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For February 2016

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Natural Gas Highlights

• Roadrunner Gas received authorization to place into service its border crossing on the International Boundary 

between the U.S. and Mexico in El Paso County, TX. The border crossing will provide 875 MMcf/d of export capacity 

to Mexico.

• Columbia Gas received authorization to construct and operate its Tri-County Bare Steel Replacement Project which 

will replace a portion of Columbia Gas’s existing Line 1570 which serves the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. The 

project will improve reliability and safety for existing customers and landowners.

• Transco received authorization to construct and operate its Hillabee Expansion Project which will provide 1,132

MMcf/d of capacity, in three phases, from receipt points at Transco’s Station 85 located in Choctaw County, AL to a 

proposed point of interconnection with Sabil Trail Pipeline in Tallapoosa County, AL.

• Sabil Trail Pipeline received authorization to construct and operate its Sabal Trail Pipeline Project which will provide 

1,075 MMcf/d of capacity from an interconnection with Transco in Tallapoosa County, AL to an interconnection with 

Florida Southeast Connection near Intercession City, FL

• Florida Southeast received authorization to construct and operate its Florida Southeast Connection Project which will 

provide 640 MMcf/d of capacity from Sabil Trail Pipeline near Intercession City, FL to a delivery point with Florida 

Power & Light Company near Indiantown, FL.

• Rockies Express received authorization to construct and operate its Zone 3 Capacity Enhancement Project which will 

provide 800 MMcf/d of east-to-west capacity on its mainline from the Clarington Hub in Clarington, OH to Lebanon OH 

and Moultrie County, IL, respectively. 

• National Fuel received authorization to construct and operate its Line D Expansion Project which will provide 77.5 

MMcf/d of capacity on its existing Line D system to serve markets in Erie and Warren, PA and will ensure meeting all 

existing storage withdrawal obligations.

• The Commission authorized the abandonment by transfer of Regency Field Services existing Coyanosa Residue Line 

located in Pecos County, TX to Oasis Pipeline. The Coyanosa Residue Line has a capacity of 100 MMcf/d and 

connects the Coyanosa processing plant to El Paso Natural Gas pipeline.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization to increase the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of its Line PM117 located in Johnson and Martin Counties, KY and to replace facilities on its Line P-240 located in Lawrence 

County, KY. The increase in MAOP would provide 20 MMcf/d of capacity on Columbia Gas’s existing system.

• Cameron Interstate Pipeline requests authorization to decrease the diameter of 3.58 miles of pipeline authorized in 

the Cameron Pipeline Expansion Project from 42 inches to 36 inches and to adjust the design capacity by 20 MMcf/d.

• Millennium commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate its Eastern System Upgrade 

Project which would provide 200 MMcf/d of capacity from Millennium’s Corning Compressor Station located in 

Steuben County, NY to an interconnection with Algonquin located in Ramapo, NY.

• Impulsora Pipeline requests authorization to amend its Section 3 authorization to site, construct, and operate bordercrossing facilities at the international boundary between the U.S. and Mexico in Webb County, TX. Impulsora Pipeline 

requests authorization to terminate the 12-inch diameter pipeline authorized under Section 3. 

• Dominion Carolina requests authorization to vacate a portion of the certificated facilities issued to Dominion Carolina 

to construct and operate its Edgemoor Compressor Project. Dominion Carolina no longer requires the Cone Mills 

Lateral Extension located in Chester County, SC.

• TC Offshore requests authorization to abandon by sale to Avocet LNG its Grand Chenier System located offshore LA 

in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore LA. The offshore facilities would become non-jurisdictional upon abandonment by 

sale.

• ANR requests authorization to abandon in place one compressor unit each at its Delhi, Brownsville, and Shelbyville 

compressor stations, and two compressor units at its Sardis compressor station, all located on ANR’s Southeast 

Mainline segment in LA, MS, TN, and IN. Total horsepower (hp) of the abandoned compressor units is 31,800 hp.

Natural Gas Activities in February 2016

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 2 875.0 12.6 15,900

Certificated 6 3,724.2 719.8 455,057

Proposed 3 240.0 7.3 44,800
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Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Export) 0 0 0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through February 29, 2016

January through February 28, 2015

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through February 28, 2015

3

1

897.0

100.0

47.8

0

15,900

9,470

Certificated

through February 28, 2015

8

7

4,154.2

1,673.0

757.0

38.9

455,057

33,119

Storage

Placed in Service

through February 28, 2015

0

1

0.0

0.7

0

53

0

0

Certificated

through February 28, 2015

0

1

0.0

1.7

0

0

0

0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through February 28, 2015

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Import/Export)

through February 28, 2015

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database

Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Pine Creek Mine, LLC filed an original license application for the proposed 1.5 MW Pine Creek Mine Tunnel 

Hydroelectric Project No. 12532. The project would use groundwater, and would be located at the existing, inactive 

Pine Creek Mine, near the Town of Bishop, in Inyo County, CA. 

