JUNO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- FPL Energy, LLC., today announced
its plans to work with two gas pipeline companies -- TXU and Kinder Morgan --
to bring clean natural gas to Kaufman County to fuel its state-of-the-art,
gas-fired plant, which is expected to become operational mid-2003.
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Both gas pipeline companies will construct pipelines connecting to
existing facilities.
Kinder Morgan North Texas Pipeline (KMNTP) LLC, a subsidiary of Kinder
Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP), will construct a pipeline from an
interconnect in Lamar County to FPL Energy's existing 1,000-megawatt power
plant in Paris and its 1,789-megawatt plant in Forney, currently under
construction. The Houston-based company will construct an 85-mile, 30-inch
pipeline from Lamar County to Kaufman County.
KMNTP will finalize the new pipeline's route in a manner that will
minimize environmental and public impact and, wherever possible, follow
existing linear facilities such as power lines, highways and railroads. KMNTP
expects to begin construction next summer in order to meet the start-up of the
Forney plant mid-2003.
TXU Lone Star Pipeline will construct a two-mile, 24-inch diameter
pipeline from its existing gas transmission system in eastern Dallas County to
the Forney plant. TXU will replace a smaller, existing pipeline in an
existing pipeline right-of-way to minimize impact to the environment and
expedite completion of the replacement pipeline. It expects to begin
construction during Spring 2002.
"FPL Energy is pleased to work with TXU and Kinder Morgan, two of the
largest energy companies in the nation, to bring this clean fuel to our plant
in Forney," said Mike McBurney, fuels director for FPL Energy. "Both have
outstanding records of performance and are well experienced in siting,
building and safely operating these facilities."
Stephen Goff, FPL Energy project development director, said, "Contracting
with two gas transporters provides our company much flexibility and helps
ensure FPL Energy can provide competitively priced power for the people of
North Texas."
Company Profiles
FPL GROUP
FPL Energy is a leading independent producer of clean energy, including
natural gas, wind, solar and hydroelectric. It owns and operates power plants
with more than 4,400 total net megawatts in 12 states across the country. New
projects the company has announced, most of which are already under
construction, will add nearly 6,000 megawatts of capacity to its portfolio by
the end of 2003.
FPL Group (NYSE: FPL), with annual revenues of more than $7 billion, is
one of the nation's largest providers of electricity-related services. FPL
Group's principal subsidiary is Florida Power & Light Company, one of the
nation's largest electric utilities, serving more than seven million people in
Florida. Additional information is available on the Internet at
http://www.fplenergy.com, http://www.fplgroup.com and http://www.fpl.com.
KINDER MORGAN
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. is the nation's largest pipeline
master limited partnership with enterprise value of approximately $8 billion.
It owns and operates one of the largest product pipeline and terminal systems
in the country. In addition, it is: a major transporter of natural gas,
operating more than 10,000 miles of pipeline; the nation's leading provider of
CO2 for use in enhanced oil recovery projects; and one of the largest
operators of bulk terminals, with 31 facilities that transload more than 50
million tons of coal, petroleum coke and other products annually.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. is one of the largest midstream energy companies in
America, operating more than 30,000 miles of natural gas and product
pipelines. It also has significant retail distribution, electric generation
and terminal assets. Kinder Morgan, Inc., through its general partner
interest, operates Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Combined, the two
companies have an enterprise value of more than $17 billion.
TXU
TXU Lone Star Pipeline is a principal subsidiary of TXU. TXU (NYSE: TXU)
is a multinational leader in electric and natural gas services, merchant
trading, energy marketing, telecommunications and other energy-related
services. TXU is one of the largest energy services companies in the world
with more than $27 billion in revenue and $43 billion in assets. TXU delivers
or sells energy to 11 million customers primarily in the US, Europe and
Australia. Visit http://www.txu.com for more information on TXU.
SOURCE FPL Energy, LLC
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