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SPREADSHEET PREPARED BY WINDACTION.ORG Based on U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2014 and 2015 Q1 EIA-923 Monthly Time Series File Q1'2015 Q1'2014 State MW CF CF Arizona 227 15.8% 21.0% California 5,182 13.2% 19.8% Colorado 2,299 36.4% 40.9% Hawaii 171 21.0% 18.3% Iowa 4,977 40.8% 44.4% Idaho 532 28.3% 42.0% Illinois 3,524 38.0% 42.3% Indiana 1,537 32.6% 29.8% Kansas 2,898 41.0% 46.5% Massachusetts 29 41.7% 52.4% Maryland 120 38.6% 37.6% Maine 401 40.1% 36.3% Michigan 1,374 37.9% 36.7% Minnesota 2,440 42.4% 45.5% Missouri 454 29.3% 35.5% Montana 605 46.4% 43.5% North Dakota 1,767 42.8% 49.8% Nebraska 518 49.4% 53.2% New Hampshire 147 36.7% 34.6% New Mexico 773 23.1% 40.8% Nevada 152 22.1% 22.0% New York 1,712 33.5% 32.8% Ohio 403 37.6% 41.7% Oklahoma 3,158 36.2% 45.1% Oregon 3,044 15.3% 23.7% Pennsylvania 1,278 39.2% 40.0% South Dakota 779 47.4% 50.4% Tennessee 29 22.2% 26.4% Texas 12,308 27.5% 37.7% Utah 306 16.5% 24.2% Vermont 109 39.1% 33.1% Washington 2,724 20.6% 29.5% Wisconsin 608 33.4% 38.7% West Virginia 583 37.8% 38.0% Wyoming 1,340 39.3% 52.2% Total 58,507 31.6% 37.7% SPREADSHEET PREPARED BY WINDACTION.ORG Based on U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2014 and 2015 Q1 EIA-923 Monthly Time Series File MW Plant ID Plant Name Operator Name State CF Q1'2015 Jan'15 Feb'15 Mar'15 CF Q1'2014 Jan'14 Feb'14 Mar'14 Installed 57098 Dry Lake Wind LLC Iberdrola Renewables Inc 63.0 AZ 14.0% 2,504 8,593 7,935 19.2% 6,195 9,650 10,236 57379 Dry Lake Wind II LLC Iberdrola Renewables Inc 65.1 AZ 13.6% 2,397 8,917 7,791 19.1% 6,308 9,902 10,665 58155 Perrin Ranch Wind LLC Perrin Ranch Wind LLC 99.2 AZ 18.4% 10,228 15,389 13,807 23.4% 14,547 15,029 20,490 227.3 15.8% 21.0% 7526 Solano Wind Sacramento Municipal Util Dist 230.0 CA 10.7% 4,319 21,969 26,865 13.3% 11,987 21,035 32,891 10027 EUIPH Wind Farm EUI Management PH Inc 25.4 CA 9.1% 117 2,558 2,317 13.8% 1,064 3,041 3,474 10586 Cameron Ridge LLC Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 64.0 CA 16.4% 3,165 9,317 10,239 29.3% 8,307 16,609 15,521 10597 Ridgetop Energy LLC Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 29.0 CA 13.2% 959 3,424 3,912 25.1% 3,206 6,427 6,096 50281 San Gorgonio Farms Wind Farm San Gorgonio Farms Inc 31.0 CA 12.8% 211 3,837 4,510 20.0% 1,591 5,098 6,733 50485 Altech III AES Wind Generation Inc 25.1 CA 14.9% 5,607 1,202 1,278 12.1% 680 2,144 3,756 50535 Mesa Wind Power Corp Airstreams LLC 29.9 CA 2.3% 42 807 667 1.2% 98 357 347 50536 Sky River LLC Sky River LLC 77.0 CA 14.9% 5,326 10,757 8,650 25.4% 11,723 14,736 15,783 50552 Cabazon Wind Farm FPL Energy Cabazon Wind 39.8 CA 10.5% 1,411 3,757 3,890 15.7% 2,732 4,491 6,244 50690 San Gorgonio Westwinds II LLC Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 43.0 CA 13.4% 489 5,587 6,346 17.0% 1,688 6,264 7,834 50712 Altamont Pass Windplant Kenetech Windpower Inc 164.0 CA 5.2% 0 6,435 11,962 5.9% 75 3,750 16,992 50754 Oak Creek Energy Systems I Oak Creek Energy System Inc II 23.0 CA 16.2% 672 2,826 4,570 22.9% 2,040 4,318 5,011 50821 Mojave 16 Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 30.0 CA 6.1% 100 1,096 2,737 10.7% 1,764 2,583 2,616 50822 Mojave 17 Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 25.0 CA 7.3% 195 1,137 2,617 10.3% 1,653 2,136 1,765 50823 Mojave 18 Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 30.0 CA 9.6% 457 2,041 3,741 15.9% 2,752 3,657 3,905 52142 Mojave 4 Mojave 3/4/5 LLC 29.0 CA 15.0% 644 