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Natural Gas Highlights

• Northern received authorization to place into service the Gaines County Crossover Compressor Station Project in 

Gaines County, TX.

• Texas Eastern received approval to abandon in place two compressor units and remove related appurtenances at its 

Longview Compressor Station in Gregg County, TX.

• Transco received authorization to implement its Central Penn Line North Alternative 13, amending the originally 

certificated route for the Atlantic Sunrise Project in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, PA.

• Transco received authorization to place into service approximately .30 mile of replacement pipeline for the Lower New 

York Bay Lateral, as part of the New York Bay Expansion Project in Middlesex County, NJ.

• Gulf South received authorization to amend its Coastal Bend Header Project, and install a gas-fired Solar Titan 130 

turbine compressor unit in place of the currently certificated gas-fired Solar Mars 100 turbine at the Magasco 

Compressor Station, in Sabine County, TX. 

• Dominion requests authorization to modify the certificated horsepower rating of a new unit at its Burch Ridge 

Compressor Station in Marshall County, West Virginia, increasing it from 6,130 HP to 6,276 HP.

• DTE Mainstream requests authorization to construct 13.19 miles of pipeline in Berks County, PA, from an 

interconnection with Texas Eastern to the new Birdsboro gas-fired generation facility.

• Algonquin requests authorization to replace 1,300 feet of 24-inch pipeline underneath the channel of the Mystic River 

and Alewife Brook in Somerville, Medford, and Arlington, MA.

• Texas Gas requests authorization to abandon or remove 6.8 miles of the Calliu Bay-Dog Lake and 11.8 miles of the 

Deep Saline-Peltex pipelines in Terrebonne Parish, LA.

• Northwest requests authorization to remove a section of its previously abandoned 8 inch North Seattle Lateral pipeline 

and replace it with new 20 inch line, and rebuild the existing North Seattle/Everett meter station in Snohomish County, 

WA.

• Transco requests authorization to abandon offshore gathering laterals extending from Brazos Block A-133A to Brazos 

Block 538, in offshore TX.

• Midship requests authorization to construct 233 miles of pipeline and three compressor stations to transport gas from 

the Stack and Scoop plays in Oklahoma to interconnects with Midcontinent Express, Gulf Crossing, and NGPL 

pipelines in Southeastern OK.

• Caledonia Energy requests authorization to abandon Gas Storage Wells No. 7 and No. 9, located at its storage facility 

in Lowndes and Monroe Counties, MS.

• Equitrans requests authorization to plug and abandon the Logansport 6188 and 8271 wells in Marion County, WV.

• CIG requests authorization to reclassify to observation status seven injection/withdrawal wells at the Latigo storage 

field and six wells at the Flank storage fields in Arapahoe and Baca Counties, CO.

• Equitrans requests authorization to plug and abandon an injection/withdrawal well at its Hunters Cave Storage Field in 

Greene County, PA.

• Equitrans requests authorization to abandon in part injection and withdrawal Well 8215 and Well 8217 in its Rhodes 

Complex and Skin Creek Storage field in Lewis County, WV.

• National Fuels requests authorization to plug and abandon well WH23 and associated 931 pipeline at its Wharton 

Storage Field in Potter County, PA.
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Natural Gas Activities in May 2017 

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 1 210.0 0.3 18,089

Certificated 2 0.0 1.6 4,734

Proposed 4 1,715.3 253.1 118,546

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 

(Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through May 31, 2017

January through May 31, 2016

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 8 4,779.3 65.6 217,939

through May 31, 2016 12 2,598.6 92.1 88,315

Certificated 14 9,627.9 1,254.8 623,318

through May 31, 2016 26 10,197.9 864.2 687,125

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through May 31, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

through May 31, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 1 0.0 700.0 0

through May 31, 2016 1 0.0 700.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

through May 31, 2016 2 10.2 2,491.0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Friant Power Authority’s 7.000 MW Friant Hydro Project in Fresno County, CA is online.

• FFP Missouri 5, LLC was issued an original license for the 24.000 MW Emsworth Locks and Dam Hydroelectric 

Project No. 13757. The project will be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Emsworth Locks and Dam on the 

Ohio River in Allegheny County, PA.

• FFP Missouri 6, LLC was issued an original license for the 12.000 MW Emsworth Back Channel Dam Hydroelectric 

Project No. 13761. The project will be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Emsworth Back Channel Dam on 

the Ohio River in Allegheny County, PA.

• Solia 6 Hydroelectric, LLC was issued an original license for the 42.000 MW Montgomery Locks and Dam 

Hydroelectric Project No. 13768. The project will be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Montgomery Locks 

and Dam on the Ohio River in Beaver County, PA.

• Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC filed an application to raise the capacity of its Gulf Island-Deer Rips Project No. 

2282 from 37.232 MW to 38.132 MW. The project is located on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin County, ME.

