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Natural Gas Highlights

• Columbia Gulf received authorization to place in service its Cameron Access Project, which will provide 800 

MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity for shippers on its West Lateral Line located in LA.

• Transco received authorization to place into service its Garden State Expansion Project, which will provide 180 

MMcf/d of capacity from Station 210 in Mercer County, NJ to a new delivery point in Burlington County, NJ.

• Dominion Cove Point LNG received authorization to commence service for both the Maryland and Virginia 

facilities of the Cove Point Liquefaction Project, which has a sendout capacity of 825 MMcf/d.

• Columbia received authorization to retire segments of five existing Columbia pipelines in Allegheny and 

Washington Counties, PA and to construct 3.25 miles of new line to accommodate a highway relocation project.

• Blue Mountain Midstream received authorization to construct its 255 MMcf/d Blue Mountain Delivery Project, 

which includes 9.7 miles of new pipeline from its natural gas processing plant in Grady County, OK.

• National Fuel received authorization to construct its Line YM28 and Line FM120 Modernization Project, designed 

to enhance service to its existing customers. The project includes installing 14.4 miles of new pipeline (Line KL), 

replacing 5.8 miles and idling 12.5 miles of Line FM120, and abandoning 7.7 miles of Line YM28 in Cameron, Elk, 

and McKean Counties, PA. 

• DTE Mainstream Appalachia received authorization to construct 13.2 miles of pipeline in Berks County, PA from 

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

• Transwestern received authorization to modify the existing units at its WT-1 Compressor Station in Lea County, 

NM, which would add 130 MMcf/d of capacity on its West Texas Lateral between the WT-1 Station and CS 9.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to relocate segments of its Lines 1-B and 1-F in Montgomery County, PA in 

order to accommodate a highway expansion project.

• Northwest Pipeline received authorization to remove, replace, and lower 1,700 feet of 30-inch pipeline in the north 

floodplain of the North Fork Nooksack River in Whatcom County, WA. The project includes removal of 1,550 feet 

of previously abandoned in place 26-inch pipeline that will become exposed during the construction.

• Tallgrass received authorization to decrease the maximum certificated capacity at its Cheyenne Market Service 

Center in its Huntsman Storage in Cheyenne County, NE by 1.6 Bcf, and to convert the capacity to no-notice 

service.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization for its Line 1983 Glenville to Smithfield Launcher & Receiver Project, which 

would enable the in-line inspection of a portion of Line 1983 in Gilmer, Doddridge, and Wetzel Counties, WV.

• Cheyenne Connector requests authorization to construct its Cheyenne Connector Pipeline Project in Weld 

County, CO, including 70 miles of pipeline to deliver 600 MMcf/d from processing plants to the REX pipeline.

• REX requests authorization to construct its Cheyenne Enhancement project, including installing new compression 

and ancillary facilities at the existing Cheyenne Compressor Station in Weld County, CO, which would enable 

REX to provide a new hub service allowing for firm receipts and deliveries at the Cheyenne Hub.

• Panther requests authorization to abandon approximately 56 miles of gathering and transmission pipeline located 

both offshore, and onshore in Jefferson County, TX.

• Florida Southeast requests authorization to acquire, operate, and maintain approximately 38 miles of existing 

natural gas pipeline and related facilities located in Martin and Palm Beach Counties, FL, currently owned by 

Florida Power & Light Company, and operated as nonjurisdictional facilities.

• Texas Gas requests authorization for its NLP-BJB Abandonment Project, which would abandon approximately 

36.8 miles of pipeline in Terrebonne Parish, LA and in offshore LA. The facilities have been inactive since 2012.

• Wyoming Interstate requests authorization for its Cheyenne Compressor Station Expansion Project in Weld 

County, CO, which would reclassify an existing spare unit for use in day-to-day transportation and allow WIC to 

accept additional deliveries at the Flying Hawk interconnect with CIG.

