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Natural Gas Highlights

• Columbia received authorization to place into service the Phase I facilities of its Tri-County Bare Steel Replacement 

Project which will replace a portion of Columbia’s existing Line 1570 in Greene County, PA. The project will improve 

reliability and safety for existing customers and landowners.

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

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

• Dominion received authorization to place into service its Monroe to Cornwell Project which will provide 205 MMcf/d of 

capacity on its mainline system from Monroe County, OH to Kanasha County, WV.

• Columbia received authorization to place into service pipeline facilities crossing the Licking River as part of its 

replacement of deteriorating pipeline facilities on Columbia’s E-System in KY.

• Dominion received authorization to place into service its Clarington Project which will provide 250 MMcf/d of capacity 

on its system from a new interconnection in Lightburn, WV to new interconnections with Texas Eastern and Rockies 

Express Pipeline in Monroe County, OH.

• Natural received authorization to place into service its Chicago Market Expansion Project which will provide 238 

MMcf/d of northbound capacity on its system for delivery to markets in the Chicago, IL area.

• Algonquin received authorization to place into service its Salem Lateral Project which will provide 115 MMcf/d of 

capacity to Footprint Power Salem Harbor Development’s redeveloped 630 MW generation facility in Salem, MA.

• Dominion received authorization to place into service its Lebanon West II Project which will provide 130 MMcf/d of 

capacity from an interconnection located in Butler County, PA to an interconnection with Texas Gas in Warren 

County, OH.

• Algonquin received authorization to place into service all of the facilities as part of its Algonquin Incremental Market 

Project except those facilities related to the crossing of the Hudson River, the existing Pomfret M&R Station, and the 

West Roxbury Lateral. These facilities will provide 245 MMcf/d out of the authorized 342 MMcf/d of capacity.

• Questar Overthrust Pipeline received authorization to place into service its Jurisdictional Tap Line 139 Delivery Lateral 

Project which will provide 60 MMcf/d of capacity to serve Simpiot Phosphates’ new ammonia plant in Sweetwater 

County, WY.

• Sabine Pass Liquefaction received authorization to place into service Train 2 at its export facility in Cameron Parish, 

LA. Train 2 will provide an export deliverability of 700 MMcf/d.

• WBI Energy received authorization to construct and operate its Line Section 25 and the Charbonneau #6 Expansion 

Projects which will provide 62 MMcf/d of capacity on its existing system in Williams and McKenzie Counties, ND. 

These projects will provide transportation of natural gas from new receipt points in the Bakken area to existing 

interconnections with Northern Border Pipeline at WBI Energy’s Charbonneau Compressor and Glen Ullin 

Compressor Stations.

• ANR received authorization to implement permanent and temporary abandonment of certain facilities, horsepower, 

and capacity at its Grand Chenier Compressor Station located in Cameron Parish, LA.

• ANR received authorization to abandon in place compressor facilities at four existing compressor stations and to 

abandon short-haul capacity on a segment of its SE Mainline from Acadia Parish, LA to Clestine, IN.

• The Commission terminated the pre-filing proceeding of CE FLNG and CE Pipeline to construct and operate a floating 

liquefaction export terminal (1,070 MMcf/d of export deliverability) near Baptiste Collette Bayou in Plaquemines 

Parish, LA, and the associated pipeline facilities which would have provided 2,000 MMcf/d of capacity to serve the 

proposed LNG terminal. The Commission determined that CE FLNG failed to meet resource report schedules.

• Florida Gas requests authorization to construct and operate its East-West Project which would provide 275 MMcf/d of 

capacity on its pipeline system in LA and TX to serve markets in the Texas Gulf Coast area.

• WBI Energy was authorized to use the Commission’s pre-filing process for its proposal to construct and operate the

Valley Expansion Project, which would provide 40 MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity from an interconnection with WBI 

Energy’s existing pipeline located near the town of Mapleton in Case County, ND to Viking Gas Transmission’s 

existing pipeline located near the town of Felton in Clay County, MN. This project would serve new and existing 

customers in eastern ND and western MN.

• Paiute was authorized to use the Commission’s pre-filing process for its proposal to construct and operate the 2018 

Expansion Project, which would provide 4.6 MMcf/d of capacity to meet projected growth demands in Carson City, 

NV, Douglas and Lyon Counties, NV, and in El Dorado County, CA.

• DTE Midstream Appalachia was authorized to use the Commission’s pre-filing process for its proposal to construct 

and operate the Birdsboro Pipeline Project, which would provide 79 MMcf/d of capacity to serve Birdsboro Power’s 

new 488 MW generating facility under construction in the Borough of Birdsboro, PA.
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Natural Gas Activities in October 2016

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 10 1,243.0 47.0 111,717

Certificated 1 62.0 0.5 7,455

Proposed 4 398.6 85.2 2,600

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

(Export) 1 0 700 0

Certificated

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through October 31, 2016

January through October 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 October 31, 2015

32

26

5,852.3

6,554.3

321.5

297.2

241,412

190,997

Certificated

through October 31, 2015

47

36

14,444.5

10,025.2

1,137.0

414.5

1,258,795

326,258

Storage

Placed in Service

through October 31, 2015

0

5

0.0

11.4

0

53

0

4,800

Certificated

through October 31, 2015

0

2

0.0

2.7

0

0

0

0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export)

through October 31, 2015

1

0

0

0

1,400

0

0

0

Certificated (Import/Export)

through October 31, 2015

4

1

10.2

0

3,181

1,400

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Copper Valley Electric Association placed in service the Allison Creek Hydroelectric Project 13124 with a total 

installed capacity of 6.5 MW. The project is located near Allison Lake in the Borough of Valdez-Cordova in AK.

