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For August 2015

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Natural Gas Highlights 

• Transco received authorization to place into service the remaining facilities of its Virginia Southside Expansion Project 

which will provide the remaining 20 MMcf/d of capacity out of the authorized 270 MMcf/d on its system from NJ to NC.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to place into service the remaining portion (181 MMcf/d) of its U2GC Project 

which will provide 425 MMcf/d authorized capacity from receipt points in PA to an interconnection with Panhandle 

Eastern near Gas City, IN.

• Southern Star received authorization under the Commission’s prior notice proceeding to construct and operate its Line 

XMAA Expansion Project which will provide 24 MMcf/d of capacity on its Line XMAA in MO for one shipper with 

markets in Boone County, MO.

• Dominion received authorization to construct, and operate its Clarington Project which will provide 250 MMcf/d of 

capacity for one shipper on its system from an interconnection in Lightburn, WV to delivery points in Monroe County, 

OH.

• Kaiser-Frontier Midstream received authorization to construct and operate pipeline facilities to its existing system and 

to operate this pipeline (Silo Pipeline) as a jurisdictional pipeline. These facilities will provide an additional 5 MMcf/d 

of capacity from its Silo Gas Processing Plant in Laramie County, WY to an interconnection with WIC in Weld County, 

CO.

• Texas Gas received authorization to construct and operate its Ohio-Louisiana Access Project which will provide 626 

MMcf/d of transportation capacity for shippers from IN to new markets in the Midwest and South.

• The Commission vacated the certificate issued to PetroLogistics (now Boardwalk Storage) to construct and operate 

storage Cavern 28 at its existing Choctaw Hub Storage facility in Iberville Parish, LA. The storage facility would have 

provided 10.7 Bcf of working gas capacity.

• WBI Energy Transmission requests authorization under the Commission’s prior-notice procedures to construct and 

operate facilities in ND that would provide 18 MMcf/d of capacity from the Bakken area to an interconnection with 

Northern Border in McKenzie County, ND.

• Southern Natural requests authorization under the Commission’s prior-notice procedures to construct and operate its 

South Main Expansion Project which would provide 5 MMcf/d of capacity for one shipper to serve municipal gas 

systems located across Southern Natural’s South Georgia Lateral.

• Leader One Energy requests authorization to vacate the certificate issued to construct and operate the Leader One 

Gas Storage Project which would provide 11 Bcf of working gas at a storage facility located in Adams County, CO.

Natural Gas Activities in August 2015

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 2 201.0 98.0 21,830

Certificated 4 905.0 31.4 27,245

Proposed 2 23.2 0.0 2,180

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
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Natural Gas Activities through August 31, 2015

January through August 31, 2014

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through August 31, 2014

15

9

5,230.7

888.2

194.5

73.9

127,925

30,950

Certificated

through August 31, 2014

24

22

6,711.0

6,176.6

326.5

228.6

234,818

221,623

Storage

Placed in Service

through August 31, 2014

3

5

3.4

17.25

53

110

0

4,800

Certificated

through August 31, 2014

2

3

2.7

1.2

0

0

0

2,500

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through August 31, 2014

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Import/Export)

through August 31, 2014

1

3

0

3.4

1,400

4,060

0

0

 Source: Staff Database

Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• 5440 Hydro, Inc. was issued a small-hydro exemption from licensing for the proposed 0.6 MW Brooklyn Dam 

Hydroelectric Project No. 13806. The project will be located on the Upper Ammonoosuc River in Coos County, NH. 

• The City of Brainerd Public Utilities Commission filed an amendment application to install a new 0.600 MW unit at its 

existing 3.342 MW Brainerd Hydroelectric Project No. 2533. The project is located on the Mississippi River in Crow 

Wing County, MN. 

Hydropower Project Activities in August 2015

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Capacity Amendment 1 0.600 0 0 0 0 1 0.600

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10-MW Exemption 1 0.600 0 0 0 0 1 0.600

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
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Hydropower Project Activities Year to Date (through August 31, 2015)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 2 5.600 1 240.000 0 0 3 245.600

10-MW Exemption 1 0.192 0 0 0 0 1 0.192

Capacity Amendment 1 0.600 0 0 0 0 1 0.600

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 3 17.250 0 0 0 0 3 17.250

10-MW Exemption 1 0.600 0 0 0 0 1 0.600

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 1 21.250 0 0 1 21.250

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

• Green Pastures Wind I LLC’s 150 MW Green Pastures Wind Phase 1 Project in Knox County, TX is online. 

• Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC’s 99 MW Rising Tree Wind Farm Phase 3 Project in Kern County, CA is online. Rising 

Tree Wind Farm now has 198 MW total capacity. The power generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. 

under long-term contract.

• North Star Solar LLC’s 62.5 MW North Star Solar Phase 1 Project in Fresno County, CA is online. The power 

generated is sold to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. under long-term contract. 

• Solar Star California XIX LLC’s 85 MW Antelope Valley I Solar Phase 6 Project in Kern County, CA is online. 

Antelope Valley I now has 310 MW total capacity. The power generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. 

under long-term contract.

• Solar Star California XX LLC’s 43 MW Solar Star II Phase 6 Project in Kern County, CA is online. Solar Star II now 

has 276 MW in total capacity. The power generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. under long-term 

contract.

• BNB Texas Solar LLC’s 30 MW Barilla Solar Phase 3 Project in Pecos County, TX is online. Barilla Solar now has 80 

MW total capacity. 

• Victor Dry Farm Ranch A LLC’s 5 MW Victor Dry Farm Ranch A Solar Project in San Bernardino County, CA is online. 

The power generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contract.

• Victor Dry Farm Ranch B LLC’s 5 MW Victor Dry Farm Ranch B Solar Project in San Bernardino County, CA is online. 

The power generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contract.

• Indiana Municipal Power Agency’s 3 MW Peru Solar Farm in Miami County, IN is online.

• Public Service Company of Colorado’s 626 MW natural gas-fired Cherokee Expansion Project in Adams County, CO 

is online.

• Balko wind LLC’s 300 MW Balko Wind Project in Beaver County, OK is online. The power generated is sold to Public 

Service Co. of Oklahoma and Western Farmers Electric Cooperative under long-term contracts.

• K4 Wind Farm LLC’s 176.9 MW Pilot Hill Wind Expansion Project in Kankakee County, IL is online. The power 

generated is sold to Microsoft Corp. under long-term contract.

• Route 66 Wind Power Co.’s 150 MW Pullman Road Wind Phase 1 Project in Armstrong County, TX is online. 
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• Red Horse Wind 2 LLC’s 85 MW Red Horse 2 Wind and Solar Project in Cochise County, AZ is online. This hybrid 

project consists of 42.5 MW of solar and 42.5 MW of wind generation. The power generated is sold to Tucson Electric 

Power under long-term contract.

• Breckinridge Wind Project LLC’s 98.8 MW Breckinridge Wind Project in Garfield County, OK is online. The power 

generated is sold to Grand River Dam Authority under long-term contract.

 

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

August 2015 January – August 2015 

Cumulative

January – August 2014 

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 1 3 1 30

Natural Gas 1 626 34 3,182 38 5,693

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 9 181

Oil 0 0 7 10 13 59

Water 0 0 19 149 13 181

Wind 9 1,017 30 3,336 29 1,405

Biomass 1 27 15 242 55 97

Geothermal Steam 0 0 1 45 7 36

Solar 30 449 160 1,326 228 1,753

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 2 68

Other * 1 0 7 0 7 22

Total 42 2,119 274 8,294 402 9,526

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 308.16 26.47%

Natural Gas 499.07 42.86%

Nuclear 107.02 9.19%

Oil 45.02 3.87%

Water 100.06 8.59%

Wind 69.20 5.94%

Biomass 16.63 1.43%

Geothermal Steam 3.91 0.34%

Solar 13.32 1.14%

Waste Heat 1.15 0.10%

Other * 0.77 0.07%

Total 1,164.32 100.00%

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity

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.
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• In October 2015, Duke Energy Progress plans to announce the final path of the 40 mile, 230 kV Campobello –

Asheville Transmission Line. The $320 million interstate transmission project will connect NC and SC. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by August 2017

Voltage 

(kV)

August

2015

August

2014

January – August

2015 Cumulative

January – December 

2014 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 46.0 116.4 1,218.5 3,493.5 6,546.2

345 0.0 0.0 556.7 1,659.8 2,498.8 5,053.6

500 0.0 0.0 256.0 70.0 2,205.9 7,533.9

Total 

U.S. 0.0 46.0 929.1 2,948.3 8,198.2 19,133.7

Sources: Transmission data derived from Staff Database and U.S. 

Electric Transmission Projects ©2015 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 August 2017

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by August 2017

New Transmission Projects by Voltage