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Natural Gas Highlights

• Equitrans received authorization to place into service its Ohio Valley Connector Project (except the interconnection 

with Texas Eastern) which will provide 850 MMcf/d of capacity to Rockies Express Pipeline for delivery to midcontinent and Gulf Coast Markets.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to place into service the Phase I facilities of its Gulf Markets Expansion Project 

which will provide 250 MMcf/d of the 650 MMcf/d authorized bi-directional and mainline capacity on its system from 

the Northeast to the Gulf Coast region of LA and TX.

• Columbia received authorization to place into service its Utica Access Project which will provide 205 MMcf/d of 

capacity from a new interconnection with Dominion to an interconnection with Columbia’s existing Line X-52-M1, all 

located in Kanawha and Clay Counties, WV.

• East Tennessee received authorization to place into service its Loudon Expansion Project which will provide 40 

MMcf/d of capacity to the Tate & Lyle’s manufacturing facility in Loudon County, TN.

• Columbia received authorization to place into service the Phase III facilities of its Line MB Expansion Project which 

will provide improved reliability for customers located in Baltimore and Harford Counties, MD.

• Columbia received authorization to place into service pipeline facilities (except those facilities crossing the Licking 

River) which will replace deteriorating pipeline facilities on Columbia’s E-System in KY.

• Tennessee received authorization to construct and operate its Broad Run Expansion Project which will provide 200

MMcf/d of capacity in WV, KY, and TN to meet market needs in the southeastern U.S.

• Paulsboro Pipeline received authorization to construct and operate its 45-Foot Project which will provide an additional 

20 MMcf/d of capacity to Paulsboro Refining Company located in Paulsboro, NJ.

• Tennessee received authorization to construct and operate its Susquehanna West Project which will provide 145 

MMcf/d of east-to-west capacity on Tennessee’s Line 300 in Susquehanna and Potter Counties, PA. 

• ANR received authorization to construct and operate its Collierville Expansion Project which will expand delivery and 

pressures on its system to serve TVA’s pending 1,070 MW Allen Combined Cycle Power Plant in Memphis, TN.

• National Fuel received authorization to construct, operate, replace, and abandon facilities on its Line T2KNY, Line 

TNY, and Line KNY located in Erie County, NY. These modifications will provide an additional 2.6 MMcf/d of capacity.

• Kinetica Deepwater Express (formerly TC Offshore) received authorization to abandon by sale to Avocet LNG its 

jurisdictional facilities of its Grand Chenier System and associated appurtenances located offshore LA in the Gulf of 

Mexico and onshore LA. The jurisdictional facilities will become non-jurisdictional upon abandonment by sale.

• Columbia requested authorization to abandon, replace, construct, and operate facilities as part of its B System Project 

located in Fairfield and Franklin Counties, Ohio. The project would provide a continued safe and reliable service to 

meet the energy needs in the region.

• Texas Eastern requested authorization to excavate, elevate, and/or replace certain sections of pipeline and 

appurtenant facilities as part of its Marshall County Mine Panel 17W Project located in Marshall County, WV. This 

project would ensure the safe and efficient operation of Texas Eastern’s existing system during the planned longwall 

mining activities of Marshall County Coal Company in Panel 17W of its Marshall County Mine.

• WBI Energy withdrew its request to construct and operate its Demicks Lake Pipeline Project which would have 

provided 221.5 MMcf/d of capacity to ONEOK Rockies Midstream’s proposed Demicks Lake gas plant to be located 

west of Kenne, ND.
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Natural Gas Activities in September 2016

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 6 1,345.0 85.5 36,000

Certificated 5 367.6 18.9 139,221

Proposed 2 0.0 23.2 0

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Import) 0 0 0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through September 30, 2016

January through September 30, 2015

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through September 30, 2015

24

16

4,609.3

5,505.7

274.6

203.5

129,695

127,925

Certificated

through September 30, 2015

46

26

14,382.5

7,541.0

1,136.5

360.6

1,251,340

247,078

Storage

Placed in Service

through September 30, 2015

0

5

0.0

11.4

0

53

0

4,800

Certificated

through September 30, 2015

0

2

0.0

2.7

0

0

0

0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through September 30, 2015

1

0

0

0

700

0

0

0

Certificated (Import/Export)

through September 30, 2015

4

1

10.2

0

3,181

1,400

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Baker County, Oregon was issued an original license for the 3.4 MW Mason Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 12686. 

The project will be located at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Mason Dam on the Powder River, near Baker City, in 

Baker County, OR. 

• Juneau Hydropower, Inc. was issued an original license for the 19.8 MW Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project No. 

13563. The project will be located on Sweetheart Creek in the Tongass National Forest, approximately 30 miles south 

of the City and Borough of Juneau, AK. 

• Uniontown Hydro, LLC was issued an original license for the 66.6 MW Uniontown Hydroelectric Project No. 12958. 

The project will be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ John T. Myers Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, in 

Union County, KY, and Posey County, IN. 

• Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC was issued an original license for the 10.96 MW Dresden Island Hydroelectric 

Project No. 12626. The project will be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dresden Island Lock and Dam on 

the Illinois River, near the Town of Morris, in Grundy County, IL. 

