder

# Project Comments ISD* Drivers1 Moon Gulch

SubstationProposed new Distribution Substation in eitherthe City of Arvada or Jefferson County to servedistribution loads

2017 Distribution

2 Pawnee – DanielsPark 345 kVTransmission Line

Add an additional 345 kV line between thePawnee and Daniels Park substations.

2019 Reliability

3 Cherokee-Arvada-Ridge230kVConversion

Convert the existing 115kV line between theCherokee and Ridge substations to a 230kVline.

2016 ReliabilityandDistribution

4 ThorntonSubstation

New substation in Thornton to serve distributionloads. Replaces the Brantner Substationproject.

2017 Distribution44Thornton

Moon Gulch

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ThorntonSubstation

New substation in Thornton to serve distributionloads. Replaces the Brantner Substationproject.

5 Barker Substation New Substation in Denver Area to servedistribution load growth in Historic Ballpark Area

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# Project Comments ISD* Drivers

1 Southwest WeldTransmission Project(SWEP)

Participate with Tri-State Project to improve reliability, increaseload-serving and resource injection capability

2017 ReliabilityLoad GrowthResource

2 Milton–Rosedale 230 kV New line from Rosedale Substation to Milton SubstationCombined with Weld – Rosedale 230kV line creates 230kVbackbone south of Greeley.

2022 ReliabilityLoad Growth

3 Rosedale – Weld 230 kVBeebe Draw Substation(La Salle Upgrade)

New line from Rosedale Substation to Ault Substation.Build a new 230 kV substation (Beebe Draw) to replace theexisting 44kV La Salle Substation.Combined with Milton – Rosedale 230kV to create 230kVbackbone south of Greeley.

2022 ReliabilityLoad Growth

4 Weld County Expansion High voltage transmission from Ault to Greeley TBD ReliabilityResource

5 Avery Substation New distribution substation to serve loads in the area 2017 Distribution

Foothills/Greeley Area

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6 Wilson Substation New 115kV substation to serve distribution loads. This projectwill tap PRPA’s 115kV Horseshoe – West transmission line

TBD Distribution

7 Ault – Cloverly230/115kVSubs:Husky, Graham Ck.

New line from Ault Substation to Cloverly Substation.Create new substations near PSCo Ault and Eaton to move 44kV loads to higher voltage.

2019 ReliabilityLoad GrowthResource

8 Severence Substation Add in a new 230 kV substation by tapping the Weld Ft. St.Vrain line to service a retail customer

TBD Retail Load

9 Barnesville Substation /DCP Lucerne 2 –Barnesville 115 kV

Add in a new 115 kV Substation via a new line from DCPLucerne to the Barnesville Substation to service a retail load

TBD Retail Load

10 Box Elder Replacement Convert 44kV Box Elder Substation to a 115kV substation toservice growing loads in the area. Might tie into SWEP

TBD Load Growth

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Current System Future System

# Project Comments ISD* Drivers

1 Grand Jct 138/115kV Replace 50 MVA TX with 100MVA TX

2016 Reliability

2 Bluestone ValleySubstation

New 230/69 kV transformer atBluestone. New 4 mile 69 kV linefrom Bluestone to Debeque

TBD Reliability

3 Rifle–Parachute 230 kVLine

New, second 230 kV line betweenRifle and Parachute

2016 Load GrowthReliability

4 Hayden – Foidel – GorePass 230kV Loop

loop Hayden-Gore Pass 230kVline into Foidel Creek Substationcreating a Hayden-Foidel Creek230kV Line #2 and a FoidelCreek-Gore Pass 230kV line.

TBD Reliability

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loop Hayden-Gore Pass 230kVline into Foidel Creek Substationcreating a Hayden-Foidel Creek230kV Line #2 and a FoidelCreek-Gore Pass 230kV line.

5 Glenwood-Rifle 69 to115kV

Replace existing Glenwood-Rifle69 kV transmission system with115 kV system

TBD Reliability

6 Gilman–Avon 115kVLine

New 10-mile 115kV line in EagleCounty for reliability and alternatesource to Holy Cross customers

2021 Reliability

7 Parachute – Cameo230kV Line

New 230 kV line from theParachute substation to Cameosubstation

TBD Reliability

8 New Castle Substation Construct a new 115 kVsubstation to service Distributionloads in New Castle

TBD Distribution

9 Wolcott Reactor Install 40 MVAR reactor atWolcott.

2017 Reliability

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Rifle -Parachute 230kV Project (#2)

Purpose:Serve anticipated load growth (electric-driven

compressors) in the Piceance BasinDescription20 mile 230kV lineElectrically parallel to existing 230kV line

StatusFiled CPCN in Dec 2012CPCN Granted Feb 2013ISD - 2016

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Purpose:Serve anticipated load growth (electric-driven

compressors) in the Piceance BasinDescription20 mile 230kV lineElectrically parallel to existing 230kV line

StatusFiled CPCN in Dec 2012CPCN Granted Feb 2013ISD - 2016

Rifle -Parachute 230kV Line #2 Location Map

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# Project Comments ISD* Drivers