• Rover requests authorization for its UGS-Crawford Meter Station Project, which consists of a new meter station 

and ancillary facilities on Rover's Burgettstown Lateral in Jefferson County that would allow it to receive up to 350 

MMcf/d of natural gas from Utica Gas Services, LLC.

• National Fuel requests authorization to construct its Line N to Monaca Project, including 4.5 miles of pipeline, a 

metering and regulating station/delivery point, and other related modifications an appurtenances in Beaver and 

Washington Counties, PA. The project would provide 133 MMcf/d of firm transportation services to the Shell 

Petrochemicals Complex in Potter Township, PA.
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• Columbia Gas requests authorization to construct its Buckeye Xpress Project, which includes replacing 60.8 miles 

of 20 and 24-inch pipeline with 66.2 miles of 36-inch pipeline in order to modernize the facilities and add 275 

MMcf/d of additional capacity in Vinton, Jackson, Gallia and Laurence Counties, OH and Wayne County, WV.

• ANR Storage requests authorization to construct the Cold Springs 12-17 injection/withdrawal well at its Cold 

Springs 12 Storage Field in Kalkaska County, MI. The new well will not affect the field's capacity or deliverability.

• Transco requests authorization for partial abandonment of service at its Eminence Storage Field in Covington 

County, MS, including reduction of certified pressures and partial abandonment of storage capacity in caverns 5, 

6, and 7.

• Columbia gas requests permission to construct new wells 12606 and 12607 at its Pavonia Storage Field in 

Ashland County, OH. The new wells will restore 9 MMcf/d of deliverability to the field.
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Natural Gas Activities in March 2018

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 2 980 34 62,760

Certificated 5 464 40 0

Proposed 6 1,612 179 44,300

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 1 0.0 9.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 

(Export) 1 0.0 825.0 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 March 31, 2018

January through March 31, 2017

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 2 980.0 34.1 62,760

through March 31, 2017 7 2269.3 58.1 135,850

Certificated 16 3251.5 242.4 121,015

through March 31, 2017 12 9627.9 1253.2 618,584

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through March 31, 2017 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 1 0.3 125.0 0

through March 31, 2017 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 1 0.0 825.0 0

through March 31, 2017 1 0.0 700.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

through March 31, 2017 0 0.0 0.0 0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

There were no hydropower activities this month.

Hydropower Project Activities in March 2018

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 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

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 March 31, 2018)

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 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

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 2 12.000 0 0 0 0 2 12.000

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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Electric Generation Highlights

• Invenergy Thermal Development LLC’s 465.0 MW natural gas-fired Lackawanna Energy Center in Lackawanna 

County, PA is online. 

• Doswell II LLC’s 187.0 MW natural gas-fired Doswell Combined Cycle Facility in Hanover County, VA is online. 

• Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency’s 38.8 MW natural gas-fired Owatonna Energy Station in Steele 

County, MN is online.

• Flat Top Wind I LLC’s 200.0 MW Logans Gap Wind Project in Comanche County, TX is online. The power generated 

is sold to Walmart under long-term contract.

• AL Solar A LLC’s 79.2 MW Lafayette Solar Project in Chambers County, AL is online. The power generated is sold to 

Alabama Power Co under long-term contract.

• Florida Power & Light Co.’s 74.5 MW Barefoot Bay Solar Energy Center in Brevard County, FL is online. 

• Florida Power & Light Co.’s 74.5 MW Blue Cypress Solar Project in Indian River County, FL is online. 

• Florida Power & Light Co.’s 74.5 MW Hammock Solar Project in Hendry County, FL is online. 

• Florida Power & Light Co.’s 74.5 MW Loggerhead Solar Energy Center in Saint Lucie County, FL is online.

• Great Bay Solar I LLC’s 57.0 MW Great Bay Energy Center in Somerset County, MD is online. The power generated 

is sold to U.S. Government Services under long-term contract.

• Fusion Solar Center LLC’s 20.0 MW Fusion Solar Center in New London County, CT is online.