• The Town of Pownal, VT filed an application to raise the capacity of its Pownal Hydroelectric Project No. 6795, from 

0.4 MW to 0.5 MW. The project is located on the Hoosic River in the Town of Pownal, Bennington County, VT.
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Hydropower Project Activities in February 2016

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

(MW) No. Capacity (MW) No. Capacity (MW)

Filed

License 1 1.500 0 0 0 0 1 1.500

10-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 1 0.100 0 0 0 0 1 0.100

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Placed in Service

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Staff Database

Hydropower Project Activities Year to Date (through February 29, 2016)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

(MW) No. Capacity (MW) No. Capacity (MW)

Filed

License 1 1.500 0 0 0 0 1 1.500

10-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 1 0.100 0 0 0 0 1 0.100

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Placed in Service

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Staff Database

Electric Generation Highlights

• Cameron Wind LLC’s 165 MW Cameron Wind Project in Cameron County, TX is online. 

• MDU Resources Group Inc.’s 18 MW natural gas-fired Lewis and Clark Project in Richland County, MT is online.

• American Municipal Power Inc’s 29.3 MW Cannelton Ohio River Phase 1 Project in Hancock County, KY is online.
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• Southern Power Co.’s 20 MW Calipatria Solar Farm Project in Imperial County, CA is online. The power generated is 

sold to San Diego Gas and Electric Co. under long-term contract.

• L&D Solar LLC’s 13 MW Burlington Solar Project in Burlington County, NJ is online.

• Williamston Speight Solar LLC’s 15 MW Williamston Speight Solar Project in Martin County, NC is online. The power 

generated is sold to Dominion North Carolina Power under long-term contract. 

• Smithfield Solar LLC’s 5 MW Smithfield Solar Project in Johnston County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to 

Duke Energy Progress under long-term contract.

February 2016 January – February 2016

Cumulative

January – February 2015

Cumulative

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

Coal 0 0 0 0 0 0

Natural Gas 2 18 2 18 3 126

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oil 0 0 0 0 0 0

Water 1 29 1 29 0 0

Wind 1 165 7 635 9 763

Biomass 0 0 0 0 4 6

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 1 45

Solar 6 58 35 447 42 328

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other * 0 0 1 0 0 0

Total 10 270 46 1,129 59 1,268

 *“Other” includes purchased steam, tires, and miscellaneous technology such as batteries, fuel cells, energy storage, and fly wheel.

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 301.64 25.86%

Natural Gas 500.13 42.87%

Nuclear 107.03 9.17%

Oil 44.68 3.83%

Water 100.12 8.58%

Wind 74.48 6.38%

Biomass 16.67 1.43%

Geothermal Steam 3.90 0.33%

Solar 16.05 1.38%

Waste Heat 1.16 0.10%

Other* 0.77 0.07%

Total 1,166.63 100.00%

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC which include plants with 

nameplate capacity of 1 MW or greater. The data may be subject to update. 

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC which include plants with nameplate capacity 

of 1 MW or greater. The data may be subject to update. 

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• New Hampshire regulators have approved an 18 mile, 345 kV Merrimack Valley Reliability Project that will connect 

NH and the Greater Boston area. The $739.7 million project is expected to be completed in 2018. 

• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit to allow the New England Clean Power Link to install a 97 mile

underwater cable through Lake Champlain. Construction of the New England Clean Power Link is expected to start in 

2017 and be ready for commercial operation in 2019 with an estimated cost of $1.2 billion.

• ITC Holdings has summited a joint permit application with Pennsylvania regulators and the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers for the Lake Erie Connector. The 73 mile, 320 kV Erie – Nanticoke Transmission Line is expected to be 

completed in 2019.

• American Transmission Co. LLC proposed a 5 mile, 345 kV Wisconsin – Illinois Reliability Project. The $63 million 

project is expected to be completed in 2020.

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by February 2018

Voltage 

(kV)

February 

2016

February 

2015

January – February 

2016 Cumulative

January – December 

2015 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 0.0 38.0 260.3 2,677.1 5,635.3

345 0.0 58.7 0.0 1,048.3 2,352.3 4,539.1

500 0.0 0.0 0.0 294.0 642.9 3,829.9

Total 

U.S. 0.0 58.7 38.0 1,602.6 5,672.3 14,004.3

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission 

Projects ©2016 The C Three Group, LLC. 

Disclaimer: This Report contains analyses, presentations, and conclusions that 

may be based on or derived from the data sources cited, but do not necessarily 

reflect the positions or recommendations of the data providers. 

All Transmission Projects with a Proposed 

In-Service Date by February 2018

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by February 2018

New Transmission Projects by Voltage