Hydropower Project Activities in May 2017

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 0.900 0 0 0 0 1 0.900

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 3 78.000 0 0 0 0 3 78.000

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 1 7.000 0 0 0 0 1 7.000

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 May 31, 2017)

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 3 1.770 0 0 0 0 3 1.770

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 7 155.90 0 0 0 0 7 155.90

10-MW Exemption 1 0.360 0 0 0 0 1 0.360

Capacity Amendment 2 4.220 0 0 0 0 2 4.220

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Placed in Service

License 1 7.000 0 0 0 0 1 7.000

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

• Wolf Hollow I Power LLC’s 1,231 MW natural gas-fired Wolf Hollow Project in Hood County, TX is online. The power 

generated is sold to Exelon Energy Co. under long-term contract.

• Green Energy Partners/Stonewall LLC’s 802 MW natural gas-fired Stone Wall Energy Park Project in Loudoun 

County, VA is online. 

• Grand River Dam Authority’s 600 MW natural gas-fired Grand River Energy Center Project in Mayes County, OK is 

online.

• NRG Texas LLC’s 427 MW natural gas-fired Cielo Lindo Peaker Facility Project in Galveston County, TX is online.

• Florida Power & Light Co.’s 100 MW natural gas-fired Lauderdale Project in Broward County, FL is online. 

• Basin Electric Power Coop’s 90 MW natural gas-fired Lonesome Creek Station in McKenzie County, ND is online.

• Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd’s 163 MW wind powered Falvez Astra W Project in Randall County, TX is online. 

• Building Energy Wind Iowa LLC’s 30 MW Building Energy Wind Farm Project in Polk County, IA is online. 

• BNB Lamesa Solar LLC’s 102 MW Lamesa Solar Facility Project in Dawson County, TX is online. The power 

generated is sold to City of Garland under long-term contract.

• Innovative Solar 37 LLC’s 80 MW Innovative Solar 37 Project in Anson County, NC is online. The power generated is 

sold to Duke Energy Progress under long-term contract.

• Imperial Irrigation District’s 30 MW Midway Solar Farm Project in Imperial County, CA is online. The power generated 

is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and Imperial Irrigation District under long-term contracts.

• Altus Power America Inc.’s 10 MW solar powered Spartan Project in Burlington County, NJ is online. The power 

generated is sold to Jersey Central Power & Light Co. under long-term contract.

• Dodge Holdco LLC’s 5 MW solar powered Dodge Holdco Project in Dodge County, MN. The power generated is sold 

to Xcel Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• Forest Lake Holdco LLC’s 5 MW solar powered Forest Lake Holdco Project in Washington County, MN. The power 

generated is sold to Xcel Energy Inc. under long-term contract.
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• Hwy 14 Holdco LLC’s 5 MW solar powered Highway 14 Holdco Project in Olmsted County, MN. The power 

generated is sold to Xcel Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• Greenway Renewalbe Power LLC’s 50 MW biomass fueled Greenway Renewable Power Project in Heard County, 

GA is online. The power generated is sold to Georgia Power Co. under long-term contract.

• Bio Energy (Ohio III) LLC’s 5 MW Brown County LFG Project in Brown County, OH is online.

• DuPont Fabros Technology’s 14 MW oil-fired Ashburn Corporate Center Project in Loudoun County, VA is online. 

May 2017 January – May 2017

Cumulative

January – May 2016

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 3 45

Natural Gas 16 4,030 52 8,085 52 3,730

Nuclear 0 0 1 102 0 0

Oil 1 14 1 14 2 7

Water 3 8 5 13 26 269

Wind 2 193 33 3,461 23 1,782

Biomass 6 59 15 146 19 48

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 0 0

Solar 17 256 148 1,882 166 1,837

Waste Heat 0 0 1 220 0 0

Other * 2 0 13 1 6 29

Total 47 4,560 269 13,924 297 7,747

 *“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 284.72 23.97%

Natural Gas 515.28 43.38%

Nuclear 108.16 9.11%

Oil 43.84 3.69%

Water 100.72 8.48%

Wind 85.51 7.20%

Biomass 16.80 1.41%

Geothermal Steam 3.79 0.32%

Solar 27.05 2.28%

Waste Heat 1.26 0.10%

Other* 0.75 0.06%

Total 1,187.88 100.00%

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

• American Electric Power has completed the 5.8 mile, 138 kV Chesterfield Avenue - Cabin CreekTransmission Project

in WV. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by May 2019

Voltage 

(kV)

May 2017 May 2016 January – May 2017

Cumulative

January – December 

2016 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 5.8 53.6 43.9 479.2 2,338.9 3,932.0

345 0.0 59.2 0.0 508.9 2,788.4 4,096.7

500 0.0 28.0 0.0 85.0 342.9 819.9

Total 

U.S. 5.8 140.8 43.9 1,073.1 5,470.2 8,848.6

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2017 The C Three Group, LLC. 

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

Transmission Projects ©2017 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. 

New Transmission Projects by Voltage

All Transmission Projects with a Proposed 

In-Service Date by May 2019

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by May 2019