Hydropower Project Activities in October 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 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 1 6.5 0 0 0 0 1 6.5

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 October 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 0.5 300.000 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 4.5 211.200 0 0 0 0 4.5 211.200

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
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Electric Generation Highlights

• Tennessee Valley Authority’s 1,270 MW Watts Bar Unit 2 Nuclear Project in Rhea County, TN is online. This is the 

first nuclear power plant online since 1996.

• Pio Pico Energy Center LLC’s 321 MW natural gas-fired Pio Pico Energy Center Project in San Diego County, CA is 

online. The power generated is sold to San Diego Gas and Electric Co. under long-term contract.

• Arcelor Mitall Warren LLC’s 16.5 MW Warren Natural Gas Project in Trumbull County, OH is online.

• Hoosier Energy Rural Cooperative Inc.’s 16 MW landfill gas-to-energy Orchard Hills Generating Station Project in 

Ogle County, IL is online.

• Wabash Valley Power Association Inc.’s 12.8 MW landfill gas-to-energy Liberty III Generating Plant Project in White 

County, IN is online. 

• Athens Energy LLC’s 8.5 MW wood-fired Athens Energy Project in Somerset County, ME is online.

• Moapa Southern Paiute Solar LLC’s 350 MW Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project in Clark County, NV is online. Of 

the power generated, 250 MW is sold to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power under long-term contract.

• Southern Power Co.’s 148 MW Taylor County Solar Project in Taylor County, GA is online.

• North Star Solar PV LLC’s 100 MW North Star Solar Project in Chisago County, MN is online. The power generated 

is sold to Xcel Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• Eastern Shore Solar LLC’s 80 MW Oak Hall Solar Project in Accomack County, VA is online. The power generated is 

sold to Vadata Inc. under long-term contract.

• Roswell Solar LLC’s 70 MW Roswell Solar Project and Chaves County LLC’s 70 MW Chaves County Solar Project, 

both in Chavez County, NM are online.

• Chaves County LLC’s 70 MW Chaves County Solar Project in Chaves County, NM is online.

• Marshall Solar LLC’s 62.2 MW Marshall Solar Project in Lyon County, MN is online. The power generated is sold to 

Xcel Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• Platte River Power Authority’s 30 MW Rawhide Flats Solar Expansion Project in Larimer County, CO is online.

• Bison Solar LLC’s 30 MW Bison Solar Project in Larimer County, CO is online.

• Plymouth Solar LLC’s 17.6 MW Plymouth Solar Phase 2 Project in Washington County, NC is online. The power 

generated is sold to Dominion Virginia Power under long-term contract.

• DG Colorado Solar LLC’s 10 MW Clear Springs Ranch Solar Project in El Paso County, CO is online. The power 

generated is sold to Colorado Springs Utilities under long-term contract.

• Southern Power Co.’s 300 MW Wake Wind Farm Project in Floyd County, TX is online. 

• Chopin Wind LLC’s 10 MW Chopin Wind Farm Project in Umatilla County, OR is online. The power generated is sold 

to PacifiCorp under long-term contract.

October 2016 January – October 2016

Cumulative

January – October 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 7 339 92 8,104 64 6,221

Nuclear 1 1,270 1 1,270 2 152

Oil 0 0 6 33 19 38

Water 1 7 30 314 22 159

Wind 5 311 39 2,972 41 4,591

Biomass 15 31 41 86 35 316

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 3 67

Solar 22 978 305 5,333 252 1,698

Waste Heat 0 0 1 15 0 0

Other * 1 0 9 0 10 0

Total 52 2,936 527 18,172 450 13,248

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. 

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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

• Western Interconnect LLC announced an Open Season for the 35 mile, 345 kV Blackwater – Clovis Merchant 

Transmission Line in NM. Commerical operations are scheduled to begin on January 1, 2017.

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by October 2018

Voltage 

(kV)

October

2016

October

2015

January – October

2016 Cumulative

January – December 

2015 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 69.2 285.9 700.3 2,662.7 5,131.3

345 0.0 0.0 199.4 1,230.5 2,208.9 3,734.7

500 0.0 38.0 43.0 355.0 950.3 2,924.3

Total 

U.S. 0.0 107.2 528.3 2,285.8 5,821.9 11,790.3

 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 292.08 24.79%

Natural Gas 511.85 43.45%

Nuclear 108.05 9.17%

Oil 44.90 3.81%

Water 100.59 8.54%

Wind 76.98 6.53%

Biomass 16.66 1.41%

Geothermal Steam 3.93 0.33%

Solar 21.32 1.81%

Waste Heat 1.17 0.10%

Other* 0.76 0.06%

Total 1,178.29 100.00%

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. 

All Transmission Projects with a Proposed 

In-Service Date by October 2018

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by October 2018

New Transmission Projects by Voltage