3,397 5,343 25.5% 5,375 4,553 6,069 54453 EDF Renewable Windfarm V Inc EDF Renewable Services Inc 16.2 CA 6.4% 222 1,029 980 9.4% 615 1,035 1,623 54454 San Gorgonio Windplant WPP1993 FPL Energy Operating Services, Inc. 84.0 CA 12.5% 1,455 10,159 11,020 17.8% 5,277 10,365 16,688 54647 TPC Windfarms LLC Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 28.7 CA 25.9% 1,190 4,838 9,998 18.8% 2,953 3,982 4,731 54686 Difwind Farms Ltd VI EDF Renewable Services Inc 27.1 CA 8.5% 242 1,351 3,394 13.5% 1,718 2,740 3,472 54931 Ridgetop Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 46.8 CA 20.9% 2,935 8,423 9,733 29.0% 6,093 13,921 9,275 55719 Mountain View I&2 AES Wind Generation Inc 66.6 CA 15.4% 920 10,400 10,848 24.1% 4,777 13,897 16,022 56011 Cabazon Wind Partners Shell Wind Energy Inc. 41.0 CA 17.3% 2,574 6,656 6,097 25.8% 5,529 7,649 9,646 56012 Whitewater Hill Wind Partners Shell Wind Energy Inc. 61.5 CA 15.7% 798 10,088 10,012 25.1% 4,819 12,350 16,138 56075 High Winds LLC FPLE High Winds, LLC 162.0 CA 8.0% 2,182 12,667 13,121 9.8% 6,567 10,054 17,696 56295 Kumeyaay Wind Infigen Asset Management LLC 50.0 CA 28.0% 11,780 7,523 10,963 31.3% 7,254 11,581 14,933 56302 Oasis Wind EDF Renewable Services Inc 60.0 CA 18.7% 2,742 8,562 12,886 24.9% 9,590 11,257 11,459 56362 Shiloh I Wind Project Iberdrola Renewables Inc 150.0 CA 11.9% 3,863 17,806 17,038 15.6% 10,368 15,153 25,013 56433 Pine Tree Wind Power Project L.A. Department of Water & Power 135.0 CA 10.3% 3,056 11,853 15,244 22.1% 15,274 24,209 24,849 56446 Buena Vista Energy LLC Infigen Asset Management LLC 38.0 CA 9.5% 386 3,574 3,852 14.3% 2,644 3,772 5,309 56654 Hatchet Ridge Wind Project Pattern Operators LP 101.2 CA 34.8% 22,552 26,513 26,902 39.9% 25,168 27,978 34,138 56791 Dillon Wind LLC Iberdrola Renewables Inc 45.0 CA 16.9% 911 7,248 8,261 24.9% 3,732 9,209 11,223 56874 Shiloh Wind Project 2 LLC EDF Renewable Services Inc 150.0 CA 11.9% 4,706 18,039 15,910 16.2% 10,373 16,165 25,999 57201 FPL Energy Montezuma Winds LLC FPL Energy Montezuma Wind 36.8 CA 11.6% 1,132 4,225 3,865 14.8% 2,278 3,626 5,825 57282 Alta Wind Energy Center I Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 150.0 CA 15.7% 5,839 18,295 26,741 26.9% 21,421 30,787 35,072 57291 Alta Wind Energy Center II Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 150.0 CA 12.9% 2,749 13,037 26,037 20.9% 14,304 23,518 29,799 57292 Alta Wind Energy Center III Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 150.0 CA 13.9% 3,394 14,708 26,843 22.9% 15,562 26,519 32,207 57293 Alta Wind Energy Center IV Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 102.0 CA 9.4% 1,432 6,281 13,054 15.8% 7,049 13,256 14,596 57294 Alta Wind Energy Center V Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 168.0 CA 9.1% 2,503 10,419 20,270 15.5% 11,135 22,014 22,928 57459 Mountain View IV AES Wind Generation Inc 49.0 CA 16.3% 603 7,621 8,981 23.0% 3,067 9,191 12,135 57484 Manzana Wind LLC Iberdrola Renewables Inc 189.0 CA 18.3% 11,583 26,673 36,653 29.0% 30,808 39,069 48,517 57514 Ocotillo Express LLC Pattern Operators LP 315.0 CA 8.2% 2,197 24,568 29,255 15.1% 13,632 37,724 51,715 57586 Shiloh III Wind Project LLC EDF Renewable Services Inc 102.5 CA 12.3% 3,406 12,002 11,780 16.6% 6,807 11,486 18,483 57700 Vasco Winds Vasco Winds, LLC 78.2 CA 13.8% 2,898 10,564 9,791 20.0% 7,664 10,505 15,611 57701 Montezuma Wind II NextEra Montezuma Wind II, LLC 78.2 CA 12.2% 2,239 9,142 9,149 15.2% 5,100 7,669 12,875 57725 Shiloh IV Wind Project LLC EDF Renewable