National Electric Transmission Congestion Study - W2agz.com
National Electric Transmission Congestion Study - W2agz.com
National Electric Transmission Congestion Study - W2agz.com
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List of Figures (continued)<br />
4-1. <strong>Congestion</strong> on Western <strong>Transmission</strong> Paths. ......................................... 32<br />
4-2. Actual <strong>Transmission</strong> <strong>Congestion</strong>, 1999-2005. ........................................ 33<br />
4-3. Most Heavily Loaded <strong>Transmission</strong> Paths in 2004-2005. ............................... 34<br />
4-4. Projected <strong>Congestion</strong> on Western <strong>Transmission</strong> Paths, 2008. ............................ 34<br />
4-5. Projected <strong>Congestion</strong> on Western <strong>Transmission</strong> Paths, 2015. ............................ 36<br />
4-6. Comparison of Historical and Modeled <strong>Congestion</strong> on Western Paths ..................... 35<br />
4-7. Existing and Projected Major <strong>Transmission</strong> Constraints in the Western Interconnection ....... 37<br />
5-1. Critical <strong>Congestion</strong> Area and <strong>Congestion</strong> Area of Concern in the Eastern Interconnection ..... 40<br />
5-2. One Critical <strong>Congestion</strong> Area and Three <strong>Congestion</strong> Areas of Concern<br />
in the Western Interconnection .................................................... 45<br />
5-3. Southern California: Major <strong>Transmission</strong> into SP26 ................................... 46<br />
5-4. Congested Paths and Seasonal Power Flows in the Pacific Northwest ..................... 47<br />
5-5. Conditional Constraint Areas ..................................................... 50<br />
5-6. Potential Corridors on Federal Lands in the West ..................................... 52<br />
5-7. CDEAC 2015 High Coal Generation and Associated New <strong>Transmission</strong> Lines .............. 53<br />
5-8. CDEAC 2015 High Renewables Generation and Associated New <strong>Transmission</strong> Lines ........ 54<br />
5-9. Potential Wind Development and Associated <strong>Transmission</strong> Requirements<br />
in Northern Great Plains Area..................................................... 55<br />
5-10. Potential Wind Development and Associated <strong>Transmission</strong> Requirements<br />
in Central Great Plains Area ...................................................... 56<br />
5-11. Locations of Proposed New Nuclear Generation Capacity in the Southeastern United States . . . 58<br />
U.S. Department of Energy / <strong>National</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> <strong>Transmission</strong> <strong>Congestion</strong> <strong>Study</strong> / 2006<br />
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