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Natural Gas Highlights 

• Tennessee received authorization to place into service the remaining facilities of its Northeast Supply Diversification 

Project which will provide 145 MMcf/d of incremental capacity along Tennessee’s Line 300 located in PA and NJ.

• Dominion received authorization to place into service its Ellisburg to Craigs Project. This project will provide 150 

MMcf/d of additional capacity which will be leased to Tennessee for its Northeast Supply Diversification Project.

• Dominion received authorization to place into service its Northeast Expansion Project. This project will provide 200 

MMcf/d of firm capacity for the delivery of PA area production to markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to place into service its TEAM 2012 Project which will provide 200 MMcf/d of 

firm capacity from receipt points in eastern OH and western PA to delivery points in Texas Eastern’s market area.

• El Paso received authorization to reconfigure its Willcox Compressor Station in Cochise County, AZ (Willcox Lateral 

2013 Expansion Project) and to increase the export capacity at three border crossings with Mexico by 185 MMcf/d. 

• Tennessee requests authorization to construct and operate its Rose Lake Expansion Project. This project will provide

230 MMcf/d of firm transportation capacity on Tennessee’s system in northeastern PA for markets in the Northeast.

Natural Gas Activities in October 2012

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 6 732.4 17.2 78,220

Certificated 2 175.0 0.1 0

Proposed 2 247.5 0.0 27,066

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Export) 0 0 0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through October 31, 2012

Through October 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 October 31, 2011

18

28

2,526.5

11,761.4

240.0

1,735.8

163,260

787,669

Certificated

through October 31, 2011

19

16

4,055.3

3,427.7

195.0

268.2

92.660

259,875

Storage

Placed in Service

through October 31, 2011

10

10

54.7

38.5

880

2,504

80,100

25,483

Certificated

through October 31, 2011

9

12

76.8

176.4

2,940

4,495

85,755

143,010

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through October 31, 2011

0

2

0

23.2

0

3,500

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through October 31, 2011

1

0

0

0

2,600

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights

• City of Monroe, UT was issued an Order Granting Exemption from Licensing (Conduit) for the 0.037 MW Monroe Cold 

Spring Project No. 14441, in Sevier County, UT. 

• Placer County Water Agency was issued an Order Granting Exemption from Licensing (Conduit) for the 0.380 MW for 

the Lincoln Metering Station Conduit Project No. 14444, in Placer County, CA. 

• Whitestone Power and Communications was issued a 5-year pilot project license for the proposed 0.100 MW 

Whitestone Poncelet River-In-Stream-Energy-Conversion Pilot Project No. 13305. The hydrokinetic project will be 

located on the Tanana River at its confluence with the Delta River, near the town of Delta Junction, AK.

• Free Flow Power Corporation, on behalf of its subsidiaries, filed seven original license applications for projects to be 

located on the Muskingum River at existing locks and dams owned by the State of Ohio in Washington, Morgan, and 

Muskingum counties, OH. The proposed projects include the 3.0 MW Beverly Lock and Dam Water Power Project 

No. 13404; the 4 MW Devola Lock and Dam Water Power Project No. 13405; the 4.0 MW Malta Lock and Dam Water 

Power Project No. 13406; the 5.0 MW Lowell Lock and Dam Water Power Project No. 13407; the 3.0 MW Philo Lock 

and Dam Water Power Project No. 13408; the 4.0 MW Rokeby Lock and Dam Water Power Project No. 13411; and 

the 2.0 MW Zanesville Lock and Dam Water Power Project No. 13412.

• City of Avenal Utilities Department filed an application for Exemption from Licensing (Conduit) for the 0.110 MW 

California Tank 4 Hydro Project No. 14463, located in King County, CA. 

• Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCo) filed an application to amend its license for the Twin Falls Project No. 

11831, located on the Menominee River in both MI and WI. WEPCo proposes to demolish the project's existing 6.1

MW powerhouse (located on the MI side of the river) and build a new 9.0 MW powerhouse (located on the WI side of 

the river), resulting in a net project increase of 2.9 MW. 

Hydropower Activities in October 2012

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 7 25.000 0 0 0 0 7 25.000

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

Capacity Amendment 1 2.900 0 0 0 0 1 2.900

Conduit Exemption 1 0.110 0 0 0 0 1 0.110

Issued

License 0 0 0 0 1 0.100 1 0.100

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

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 2 0.417 0 0 0 0 2 0.417

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 October 31, 2012)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 13 48.655 0 0 2 1.100 15 49.755

5-MW Exemption 3 0.931 0 0 0 0 3 0.931

Capacity Amendment 4 11.940 0 0 0 0 4 11.940

Conduit Exemption 17 4.475 0 0 0 0 17 4.475

Issued

License 11 88.985 0 0 4 2.950 15 91.935

5-MW Exemption 2 1.125 0 0 0 0 2 1.125

Capacity Amendment 11 58.382 3 149.500 0 0 14 207.882

Conduit Exemption 14 12.882 0 0 0 0 14 12.882

Placed in Service

License 2 8.530 0 0 0 0 2 8.530

5-MW Exemption 1 0.170 0 0 0 0 1 0.170

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 1.000

 Source: Staff Database

Electric Generation Highlights

• Georgia Power Co.’s 840 MW natural gas-fired Jack McDonough Unit CC3 expansion project in Cobb County, 

Georgia is online. This is the third 840 MW combined cycle unit installed at the McDonough-Atkinson plant. The 

three natural-gas fired units are replacements of the retired coal-fueled units. These units are designed to recycle 

cooling water through the cooling towers to reduce the thermal impact on the Chattahoochee River.