Hydropower Project Activities in September 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 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 4 100.760 0 0 0 0 4 100.760

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
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Hydropower Project Activities Year to Date (through September 30, 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 0.5 300.000 0 0 3 350.049

10-MW Exemption 1 0.360 0 0 0 0 1 0.360

Capacity Amendment 1 0.100 0 0 0 0 1 0.100

Conduit Exemption 2 0.530 0 0 0 0 2 0.530

Issued

License 10 151.822 0 0 0 0 10 151.822

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 3.5 204.700 0 0 0 0 3.5 204.700

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

Capacity Amendment 2.5 26.500 0 0 0 0 2.5 26.500

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Staff Database

Electric Generation Highlights

• South Texas Electric Cooperative Inc.’s 224.4 MW natural gas-fired Red Gate Power Plant Project in Hidalgo County, 

TX is online. 

• El Paso Electric Company’s 132 MW natural gas-fired Montana Power Station Phase 3 Expansion Project in El Paso 

County, TX is online. 

• The United States Army’s 7.9 MW natural gas-fired Aberdeen Proving Ground CHP Project in Harford County, MD is 

online. 

• RE Tranquility LLC’s 205.3 MW RE Tranquility Solar Project in Fresno County, CA is online. The power generated is 

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

• 63SU 8ME LLC’s 155 MW Springbok Solar Farm Phase 2 Expansion Project in Kern County, CA is online. The 

power generated is sold to Southern California Public Power Authority under long-term contract.

• Enterprise Solar LLC’s 80 MW Enterprise Solar Project in Iron County, UT is online. The power generated is sold to 

PacifiCorp under long-term contract.

• NextEra River Bend Solar LLC’s 75 MW River Bend Solar Project in Lauderdale County, AL is online. The power 

generated is sold to Tennessee Valley Authority under long-term contract.

• RE Barren Ridge 1 LLC’s 60 MW RE Cinco Solar Project in Kern County, CA is online. The power generated is sold 

to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power under long-term contract.

• ID Solar 1 LLC’s 40 MW Idaho Solar 1 Project in Ada County, ID is online. The power generated is sold to Idaho 

Power Co. under long-term contract.

• Blythe Solar II LLC’s 32 MW Blythe Solar II Project in Riverside County, CA is online. The power generated is sold to 

Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contract. 

• Nicolis Solar LLC’s 19 MW Nicolis Solar Project in Kern County, CA is online. The power generated is sold to 

Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contract.

• Nevada Valley Solar Solutions II LLC’s 17.5 MW Valley Electric Association Community Solar Project in Ada County, 

ID is online. The power generated is sold to Idaho Power Co. under long-term contract.

• Valley Electric and Bombard Renewable Energy’s 15 MW Pahrump Community Solar Project in Clark County, NV is 

online.
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• Tropico Solar LLC’s 14 MW Tropico Solar Project in Kern County, CA is online. The power generated is sold to 

Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contract.

• OneEnergy Wye Mills Solar LLC’s 13.7 MW Wye Mills Solar Project in Queen Anne’s County, MD is online. The 

power generated is sold to Johns Hopkins University under long-term contract.

• Flint Hill Solar LLC’s 7 MW Flint Hill Solar Project in Moore County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to 

North Carolina Electric Membership Corp. under long-term contract.

• Duke Energy Florida’s 5.1 MW Perry Solar Project in Taylor County, FL is online.

• Indiana Michigan Power Co.’s 5 MW Olive Solar Power Project in Saint Joseph County, IN online.

• BQ Energy’s 4 MW Steel Sun Solar Farm Phase 1 Project in Erie County, NY is online. 

• Indiana Municipal Power Agency’s 4 MW Washington Solar Park Project in Deviess County, IN is online.

• KDC Solar LLC’s 4 MW Seabrook Retirement Community Solar Project in Monmouth County, NJ is online. 

September 2016 January – September 2016

Cumulative

January – September 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 3 45 2 6

Natural Gas 14 364 81 7,449 57 5,403

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 2 152

Oil 0 0 6 33 15 21

Water 0 0 28 250 21 158

Wind 0 0 34 2,661 37 4,136

Biomass 0 0 26 55 33 267

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 2 64

Solar 38 818 271 4,212 219 1,552

Waste Heat 0 0 1 15 0 0

Other * 1 0 7 0 9 0

Total 54 1,182 457 14,720 397 11,759

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 293.73 24.99%

Natural Gas 510.26 43.42%

Nuclear 107.36 9.14%

Oil 44.98 3.83%

Water 100.35 8.54%

Wind 76.66 6.52%

Biomass 16.64 1.42%

Geothermal Steam 3.88 0.33%

Solar 19.39 1.65%

Waste Heat 1.17 0.10%

Other* 0.76 0.07%

Total 1,175.20 100.00%

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. 

* “Other” includes purchased steam, tires, and 

miscellaneous technology such as batteries, fuel cells, 

energy storage, and fly wheel.

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)

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• Southwestern Public Service has completed the 41.5 mile, 115 kV Curry County Interchange - Bailey County 

Interchange. The Curry – Baily County Interstate Project connects NM and TX with an estimated cost of $36.1 million. 

• CapX2020 partners have completed the final 36 mile segment of the 345 kV Hampton – Rochester – LaCrosse 

Transmission Project. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by September 2018

Voltage 

(kV)

September

2016

September

2015

January – September

2016 Cumulative

January – December 

2015 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 41.5 15.1 285.9 694.3 2,654.3 5,122.9

345 36.0 82.0 199.4 1,230.5 2,208.9 3,734.7

500 0.0 0.0 43.0 355.0 925.3 2,884.3

Total 

U.S. 77.5 97.1 528.3 2,279.8 5,788.5 11,741.9

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. 

All Transmission Projects with a Proposed 

In-Service Date by September 2018

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by September 2018

New Transmission Projects by Voltage