1 IREA HappyCanyon

Construct a new 115 kV substationfor IREA

2016 WholesaleCustomer

South Denver/CO Springs Area

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PSCo Public PolicySenate Bill 07-100

►Designate “Energy Resource Zones (ERZ)”►Develop plans for the construction or expansion of

transmission facilities necessary to deliver electric powerconsistent with the timing of the development of beneficialenergy resources located in or near such zones

►Consider how transmission can be provided to encouragelocal ownership of renewable energy facilities

►Submit proposed plans, designations, and applications forcertificates of public convenience and necessity to thecommission

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►Designate “Energy Resource Zones (ERZ)”►Develop plans for the construction or expansion of

transmission facilities necessary to deliver electric powerconsistent with the timing of the development of beneficialenergy resources located in or near such zones

►Consider how transmission can be provided to encouragelocal ownership of renewable energy facilities

►Submit proposed plans, designations, and applications forcertificates of public convenience and necessity to thecommission

Public Service Company of Colorado SB-100 projects

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Senate Bill 100 Project ListItem Project Zone In Service Date* Project Status

Planned

1. Missile Site 230kVSwitching Station

2 Nov 2010 In ServiceNo CPCN Required

2. Midway-Waterton 345kVTransmission Project

3,4,5 Jun 2011 In ServiceCPCN: July 2009

3. Missile Site 345kVSwitching Station

2 October 2012 In serviceCPCN: June 2010

4. Pawnee-Smoky Hill 345kVTransmission Project

1 June 2013 IN ServiceCPCN: Feb 2009

5. Pawnee-Daniels Park 345kVTransmission Project

1 2019 CPCN: April 2015

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5. Pawnee-Daniels Park 345kVTransmission Project

1 2019 CPCN: April 2015

Conceptual

6. Lamar-Front Range 345kVTransmission Project

2, 3 TBD Studies Complete.No plans for full build-out at this time

7. Lamar-Vilas 230kVTransmission Project

3 TBD See Lamar – Front Range

8. Weld County Expansion Project 1 TBD Studies Ongoing

9. San Luis Valley 4 2022? OngoingCCPG – SLV Subcommittee

Pawnee to Daniels Park► Cost $152 million► In-service date: 2019► Purpose: Reliability, SB

07-100;► Infrastructure: 124-mile

transmission fromPawnee Substation toDaniels Park Substationand from Smoky HillSubstation to DanielsPark Substation

► Open House Meetings inSeptember

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► Cost $152 million► In-service date: 2019► Purpose: Reliability, SB

07-100;► Infrastructure: 124-mile

transmission fromPawnee Substation toDaniels Park Substationand from Smoky HillSubstation to DanielsPark Substation

► Open House Meetings inSeptember

PSCo Regulatory ActivitiesRule 3206Rule 3627

PSCo Regulatory ActivitiesRule 3206Rule 3627

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PSCo Regulatory ActivitiesRule 3206Rule 3627

PSCo Regulatory ActivitiesRule 3206Rule 3627

Zinn Photography/Courtesy of SunEdison

CPUC Rule 3206► “Construction or Extension of Transmission Facilities”► Filed Annually – end of April► Commission Determines:

►Ordinary Course of Business►CPCN Required

► PSCo Filed Projects:►SWEP Participation►Ault – Cloverly 230/115 kV►Weld – Rosedale 230 kV►Rosedale – Milton 230 kV►Rush Creek – Missile Site 345 kV►Wolcott 40 MVAR Reactor

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► “Construction or Extension of Transmission Facilities”► Filed Annually – end of April► Commission Determines:

►Ordinary Course of Business►CPCN Required

► PSCo Filed Projects:►SWEP Participation►Ault – Cloverly 230/115 kV►Weld – Rosedale 230 kV►Rosedale – Milton 230 kV►Rush Creek – Missile Site 345 kV►Wolcott 40 MVAR Reactor

CPUC Rule 3627► Requires Regulated Utilities to File Transmission Report

► 10-Year Plan, 20-Year Scenario; 2-year cycle► Black Hills, Tri-State, Public Service

► Use CCPG as Forum► Proactive Stakeholder Participation► Report Filed February 2016► Proceeding Consolidated with SB07-100► Comments Received from OCC and IEA► Responses Filed April 29► ALJ Assigned to Facilitate► Expect Workshop Q2-2016► Goal: Ruling of Adequacy

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► Requires Regulated Utilities to File Transmission Report► 10-Year Plan, 20-Year Scenario; 2-year cycle► Black Hills, Tri-State, Public Service

► Use CCPG as Forum► Proactive Stakeholder Participation► Report Filed February 2016► Proceeding Consolidated with SB07-100► Comments Received from OCC and IEA► Responses Filed April 29► ALJ Assigned to Facilitate► Expect Workshop Q2-2016► Goal: Ruling of Adequacy

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Patrick Corrigan(303) 571-2747

Patrick.M.Corrigan@xcelenergy.comTom Green

(303) 571-7223Thomas.Green@xcelenergy.com

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Patrick Corrigan(303) 571-2747

Patrick.M.Corrigan@xcelenergy.comTom Green

(303) 571-7223Thomas.Green@xcelenergy.com