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Natural Gas Highlights

• Sabine Pass LNG received authorization to place into service Train 1 at its export LNG terminal currently under 

construction in Cameron Parish, LA. Train 1 will provide an export deliverability of 700 MMcf/d.

• Dominion Cove Point LNG received authorization to place into service its St. Charles Transportation Project which will 

provide 132 MMcf/d of capacity to CPV Maryland’s proposed 725 megawatt power plant in Charles County, MD.

• Texas Gas received authorization to place into service compressor and pipeline facilities located in Ouachita Parish, 

LA, as part of its Ohio-Louisiana Access Project. These facilities will provide 175 MMcf/d of bi-directional flow from 

the northern end of the Texas Gas system to markets in the Midwest and South.

• Trans-Pecos Pipeline received authorization to site, construct, and operate a border crossing (The Presidio Crossing 

Project) on the International Boundary between the U.S. and Mexico near the City of Presidio in Presidio County, TX. 

The border facilities will provide 1,300 MMcf/d of export/import capacity between the U.S. and Mexico.

• Comanche Trail Pipeline received authorization to site, construct, and operate a border crossing (The San Elizario 

Crossing Project) on the International Boundary between the U.S. and Mexico near the City of San Elizario in El Paso 

County, TX. The border facilities will provide 1,100 MMcf/d of export/import capacity between the U.S. and Mexico.

• Cameron LNG received authorization to construct and operate Trains 4 and 5 at its export LNG terminal currently 

under construction near City of Hackberry in Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, LA. Trains 4 and 5 will provide 1,411

MMcf/d of export deliverability.

• Transco received authorization to abandon by sale to UGI Mt. Bethel Pipeline and UGI Mt. Bethel Pipeline received 

authorization to acquire by sale and operate the 12-inch diameter Allentown Lateral and related facilities located in 

Northampton County, PA. 

• Eagle Rock Exploration received authorization to transfer its Section 3 authorization and Presidential Permit to 

Crescent Point Energy and to amend the authorization and permit to reflect Crescent Point Energy as current owner 

and operator of the existing border crossing facility located at the International Boundary between the U.S. and 

Canada in Glacier County, MT.

• Rio Grande LNG and Rio Bravo Pipeline requested authorization to construct and operate an LNG export terminal 

(providing 3,600 MMc/d of deliverability) near Brownsville in Cameron County, TX, and pipeline facilities which would 

provide 4,500 MMcf/d of capacity to the proposed terminal.

• Transco commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate its Northeast Supply Enhancement 

Project which would provide 400 MMcf/d of capacity for shippers from Transco’s Station 195 in York County, PA to an 

existing interconnection between the Lower NY Bay Lateral and the Rockaway Delivery Lateral located offshore NY.

• Eastern Shore commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate its 2017 Expansion Project 

which would provide 86.44 MMcf/d of capacity on its system in PA, MD, and NJ to meet market demand.

• Oregon LNG and Oregon Pipeline withdrew their proposals to construct and operate an LNG import and export 

terminal in the Town of Warrenton in Clatsop County, OR, and associated pipeline facilities which would have 

provided 1,250 MMcf/d of capacity to the proposed terminal. The Oregon LNG terminal would have provided an 

import and export deliverability of 500 MMcf/d and 1,250 MMcf/d, respectively.

• Northwest withdrew its proposal to construct and operate its Washington Expansion Project which would have 

provided 750 MMcf/d of incremental capacity from Sumas, WA to Woodland, WA, to serve the withdrawn Oregon 

LNG import/export terminal.

Natural Gas Activities in May 2016

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 3 307.0 0.0 41,515

Certificated 2 2,400.0 0.42 0

Proposed 3 4,986.4 223.8 656,550

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0.0 0
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LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 1 0 700 0

Certificated

(Import/Export) 1 3.4 1,411 0

Proposed (Export) 1 15.6 3,600 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through May 31, 2016

January through May 31, 2015

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through May 31, 2015

12

8

2,598.6

2,915.7

92.1

66.2

88,315

84,095

Certificated

Through May 31, 2015

26

17

10,197.9

5,419.0

864.2

282.2

687,125

191,673

Storage

Placed in Service

through May 31, 2015

0

2

0.0

2.4

0

53

0

0

Certificated

through May 31, 2015

0

1

0.0

1.7

0

0

0

0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

Through May 31, 2015

1

0

0

0

700

0

0

0

Certificated (Import/Export)

through May 31, 2015

2

1

10.2

0

2,491

1,400

0

0

 Source: Staff Database

Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• FFP Project 92, LLC was issued an original license for the proposed 5.0 MW Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 11 

Hydroelectric Project No. 14276. The license application was prepared and processed using a two-year licensing 

process developed under the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013. The project will be located at the 

Kentucky River Authority’s Lock and Dam No. 11 on the Kentucky River, in Madison and Estill Counties, KY.

• New England Hydropower Company, LLC was issued a small-hydro exemption from licensing for the proposed 0.220 

MW Hanover Pond Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 14550. The project will be located on the Quinnipiac River in the 

City of Meriden, in New Haven County, CT. 

• The Utah Board of Water Resources filed an original license application for the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline Project 

No. 12966. The project would utilize an approximately 140 mile water pipeline to provide a total of 43.549 MW of 

conventional hydropower capacity and 300.0 MW of pumped storage capacity. The project would convey water from 

the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Lake Powell to Sand Hollow reservoir near St. George, UT. The project would be 

located in Washington and Kane Counties, UT, and Mohave and Coconino Counties, AZ. 