Services Inc 102.5 CA 12.9% 3,353 12,812 12,436 12.2% 7,529 1,109 18,342 57757 Pacific Wind LLC EDF Renewable Services Inc 140.0 CA 13.8% 5,013 15,106 21,632 23.8% 16,014 25,815 30,098 57774 Windstar 1 Windstar Energy LLC 120.0 CA 15.0% 3,865 13,480 21,480 22.3% 15,304 18,998 23,474 57833 Mustang Hills LLC Everpower Wind Holdings Inc 150.0 CA 11.2% 2,852 11,451 22,141 20.6% 17,431 22,801 26,486 57834 Pinyon Pine I MidAmerican Renewables LLC 168.0 CA 11.9% 3,262 13,832 25,923 20.3% 15,739 27,645 30,219 57835 Alta Wind VIII Brookfield Renewable Energy Group 150.0 CA 10.7% 2,735 11,218 20,839 18.3% 11,681 22,618 24,942 57837 Pinyon Pine II MidAmerican Renewables LLC 132.0 CA 10.9% 2,430 10,194 18,508 18.3% 10,909 19,721 21,531 57962 Brookfield Tehachapi 1 Brookfield Renewable Energy Group 102.0 CA 16.6% 3,487 13,375 19,646 28.1% 14,934 22,209 24,823 58154 North Sky River Energy LLC North Sky River Energy LLC 162.0 CA 17.3% 6,823 21,983 31,706 27.5% 21,102 33,589 41,660 58394 Alta Wind X Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 138.0 CA 14.6% 4,782 15,674 23,125 19.3% 5,620 19,003 32,839 58395 Alta Wind XI Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 90.0 CA 19.6% 7,966 14,028 16,120 29.2% 11,575 22,110 23,058 5,181.5 13.2% 19.8% 7937 Ponnequin Public Service Co of Colorado 25.3 CO 32.3% 6,711 6,248 4,683 38.6% 9,587 5,323 6,188 55741 Ridge Crest Wind Partners EDF Renewable Services Inc 29.7 CO 31.3% 8,926 6,401 4,736 38.3% 11,609 5,418 7,541 56173 Colorado Green Holdings LLC Iberdrola Renewables Inc 162.0 CO 26.6% 32,514 27,348 33,352 28.4% 39,402 31,010 29,106 56320 Spring Canyon Invenergy Services LLC 60.0 CO 44.8% 22,626 17,172 18,280 40.3% 15,682 15,600 21,008 56371 Cedar Creek Wind Infigen Asset Management LLC 300.5 CO 37.8% 95,445 80,385 69,212 39.5% 113,593 59,201 83,636 56460 Twin Buttes Wind Project Iberdrola Renewables Inc 75.0 CO 31.4% 18,816 14,888 17,098 34.2% 20,435 18,305 16,738 56563 Peetz Table Wind Energy FPL Peetz Table Wind Energy 199.5 CO 42.0% 65,882 56,151 59,007 44.9% 88,005 45,625 60,062 56613 Logan Wind Energy Logan Wind Energy LLC 201.0 CO 37.7% 59,521 49,804 54,457 41.4% 83,434 41,923 54,591 57174 Colorado Highlands Wind Colorado Highlands Wind LLC 91.0 CO 49.9% 35,280 29,606 33,242 49.9% 39,401 24,928 33,716 57210 Cedar Creek II AE Power Services LLC 250.8 CO 41.4% 85,866 70,264 68,291 41.8% 93,946 55,635 76,697 57244 Kit Carson Windpower Kit Carson Windpower LLC 51.0 CO 42.0% 16,819 14,424 14,977 50.5% 20,543 15,702 19,389 57290 Northern Colorado Wind LLC Northern Colorado Wind LLC 174.3 CO 35.3% 47,318 40,547 44,888 39.3% 60,891 35,444 51,653 57315 Cedar Point Wind Cedar Point LLC 250.2 CO 30.7% 64,873 44,761 56,013 37.8% 65,403 65,488 73,197 57980 Busch Ranch Wind Energy Farm Black Hills/Colorado Elec.Util 29.0 CO 29.0% 6,605 6,361 5,215 45.7% 10,180 8,653 9,824 58126 Limon Wind I Limon 200.0 CO 36.3% 58,271 42,557 55,854 47.2% 67,747 63,862 72,460 58127
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    WIND POWERING AMERICA FY08 ACTIVITIES SUMMARY Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Dear Wind Powering America Colleague, We are pleased to present the Wind Powering America FY08 Activities Summary, which reflects the accomplishments of our state Wind Working Groups, our programs at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and our partner organizations. The national WPA team remains a leading force for moving wind energy forward in the United States. At the beginning of 2008, there were