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Natural Gas Highlights 

• Pacific Connector requested authorization to construct and operate its Pacific Connector Pipeline Project which will 

deliver 1,060 MMcf/d of natural gas to the proposed Jordan Cove LNG Export terminal in Coos County, OR.

• Constitution Pipeline and Iroquois requested authorization to construct and operate the Constitution Pipeline and 

Wright Interconnect Projects. These projects will provide 650 MMcf/d of capacity from PA to Iroquois at Wright, NY.

• Texas Eastern commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate its OPEN Project which will 

provide 550 MMcf/d of capacity to transport Utica and Marcellus shale gas from OH to the Southeast and Gulf Coast.

• Algonquin commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate its AIM Project. This project will 

provide 433 MMcf/d of capacity from the Ramapo receipt point in Rockland County, NY to markets in the Northeast.

• Northwest requested authorization to construct and operate its WA Expansion Project which will provide 750 MMcf/d 

of capacity between Sumas and Woodland, WA to serve Oregon LNG’s proposed terminal via the Oregon Pipeline.

• Oregon LNG and Oregon Pipeline requested authorization to construct and operate a bi-directional export (1,250 

MMcf/d of liquefaction) and import (500 MMcf/d of re-gasification) facility in Warrenton, OR, and a bi-directional

pipeline to provide 1,250 MMcf/d of capacity to the proposed terminal from an interconnect with Northwest in WA.

Natural Gas Activities in June 2013

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 2 366.0 2.5 0

Certificated 2 275.0 0.4 0

Proposed 8 4,748.2 703.0 299,000

Storage

Placed in Service 3 4.3 0 28,410

Certificated 1 0.0 0.9 0

Proposed 2 1.7 0 2,000

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Export) 1 6.8 1,250 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through June 30, 2013

Through June 30, 2012

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through June 30, 2012

8

4

1,252.0

374.3

12.9

31.7

69,660

7,000

Certificated

through June 30, 2012

16

11

3,196.6

2,742.8

103.3

97.0

61,550

74,400

Storage

Placed in Service

through June 30, 2012

7

8

28.8

48.2

1,020

1,095

47,380

62,505

Certificated

through June 30, 2012

8

7

29.2

52.8

766

1,700

9,240

49,020

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through June 30, 2012

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through June 30, 2012

0

1

0

0

0

2,600

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Historic Harrisville, Inc. was issued a small-hydro exemption from licensing for the proposed 0.090 MW Cheshire Mills 

Hydroelectric Project No. 14332. The project will be located on Nubanusit Brook in the town of Harrisville, Cheshire 

County, NH.

• Lucid Energy, Inc. and Portland Water Bureau were issued a conduit exemption for the 0.045 MW Conduit 3 

Hydroelectric Project No. 14498, located in Multnomah County, OR.

• The Pershing County Water Conservation District filed an original license application for the proposed 0.750 MW 

Humboldt River Hydropower Project No. 14327. The project would be located at the existing Rye Patch Dam on the 

Humboldt River in Pershing County, NV.

Hydropower Activities in June 2013

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 1 0.750 0 0 0 0 1 0.750

5-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

Issued

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5-MW Exemption 1 0.090 0 0 0 0 1 0.090

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 1 0.045 0 0 0 0 1 0.045

Placed in Service

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5-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 Activities Year to Date (through June 30, 2013)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 5 36.860 0 0 0 0 5 36.860

5-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 4 0.552 0 0 0 0 4 0.552

Issued

License 4 3.560 0 0 0 0 4 3.560

5-MW Exemption 3 0.338 0 0 0 0 3 0.338

Capacity Amendment 2 7.375 0 0 0 0 2 7.375

Conduit Exemption 4 0.545 0 0 0 0 4 0.545

Placed in Service

License 1 4.400 0 0 0 0 1 4.400

5-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 2 0.960 0 0 0 0 2 0.960

Conduit Exemption 1 0.037 0 0 0 0 1 0.037

 Source: Staff Database
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Electric Generation Highlights

• Duke Energy’s 618 MW coal-fired Edwardsport Generating Station in Knox County, IN is online. Edwardsport plant is 

a clean-burning advanced coal-gasification technology facility, which replaced a 500 MW older coal-fired generation

facility. 

