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Natural Gas Highlights 

 Equitrans received authorization to construct and operate its Blacksville Compressor Station Project which will provide 

209 MMcf/d of additional firm transportation of Marcellus Shale to Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic markets. 

 Kern River received authorization to construct and operate its Mountain Pass Lateral Project. This project will provide 

24.3 MMcf/d of new capacity to Molycorp Minerals, LLC’s rare earth mine located in San Bernardino County, CA. 

 Golden Triangle Storage received authorization to expand its existing gas storage facility in Jefferson County, TX by 

constructing and operating two new salt dome caverns (3 and 4) with a total working gas capacity of 16.6 Bcf. 

 Alliance filed an application to construct and operate its Tioga Lateral Project which will provide 106.5 MMcf/d of new 

capacity for the transportation of Bakken Shale gas from a processing plant to Alliance’s system near Sherwood, ND. 

 Bluewater Gas Storage filed to construct and operate a border crossing at the U.S.-Canadian border in St. Clair 

County, MI. to import and export 300 MMcf/d of natural gas. 

 Crown Landing filed to surrender its Section 3 certificate to site, construct, and operate an LNG terminal in Gloucester 

County, NJ. The terminal had a proposed deliverability of 1,200 MMcf/d and a proposed storage capacity of 9.2 Bcf. 

 

Natural Gas Activities in January 2012 

Status No. of 

Projects 

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf) 

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d) 

Capacity 

(MMcf/d) 

Miles of 

Pipeline 

Compression 

(HP) 

Pipeline 

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0 

Certificated 2 233.3 8.6 9,470 

Proposed 2 406.5 79.6 6,000 

Storage 

Placed in Service 2 3.1 150 0 

Certificated 2 17.2 0 0 

Proposed 0 0.0 0 0 

LNG 

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0 

Certificated 0 0 0 0 

Proposed 0 0 0 0 

 Source: Staff Database 

Natural Gas Activities through January 31, 2012 

Through January 31, 2011 

Status No. of 

Projects 

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf) 

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d) 

Capacity 

(MMcf/d) 

Miles of 

Pipeline 

Compression 

(HP) 

Pipeline 

Placed in Service 

through January 31, 2011 

0 

2 

0.0 

650.0 

0.0 

0.0 

0 

102,430 

Certificated 

through January 31, 2011 

2 

1 

233.3 

288.0 

8.6 

0.0 

9.470 

28,700 

Storage 

Placed in Service 

through January 31, 2011 

2 

0 

3.1 

0.0 

150 

0 

0 

0 

Certificated 

through January 31, 2011 

2 

0 

17.2 

0.0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

LNG 

Placed in Service 

through January 31, 2011 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Certificated 

through January 31, 2011 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

 Source: Staff Database 
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For January 2012 

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Hydropower Highlights 

 On January 5, 2012, an original license was issued to Mr. David Creasey for the proposed 0.02-MW Creasey 

Hydropower Project No. 13829. The project will be located on Lincoln Creek and the Lincoln Creek drainage ditch on 

the Fort Hall Reservation in Fort Hall, Idaho. 

 On January 12, 2012, an original license was issued to Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Company for the proposed 15-MW 

Gibson Dam Project No. 12478. The project will be located at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s existing Gibson Dam 

on the Sun River in Lewis and Clark County and Teton County, Montana. 

 On January 23, 2012, a 10-year hydrokinetic pilot project license was issued to Verdant Power, LLC for the proposed 

1.05-MW Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project No. 12611. The project will be located in the East River in New York 

County, New York. Verdant prepared its license application using the Commission’s hydrokinetic pilot project 

licensing procedures. 

 On January 27, 2012, an original license was issued to Jordan Hydroelectric Limited Partnership for the proposed 3-

MW Flannagan Project No. 12740. The project will be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ existing John W. 

Flannagan Dam and Reservoir on the Pound River near the Town of Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia. 

 On January 5, 2012, the Silt Water Conservancy District filed 2 applications for exemption from licensing (conduit) for 

the 0.075 MW Harvey Gap 50 Project No. 14342 and the 0.875 MW Harvey Gap 400 Project No. 14343, located on 

its irrigation system in Garfield County, Colorado. 

 On January 27, 2012, the San Jose Water Company filed an application for exemption from licensing (conduit) for the 

Hostetter Pressure Reducing Valve Hydro Project No. 14357. 

 On January 10, 2012, an order granting exemption from licensing (conduit) was issued to Placer County Water 

Agency for the Gold Run Pipeline Project No. 14297, located in Placer County, California. 

 On January 9, 2012, NextEra FPL Energy Maine LLC file an application for non capacity amendment of license for the 

Skelton Project No. 2527, located on the Saco River, in York County, Maine. The proposal is for the upgrade of the 

generator units and would result in a capacity increase of 4.8 MW. 

 On January 9, 2012, an order amending license was issued to Grand River Dam Authority for the Markham Ferry 

Project No. 2183, located on the Grand River, in Mayes County, Oklahoma, and authorized the licensee to upgrade 

the units, resulting in an increase in capacity of 19.5 MW. 