• RE Gaskell West 1 LLC’s 20.0 MW RE Gaskell West Solar Project in Kern County, CA is online. 

• Cypress Creek Renewables LLC’s 13.0 MW Gaston Solar I Project in Lexington County, SC is online. The power 

generated is sold to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company under long-term contract.

• OR Holdings LLC’s 12.7 MW Dairy Solar Project in Klamath County, OR is online. The power generated is sold to 

Pacific Power under long-term contract.

• OGE Energy Corp’s 10.0 MW Covington Solar Project in Garfield County, OK is online.

• Dundas Solar Holdings LLC’s 6.6 MW Dundas Solar Electric Facility in Rice County, MN is online.

• Waterville Solar Holdings LLC’s 6.6 MW Waterville Solar Electric Facility in Le Sueur County, MN is online. 

• Sol Systems LLC’s 6.0 MW Danville Solar Project in Danville City County, VA is online. The power generated is sold 

to Danville Power & Light Department under long-term contract.

• Fox CSG 1 LLC’s 5.2 MW Fox CSG Solar Project in Chisago County, MN is online.

• AEP Onsite Partners LLC’s 5.0 MW Sherburne Community Solar Project in Sherburne County, MN is online.

• Cottage Grove CSG 1 LLC’s 5.0 MW Cottage Grove CSG Solar Project in Washington County, MN is online.

• Ecoplexus Inc.’s 5.0 MW Wyoming 2 CSG Solar Project in Chisago County, MN is online. 

• Dominion Cove Point LNG LP’s 80.0 MW waste heat Cove Point LNG Terminal Generation in Calvert County, MD is 

online.

• Dominion Cove Point LNG LP’s 6.0 MW hydropower Cove Point LNG Terminal Generation in Calvert County, MD is 

online.
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March 2018 January – March 2018

Cumulative

January – March 2017

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 6 691 8 731 30 2,549

Nuclear 0 0 1 4 1 102

Oil 2 2 5 10 4 7

Water 3 6 5 18 3 12

Wind 1 200 18 1,956 33 2,854

Biomass 0 0 3 3 9 88

Geothermal Steam 0 0 1 19 0 0

Solar 64 602 135 1,444 147 1,433

Waste Heat 2 80 2 80 1 220

Other * 2 0 7 5 10 1

Total 80 1,581 185 4,270 238 7,266

 *“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 270.20 22.90%

Natural Gas 512.81 43.47%

Nuclear 108.18 9.17%

Oil 41.93 3.55%

Water 100.26 8.50%

Wind 90.95 7.71%

Biomass 16.49 1.40%

Geothermal Steam 3.85 0.33%

Solar 32.96 2.79%

Waste Heat 1.34 0.11%

Other* 0.79 0.07%

Total 1,179.76 100.00%

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC. The data may be 

subject to update. 

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC. The data may be subject to update. 

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity
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Additions Retirements

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

Coal 1 17 61 13,716

Natural Gas 343 87,404 132 14,567

Nuclear 6 6,363 5 4,532

Oil 25 744 38 442

Water 250 12,223 19 539

Wind 495 91,174 2 68

Biomass 60 705 19 50

Geothermal Steam 24 1,115 0 0

Solar 1,793 52,395 5 2

Waste Heat 6 96 0 0

Other * 62 680 1 0

Total 3,065 252,916 282 33,916

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

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements by April 2021

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC. The data may be 

subject to update. 
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• Entergy Louisiana has completed the 11.0 mile, 230 kV Oakville – Alliance Transmission Project in LA. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by April 2020

Voltage 

(kV)

March 

2018

March 

2017

January – March 2018 

Cumulative

January – December 

2017 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 11.0 55.3 77.0 301.9 1,419.0 3,056.2

345 0.0 64.0 0.0 218.5 2,379.5 4,032.2

500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 393.4 1,678.4

Total 

U.S. 11.0 119.3 77.0 520.4 4,191.9 8,766.8

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

Projects ©2018 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 April 2020

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by April 2020

New Transmission Projects by Voltage