• Xcel Energy’s 23 MW Tucumcari Generating Station in Quay County, NM is online. The plant is fired by diesel and 

distillate fuel-oil, to be used as a source of back-up power.

• The City of West Bend’s 2.5 MW oil-fired unit in Palo Alto County, IA is online. 

• Delta-Montrose Electric Association’s 4 MW New Canal Hydroelectric phase 1 in Montrose County, CO is online. An 

additional 3.5 MW phase 2 is expected to come online in July. The South Canal mainly serves irrigation in the 

Uncompahgre Valley and will only generate power seven months of the year.

• Six solar projects in NC are online. The power generated from each facility is sold to Progress Energy Carolinas 

under long-term contracts. 1) 5 MW Lenoir Farm Solar in Lenoir County; 2) 2 MW Sampson Solar in Sampson 

County; 3) 2 MW Anderson Solar in Sampson County; 4) 2 MW Faison Solar in Duplin County; 5) 2 MW Chinquapin 

Solar in Duplin County; and 6) 1 MW SEFL Fletcher Solar in Henderson County. 

• Afffordable Solar’s 1 MW Silver City Waste Water Treatment Plant in Grant County, NM is online. The power 

generated is used on-site, sold to Silver City under long-term contract.

June 2013 January – June 2013

Cumulative

January – June 2012

Cumulative

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed Capacity 

(MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed Capacity 

(MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed Capacity 

(MW)

Coal 1 618 3 1,579 2 1,691

Natural Gas 0 0 40 4,852 72 4,314

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oil 2 26 3 26 22 51

Water 1 4 8 76 7 7

Wind 0 0 8 959 62 2,766

Biomass 0 0 36 116 75 341

Geothermal Steam 0 0 1 14 9 143

Solar 7 15 94 979 144 944

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 1 3

Other 0 0 0 0 2 0

Total 11 663 193 8,601 396 10,259

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite.
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. has completed the 8.5 mile, 345 kV Blackberry – Neosho portion of the 

Blackberry - GRDA 1 - Sportsman Acres – Chouteau Transmission Project in MO.

• Hudson Transmission Partners has completed the 7.5 mile, 345 kV Ridgefield - West 49th Street Transmission 

Project. The project costs approximately $850 million and was finished six weeks ahead of schedule. It connects NJ 

and NY.

• NSTAR has completed the 17.9 mile, 345 kV Sandwich – Carver portion of the Long-Term Lower SEMA project in 

MA. The project is estimated to cost $106 million. 

• PPL Corp. has completed the 6.6 mile, 138 kV Coopersburg Quakertown Tap Transmission Project in PA.

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by June 2015

Voltage 

(kV)

June 

2013

June 

2012

January –June 2013

Cumulative

January – December 

2012 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 6.6 303.5 76.8 1,048.8 1,049.3 3,632.6

345 33.9 153.0 768.6 1,086.6 6,336.7 8,493.0

500 0.0 94.5 65.0 187.5 1,767.4 4,058.4

Total U.S. 40.5 551.0 910.4 2,322.9 9,153.4 16,184.0

 Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2013 The C Three Group, LLC

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 336.68 28.96%

Natural Gas 494.44 42.53%

Nuclear 105.18 9.05%

Oil 40.76 3.51%

Water 99.08 8.52%

Wind 60.11 5.17%

Biomass 15.23 1.31%

Geothermal Steam 3.78 0.33%

Solar 5.53 0.48%

Waste Heat 0.71 0.06%

Other 1.07 0.09%

Total 1,162.57 100.00%

Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite.

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity
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Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2013 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 June 2015

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by June 2015

New Transmission Projects by Voltage