• Mariposa Energy LLC’s 200 MW natural gas-fired project in Alameda County, California is online. The electricity 

generated is sold to PG&E under long-term contract.

• Boulder, Colorado’s 5 MW Boulder Canyon hydroelectric plant is online. The project was made possible by the $1.8 

million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the extensive modernization it required. Boulder Canyon was 

originally opened in 1910.

• EDF Renewable Energy’s 101 MW Spearville 3 Wind project in Ford County, Kansas is online. Spearville 3 consists

of 63 GE XLE 1.6 MW wind turbines. The electricity produced is sold to KCP&L under long-term contract.

• NextEra Energy Resources’ 400 MW Limon I and II Wind Energy Center in Lincoln County, Colorado is online. This is 

a twin 200 MW facility, each Limon project consists of 125 GE 1.6 MW wind turbines. The electricity generated is sold 

to Xcel Energy under long-term contract.

• Golden Valley Electric Association’s 24.6 MW Eva Creek Wind Farm in Denali Borough, Alaska is online. Eva Creek 

consists of 12 RePower Systems AG 2.05 MW turbines, is Alaska’s largest wind energy project.

• AltaGas Ltd and Black Hills Energy’s 28.8 MW Busch Ranch Wind Phase I in Huerfano County, Colorado is online. 

Busch Ranch consists of 16 Vestas Wind Systems V100 1.8 MW turbines. AltaGas’ 50 percent interest in the 

electricity generated is sold to Black Hills Energy under a long-term contract. Busch Ranch Phase II with 61.2 MW is 

expected to come online in September 2013.

• Bethel Wind Energy LLC’s 36 MW Hawkeye Wind Farm in Fayette County, Iowa is online. Hawkeye Wind consists of 

15 Nordex N100 2.5 MW turbines. The electricity generated is sold to Central Iowa Power Cooperative under longterm contract.

• Siete Solar LLC’s 25 MW Queen Creek Solar Farm in Maricopa County, Arizona is online. The electricity generated is 

sold to Salt River Project under long-term contract.

• SunPower Corp’s 13.8 MW photovoltaic system at Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake in Kern County, California is 

online. The electricity generated is sold to the U.S. Department of Navy under long-term contract.
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• Capital Dynamics’ 6 MW Swan Creek MPA in Middlesex, New Jersey is online. The electricity generated by this roofmounted photovoltaic system is sold to US Foods under a long-term contract.

• Broadwalk Renewables LLC’s 33 MW landfill gas-to-energy facility at Olinda Alpha in Orange County, California is 

online. This project is a recipient of a $10 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The electricity 

generated is sold to Anaheim Public Utilities Department under long-term contract.

• Dfo Partnership’s 34 MW landfill gas-to-energy H Power expansion project in Honolulu County, Hawaii is online. The 

electricity generated will supply 8 percent of the electricity consumed in Oahu.

• Anaergia Services’ 2.8 MW fuel cell power plant at Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s (IEUA) Water Recycling Plant in 

Ontario, California is online. This is the largest fuel cell operating on digester gas in the U.S. The electricity 

generated is sold to IEUA under long-term contract.

October 2012 January – October 2012

Cumulative

January – October 2011

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 3 2,276 14 1,865

Natural Gas 5 1,040 67 5,702 87 9,421

Nuclear 0 0 1 125 0 0

Oil 0 0 9 16 35 119

Water 1 5 9 12 15 48

Wind 10 594 92 5,403 107 3,675

Biomass 3 69 79 409 91 370

Geothermal Steam 0 0 7 123 7 31

Solar 10 59 167 1,032 200 602

Waste Heat 0 0 1 3 2 136

Other 0 0 2 0 11 0

Total 29 1,767 437 15,100 569 16,267

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 337.61 29.30%

Natural Gas 484.26 42.03%

Nuclear 106.77 9.27%

Oil 49.73 4.32%

Water 98.07 8.51%

Wind 52.40 4.55%

Biomass 14.47 1.26%

Geothermal Steam 3.62 0.31%

Solar 3.49 0.30%

Waste Heat 0.81 0.07%

Other 1.03 0.09%

Total 1,152.27 100.00%

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

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

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• Independent Transmission Company (ITC) submitted the ITC Great Plains Expansion Project to the Southwest Power 

Pool Inc. (SPP). The plan consist of five 345 kV transmission projects totaling 2,700 miles. 

• The 500 kV, 145 mile Susquehanna to Roseland transmission line received a final route approval from the National 

Park Service. The interstate line from Berwick, PA, to Roseland, NJ is expected to be in service by mid-2015. The 

project also encountered another delay when Earthjustice and several other environmental groups filed a lawsuit 

against the NPS for approving the transmission route that crosses 4.3 miles of Park Service land.

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by October 2014

Voltage 

(kV)

October

2012

October

2011

January – October

2012 Cumulative

January – December 

2011 Cumulative

High Probability of 

Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0 26.0 366.2 929.3 1,470.5 4,950.7

345 0 0 654.8 516.5 8,135.5 10,076.2

500 0 0 170.1 262.0 1,862.0 6,859.0

Total 

U.S. 0 26.0 1,191.1 1,707.8 11,468.0 21,885.9

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2012 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 October 2014

New Transmission Projects by Region

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by October 2014

New Transmission Projects by Voltage