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Proposed Generation Western Systems Coordinating Council Updated 12/12/00, California Energy Commission

This "database" provides a list of publicly announced electric generation projects and proposals within the Western Systems Coordinating Council (WSCC) region. A brief summary of the database is provided below. A complete list of all known projects, sorted according to location or status of the project, can be found at links below. The entire Microsoft Access database is also available for download. (Please note that your computer's Web Browser "mime" type will need to be adjusted to allow downloads of MS Access files.)

The database was developed to assist Energy Commission staff with its biennial Market Clearing Price (MCP) outlook. Because the MCP outlook employs a regional marketing model that simulates loads and resources of the entire region encompassed by the WSCC, it is necessary for the staff to monitor the status of new power projects both within and outside California's borders.

To develop the database, staff first gathered information from various sources on proposed generation and retirements within the WSCC. These sources include discussions with staff at state regulatory agencies, visiting regulatory agency Web sites, reading energy industry newsletters (Western Energy Update, Power Markets Week, Energy Insight, and California Energy Markets), visiting company Web sites and telephone calls to project developers. Based on the information gathered, the projects were assigned, by status, to one of the following five categories:

1. Under construction or recently completed
2. Regulatory approval received
3. Application under review
4. Starting application process
5. Press release only

The table below provides a summary of proposed generation facilities within the WSCC region through the year 2007. The majority of the announced projects are plans for building natural gas-fired, combined-cycle plants. California and Arizona have the largest number of proposed facilities, totaling 19,419 megawatts (MW) and 16,875 MW, respectively. Please see the Energy Commission's siting/licensing cases page for complete details on the power plants licensing process in California.

List of WSCC Generation Additions

• By Location (178 kilobytes)

• By Status (178 kilobytes)

Download Microsoft Access Database

WSCC Proposed Generation Database (MS Acess file, 1.0 megabytes)
(The data contained in this database was last updated on December 12, 2000.)
(Please note that your computer's Web Browser "mime" type will need to be adjusted to allow downloads of MS Access files [.mdb files].)