Hydropower Activities in January 2012 

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Status

No. Capacity 

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

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

(MW)

Filed 

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

Capacity Amendment 1 4.800 0 0 0 0 1 4.800 

Conduit Exemption 3 1.100 0 0 0 0 3 1.100 

Issued 

License 3 18.020 0 0 1 1.050 4 19.070 

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

Capacity Amendment 3 24.472 0 0 0 0 3 24.472 

Conduit Exemption 1 0.300 0 0 0 0 1 0.300 

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 
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Hydropower Activities Year to Date (through January 31, 2012) 

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Status

No. Capacity 

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

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

(MW)

Filed 

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

Capacity Amendment 1 4.800 0 0 0 0 1 4.800 

Conduit Exemption 3 1.100 0 0 0 0 3 1.100 

Issued 

License 3 18.020 0 0 1 1.050 4 19.070 

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

Capacity Amendment 3 24.472 0 0 0 0 3 24.472 

Conduit Exemption 1 0.300 0 0 0 0 1 0.300 

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 

Electric Generation Highlights 

 GenPower Holdings, L.P.’s 808 MW coal-fired Longview Plant in Maidsville, West Virginia is online. 

 Black Hills Corp.’s 400 MW gas-fired power plant near the Pueblo Memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colorado is online. The 

project consists of two power plants of equal size, one owned by Black Hills Energy-Colorado Electric and the other 

owned by Black Hills Colorado IPP. 

 OG&E’s 228 MW Crossroads Wind Farm in Dewey County, northwestern Oklahoma is online. The project consists of 

95 turbines at 2.3 MW each, plus three 3-MW turbines. This project allows OG&E to provide about ten percent of its 

energy demand by wind generation. 

 Brookville Renewables Energy Partners’ 99 MW Granite Reliable Wind Project in Coos County, New Hampshire is on 

line. The project consists of 33 Vestas V90 3-MW wind turbines. The power generated is sold to Central Vermont 

Public Service Company and Green Mountain Power Corp. under long term contracts. 

 Exelon Wind’s 90 MW Michigan Wind 2 Project in Minden City, Michigan is online. The project consists of 50 Vestas 

V100 1.8-MW turbines. The power generated is told to Consumers Power Inc. under long term contract. 

 Edison Mission Group’s 55 MW Pinnacle Wind Farm on Green Mountain in Mineral County, near the Maryland-West 

Virginia border, is online. The project consists of 23 wind turbines. Two-thirds of its generation output is contracted to 

the Maryland Department of General Services and the remaining to the University of Maryland. 

 NRJ Clean Energy Ventures’ 14.1 MW McGraw-Hill Solar in the East Windsor campus, New Jersey is online. 

 Fortistar and Republic Services’ 6.4 MW landfill gas-to-energy plant at the Old Dominion Landfill in Richmond, Virginia 

is online. The power generated is contracted to Old Dominion Electric Cooperative under a long term agreement. 
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New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

January 2012 January 2011 

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units 

Installed Capacity 

(MW) 

No. of 

Units 

Installed Capacity 

(MW) 

Coal 1 808 4 915 

Natural Gas 4 400 5 154 

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 

Oil 2 3 1 3 

Water 0 0 4 1 

Wind 8 476 11 519 

Biomass 4 6 20 98 

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 

Solar 14 64 17 50 

Waste Heat 0 0 1 135 

Other 0 0 5 8 

Total 33 1,756 68 1,882 

Primary Fuel Type Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity 

Coal 343.76 29.91% 

Natural Gas 478.06 41.60% 

Nuclear 108.53 9.44% 

Oil 52.94 4.61% 

Water 99.68 8.67% 

Wind 45.13 3.93% 

Biomass 13.65 1.19% 

Geothermal Steam 3.42 0.30% 

Solar 1.99 0.17% 

Waste Heat 0.97 0.08% 

Other 1.04 0.09% 

Total 1,149.18 100.00% 

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

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

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity

Net Generation 2010 by Fuel Type

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

 On January 16, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, (ERCOT) announced approximately $8.7 billion in 

transmission improvements planned for the next five years. The planned projects will add 7,000 circuit miles of 

transmission lines including the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) transmission additions that are 

scheduled to be in service by 2013. 

 On January 25, the Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Virginia Power's request to build 

a $64.1 million, 43-mile, 230-kV transmission line from the Dooms substation to the Bremo substation. The 

transmission project would replace the existing 115-kV line with a 230-kV line and would not require the use of new 

right-of-ways. The project will help to support expansion of the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC and to help 

meet the growing demand in the area. It is expected to be completed in 2014. 

 On January 29, the 32 mile, 345 kV Rockdale-West Middleton transmission project located in Wisconsin, installed 

transmission towers in the Yahara marsh, an environmental sensitivities area, utilizing helicopters. It marked the 

completion of the most controversial phase of the project. The project is on schedule to be completed in 2013. 

 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects 

In-Service by January 2014 

January 

2012 

January 

2011 

January – December 

2011 Cumulative 

January –December 

2010 Cumulative 

High Probability of 

Completion Voltage All 

(kV) 

Line Length (miles) 

≤230 0 133.1 657.7 1,470.6 3,366.0 6,205.9 

345 0 0 254.2 948.3 8,034.3 9,963.7 

500 0 0 236.0 112.0 2,099.7 7,353.0 

Total 

U.S. 0 133.1 1,147.9 2,530.9 13,500.0 23,522.6 

Completed Transmission Projects 

As of January 31, 2012 

Note: In 2010, approximately 18 miles of transmission projects have not been confirmed as placed into service. In 2011, 

approximately 1,035 miles have been unconfirmed.

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2011 The C Three Group, LLC 
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All Transmission Projects with a Proposed 

In-Service Date by January 2014 

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by January 2014 

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2011 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.