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Natural Gas Highlights

• Elba Express placed into service its EEC Expansion Project which will provide 769 MMcf/d of north-to-south capacity 

on its existing system to serve the proposed LNG export facility on Elba Island, GA.

• Tennessee received authorization to place into service Compressor Stations 3A and 11A of its Lone Star Project,

which will provide 300 MMcf/d of capacity from a receipt point with Gulf South on Tennessee's 500 Line in Jasper 

County, MS to a delivery point with Corpus Christi Pipeline on Tennessee's 100 Line in San Patricio County, TX.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to place into service its South Texas Expansion Project, including the 

acquisition by lease of the Pomelo Connector. The project will provide 400 MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity on its

existing Line 16 system in TX. 

• Transco received authorization to place into service certain facilities for its Gulf Connector Expansion Project, which 

when fully operational will provide 475 MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity from Transco's Station 65 Zone 3 Pool in St. 

Helena Parish, LA to new delivery points in Wharton and San Patricio Counties, TX.

• PNGTS received authorization for Phase II of its PXP Project to increase by 11 MMcf/d the certificated capacity on the 

system it jointly owns with Maritimes & Northeast, from Westbrook, ME to Dracut, MA, and for a lease agreement 

between PNGTS and MN&E. 

• M&NE received authorization to abandon by lease 7.2 MMcf/d of firm capacity to PNGTS on the mainline pipeline that 

Maritimes and PNGTS own jointly. This Application is related Phase II of the PNGTS PXP Project.

• Texas Eastern received authorization for its Lambertville East Expansion Project, including replacing two existing 

natural gas-fired turbine compressor units with two new gas-fired turbine compressor units and installation of related 

facilities in order to provide 60 MMcf/d of new capacity to supply two LDCs in NJ.

• Florida Gas requests authorization for its East Louisiana Project, including construction and modifications at its 

Compressor Station 10 in Perry County, MS and Mainline Valve 9-1 in Washington Parish, LA, in order to deliver 75 

MMcf/d of firm capacity to Entergy Louisiana.

• Algonquin requests authorization for its Yorktown M&R Replacement and Reliability project, which consists of

upgrading the facilities at its regulating station in Westchester County, NY, which would increase capacity in the 

system by 21.7 MMcf/d.

• Mountain Valley requests authorization for its Southgate Project, including 73 miles of pipeline, a new compressor 

station, and other appurtenances to provide 375 MMcf/d of firm transportation capacity from Pittsylvania County, VA 

to Alamance County, NC.

• Atlanta Gas Light requests a service area determination within which it may continue to operate as a local gas utility, 

subject to the regulatory oversight of the Georgia PSC, following the discovery that two of its customers in Walker 

County, GA have meters located across the border in Tennessee.

• Chattanooga Gas requests a service area determination that encompasses its entire Tennessee LDC certificated 

area, as well as across the border into Walker and Catoosa County, GA, where the facilities serving one of its 

customers is located.

• Midship requests an order amending its Certificate to authorize a 0.8-mile reroute in Bryan County, OK in order to 

avoid a sensitive feature and address stakeholder concerns.

• Southern Star requests authorization for its Blackwell Redundant Compression Project, which includes one new 4,760 

HP compressor unit and other appurtenant and ancillary facilities in Kay County, OK.

• Greylock Pipeline request authorization to transfer ownership for corporate re-structuring purposes to its subsidiary, 

Greylock Shawville Pipeline, in Clearfield and Elk Counties, PA.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization to construct and operate three new directional wells and related pipeline and 

appurtenances at its Artemas A Storage Field in Bedford County, PA.