• The Town of Payson, AZ filed a conduit exemption application for the proposed 0.200 MW C.C. Cragin Raw Water 

Supply Line Small Conduit Hydroelectric Project No. 14776. The project would be located near the town of Payson in 

Gila County, AZ.
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Hydropower Project Activities in May 2016

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 0.5 43.549 0.5 300.000 0 0 1 343.549

10-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 1 0.200 0 0 0 0 1 0.200

Issued

License 1 5.000 0 0 0 0 1 5.000

10-MW Exemption 1 0.220 0 0 0 0 1 0.220

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 May 31, 2016)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 2.5 50.049 0.5 300.0 0 0 3 350.049

10-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 1 0.100 0 0 0 0 1 0.100

Conduit Exemption 1 0.200 0 0 0 0 1 0.200

Issued

License 5 44.262 0 0 0 0 5 44.262

10-MW Exemption 1 0.220 0 0 0 0 1 0.220

Capacity Amendment 3 6.310 0 0 0 0 3 6.310

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Placed in Service

License 3 198.60 0 0 0 0 3 198.60

10-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 2 23.60 0 0 0 0 2 23.600

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Electric Generation Highlights

• Wolverine Power Corp.’s 227 MW natural gas-fired Alpine Power Plant Phase 1 Project in Otsego County, MI is 

online. 

• El Paso Electric Corp.’s 132 MW natural gas-fired Montana Power Station Phase 2 Expansion Project in El Paso 

County, TX is online.

• Empire District Electric Corp.’s 94 MW natural gas-fired Riverton Conversion Project in Cherokee County, KS is 

online. 

• Morgan City LA’s 84 MW natural gas-fired Morgan City Phase 5 Expansion Project in Saint Mary Parish, LA is online.

• Tiverton Power LLC’s 22 MW natural gas-fired Tiverton Power Plant Rerate Project in Newport County, RI is online.

• Silver State Solar Power South LLC’s 35 MW Silver State South Solar Phase 8 Expansion Project in Clark County, 

NV is online. The power generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contract.

• Blythe Solar 110 LLC’s 34.8 MW Blythe Solar Phase 3 Expansion Project in Riverside County, CA is online.

• Avalon Solar Partners II LLC’s 16 MW Avalon Solar Project in Zima County, AZ is online. The power generated is 

sold to Tucson Electric Power Co. under long-term contract.

• Church Hill Solar Farm LLC’s 6 MW Church Hill Solar Farm Project in Queen Anne’s County, MD is online.

• Community Energy Inc.’s 5 MW Upper Freehold Solar Project in Monmouth County, NJ is online.

• Seaboard Solar LLC’s 5 MW Seaboard Solar Project in Northampton County, NC is online. The power generated is 

sold to Virginia Electric and Power Co. under long-term contract.

• REP Energy LLC’s 2 MW Novato Solar Project in Marin County, CA is online. The power generated is sold to Marin 

Clean Energy under long-term contract.

• Colbeck’s Corner, LLC’s 200 MW Grandview Wind Farm Phase 2 Expansion Project in Carson County, TX is online.

• Patterson Pass Windfarm LLC’s 19.8 MW Patterson Pass Project in Alameda County, CA is online. The power 

generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contract.

• Northern Water’s 1.2 MW Granby Hydro Project in Grand County, CO is online. The power generated is sold to 

Mountain Parks Electric Inc. under long-term contract.

May 2016 January – May 2016

Cumulative

January – May 2015

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 1 3

Natural Gas 12 572 40 4,309 36 1,796

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oil 1 5 2 7 2 2

Water 1 1 24 190 16 2,025

Wind 2 220 17 1,622 16 1,851

Biomass 0 0 16 42 15 115

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 1 45

Solar 19 150 120 1,662 111 679

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other * 0 0 3 0 6 0

Total 35 947 222 7,832 204 6,516

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

• American Electric Power Co. Inc. and Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC announced plans for the 219 mile, 345 kV Far 

West Texas Transmission Line Project in Texas. The project is estimated to cost $423 million and is expected to be 

placed into service by 2022. 

• The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has issued the final environmental impact statement for PacifiCorp’s Gateway 

South Transmission Project. The 500 kV interstate project is part of the Energy Gateway Project. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by May 2018

Voltage 

(kV)

May 2016 May 2015 January – May 2016

Cumulative

January – December 

2015 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 115.3 42.0 616.0 2,579.6 5,223.4

345 0.0 448.4 0.0 1,163.5 2,405.7 4,745.5

500 0.0 256.0 0.0 294.0 621.9 3,773.9

Total 

U.S. 0.0 819.7 42.0 2,073.5 5,607.2 13,742.8

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2016 The C Three Group, LLC. 

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 296.33 25.36%

Natural Gas 504.71 43.19

Nuclear 107.06 9.16%

Oil 44.92 3.84%

Water 100.28 8.58%

Wind 75.59 6.47%

Biomass 16.65 1.42%

Geothermal Steam 3.90 0.33%

Solar 17.26 1.48%

Waste Heat 1.16 0.10%

Other* 0.77 0.07%

Total 1,168.61 100.00%

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. 

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity
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Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric 

Transmission Projects ©2016 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 2018

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by May 2018