more than 16,500 megawatts (MW) of wind power installed across the United States, with an additional 7,000 MW projected by year end, bringing the U.S. installed capacity to more than 23,000 MW by the end of 2008. When our partnership was launched in 2000, there were 2,500 MW of installed wind capacity in the United States. At that time, only four states had more than 100 MW of installed wind capacity. Twenty-two states now have more than 100 MW installed, compared to 17 at the end of 2007. We anticipate that four or five additional states will join the 100-MW club in 2009, and by the end of the decade, more than 30 states will have passed the 100-MW milestone. WPA celebrates the 100-MW milestones because the first 100 megawatts are always the most difficult and lead to significant experience, recognition of the wind energy’s benefits, and expansion of the vision of a more economically and environmentally secure and sustainable future. Of course, the 20% Wind Energy by 2030 report (developed by AWEA, the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and other stakeholders) indicates that 44 states may be in the 100-MW club by 2030, and 33 states will have more than 1,000 MW installed (at the end of 2008, there were six states in that category).
  • Executive Summary ¾ Electricity Report ¾ Natural Gas Report ¾ Communications Report ¾ Water/Wastewater Report ¾ Acronyms ¾ Glossary

    Executive Summary ¾ Electricity Report ¾ Natural Gas Report ¾ Communications Report ¾ Water/Wastewater Report ¾ Acronyms ¾ Glossary

    Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission 2007 Regulatory Flexibility Report to the Indiana General Assembly Links to Major Sections of the Regulatory Flexibility Report Click on Links Below to Navigate to Major Sections of the Regulatory Flexibility Report ¾ Executive Summary ¾ Electricity Report ¾ Natural Gas Report ¾ Communications Report ¾ Water/Wastewater Report ¾ Acronyms ¾ Glossary Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This 2007 Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Report to the Regulatory Flexibility Committee of the Indiana General Assembly highlights key issues that confront Indiana Electric, Gas, Communications, and Water/Wastewater industries, as well as the role of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC, Commission) in addressing these issues. For the first time, and while not required by statute, a section on the Water/Wastewater industry is included in this Report in response to concerns raised during the most recent session of the legislature. While each industry has unique issues, several issues discussed in this Report cut across multiple industries. This Executive Summary contains a brief overview of these cross-industry and industry-specific issues which are more fully addressed in the body of the Report. For your convenience there is a list of acronyms and a glossary in the back of the Report. CROSS-INDUSTRY ISSUES Aging infrastructure is a concern for many Indiana utilities. The Electric, Gas, and Water/Wastewater sections of this Report specifically discuss aging infrastructure and the potential problems and costs associated with repairing or replacing old facilities. Coupled with aging facilities is increasing consumer demand for electric, gas, telecommunications, and water services. Increased consumer demand can accelerate the deterioration of equipment and limit periods in which facilities can be conveniently removed from service for maintenance or replacement.