• Magnolia LNG requests authorization to increase its previously authorized total LNG production capacity from 1.08 

Bcf/d to 1.18 Bcf/d

• Golden Pass LNG and Golden Pass Products request the transfer of authorization to construct and operate their 

authorized LNG terminal near Sabine Pass, TX from Golden Pass Products to Golden Pass LNG.
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Natural Gas Activities in November 2018

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 4 1,944 14 205165

Certificated 2 71 0 0

Proposed 3 472 73 33675

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated 0 0 0 0

Proposed 0 0 79 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 

(Export) 0 0 0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 1 0.105 0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through November 30, 2018

January through November 30, 2017

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 21 12,435.8 629.0 942,778

through November 30, 2017 28 6,661 564 411,069

Certificated 46 9,115.9 643.0 299,995

through November 30, 2017 44 26,686 2,569 1,774,505

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through November 30, 2017 1 8 600 9,500

Certificated 4 3,600.3 152.0 0

through November 30, 2017 2 0 10 980

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 1 0.0 825.0 0

through November 30, 2017 3 0 1,493 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 1 0.0 20.0 0

through November 30, 2017 0 0 0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

There were no hydropower activities this month.

Hydropower Project Activities Year to Date (through November 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 2 0.927 0 0 0 0 2 0.927

Capacity Amendment 2 3.840 1 335.000 0 0 3 338.840

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 1 1.740 1 335.000 0 0 2 336.740

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

Electric Generation Highlights

• Duke Energy Florida’s 820.1 MW natural gas-fired expansion of Crystal River Plant in Citrus County, FL is online. 

• Friendswood Energy Genco’s 121.0 MW natural gas-fired Friendswood Energy Generation in Harris County, TX is 

online. 

• Stillwater Wind LLC’s 79.8 MW Stillwater Wind Project in Stillwater County, MT is online. The power generated is 

sold to NorthWestern Energy under long-term contract.

• Runway Farm LLC’s 5.0 MW solar powered Runway Project in Warren County, NC is online. The power generated is 

sold to Duke Energy Progress under long-term contract.
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November 2018 January – November 2018

Cumulative

January – November 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 4 10 0 0

Natural Gas 2 941 91 16,687 89 11,426

Nuclear 0 0 4 185 1 102

Oil 0 0 11 18 31 82

Water 0 0 10 33 14 221

Wind 2 82 38 3,772 68 6,170

Biomass 0 0 11 66 27 272

Geothermal Steam 0 0 2 21 1 18

Solar 1 5 381 3,449 567 4,336

Waste Heat 0 0 3 130 1 220

Other * 0 0 25 5 25 1

Total 5 1,028 580 24,376 824 22,848

 *“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 268.05 22.45%

Natural Gas 525.96 44.05%

Nuclear 107.81 9.03%

Oil 41.67 3.49%

Water 100.49 8.42%

Wind 92.74 7.77%

Biomass 16.16 1.35%

Geothermal Steam 3.79 0.32%

Solar 35.05 2.94%

Waste Heat 1.43 0.12%

Other* 0.78 0.07%

Total 1,193.94 100.00%

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 63 16,122

Natural Gas 263 67,962 109 11,081

Nuclear 9 9,121 9 9,052

Oil 15 725 23 2,087

Water 244 14,810 19 633

Wind 505 90,318 1 50

Biomass 54 580 26 182

Geothermal Steam 21 1,005 0 0

Solar 2,236 64,068 5 2

Waste Heat 5 46 0 0

Other * 87 433 0 0

Total 3,440 249,085 255 39,209

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

• ITC Midwest has completed the 22.0 mile, 345 kV Huntley (formerly Winnebago) – Ledyard (Winco) Transmission 

Project. The interstate project connects MN and IA. 

• Duke Energy Indiana has completed the 1.5 mile, 115 kV State Line – Sugar Creek Transmission Project in IN

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by December 2020

Voltage 

(kV)

November 

2018

November

2017

January – November 

2018 Cumulative

January – November

2017 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 0.0 305.7 329.3 745.3 2,011.1

345 23.5 63.0 550.7 363.1 1,422.8 3,505.8

500 0.0 0.0 69.4 0.0 516.0 1,362.4

Total 

U.S. 23.5 63.0 925.8 692.4 2,684.1 6,879.3

 Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2018 The C Three Group, LLC. 

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements by December 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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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 November 2020

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by December 2020

New Transmission Projects by Voltage