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Natural Gas Highlights

• High Point received authorization to abandon by sale its VTT Pipeline to its affiliate, Cayenne Pipeline, LLC, which will 

convert the pipeline to transport natural gas liquids (NGL).

• Northwest Pipeline requests authorization to remove, replace and lower approximately 1,700 feet of 30-inch pipeline 

in the north floodplain of the North Fork Nooksack River in Whatcom County, WA. The project also includes removal 

of approximately 1,550 feet of previously abandoned in place 26-inch pipeline that will become exposed during the 

replacement.

• Navitas requests authorization to expand its natural gas distribution facilities across the KY/TN border.

• Spire STL Pipeline LLC filed an amendment to its North County Extension application, proposing a route alternative to 

construct a new six-mile pipeline for the final segment. The total length of the new pipeline would increase from 59 to 

65 miles. The project is located in Scott, Greene and Jersey Counties, IL and St. Charles and St. Louis Counties,

MO.

• Texas Gas requests authorization to (i) abandon in place the Morgan City Compressor Station, which consists of one 

9,100 horsepower (hp) gas-fired turbine compressor unit, a compressor building, yard and station piping, and 

appurtenant auxiliary facilities located in St. Mary Parish, LA; (ii) abandon in place one 9,100 hp gas-fired turbine 

compressor unit and its compressor building at the Lafayette (also known as Youngsville) Compressor Station, 

located in Lafayette Parish, LA; and (iii) relinquish the firm design capacity associated with the facilities.

• WBI Energy requests authorization to construct the Valley Expansion Project, that consists of (i) interconnect facilities 

with Viking Gas Transmission Company in Clay County, MN; (ii) approximately 37.3 miles of pipeline in Clay County, 

MN and Cass County, ND; (iii) approximately 3,000 horsepower electric compressor station in Cass County, ND; and 

(iv) replace two existing town border stations and construct a regulator station in Burleigh, Stutsman and Barnes 

Counties, ND.

• Transco requests authorization to amend its Atlantic Sunrise Project. Transco is proposing the Central Penn Line 

North (CPL North) Alternative 13 to modify the originally certificated route in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, PA (a 

total of 6.48 miles) to address landowner and agency concerns.

• Northern requests authorization to construct a total of 13.8 miles of pipeline loop in two non-contiguous segments and 

appurtenant facilities in Boone and Polk Counties, IA, and abandon two short segments of pipeline in Polk County, IA

(Des Moines B-line Loop Project).

• National Fuel requests authorization to convert two existing observation wells to injection/withdrawal wells, and to 

install two well lines within its Beech Hill Storage Field in Allegany County, NY. There will be no changes to physical 

storage field parameters.

• Southern Star requests authorization to expand both vertically and laterally the existing certificated boundary of its 

Webb Gas Storage Field located in Grant County, OK. The current operational parameters and capabilities of the 

Webb Gas Storage Field will remain the same and current certificated service levels to customers will not be affected. 

• Alaska Gasline requests authorization to construct a LNG liquefaction and exporting terminal near Nikiski in 

southcentral AK. The Alaska LNG Project will include two storage tanks with a capacity of 10.3 Bcf, and sendout 

capacity of up to 2.7 Bcfd. The project includes approximately 871 miles of pipeline from the production fields in

northern AK.
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Natural Gas Activities in April 2017 

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 5 0.0 63.9 3,000

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) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 1 10.3 2.6 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through April 30, 2017

January through April 30, 2016

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 7 4,569.3 65.3 199,850

through April 30, 2016 11 2,291.6 92.1 46,800

Certificated 12 9,627.9 1,253.2 618,584

through April 30, 2016 24 7,797.9 863.8 687,125

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through April 30, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

through April 30, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 1 0.0 700.0 0

through April 30, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

through April 30, 2016 1 6.8 1,080.0 0

Source: Staff Database

 
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• The City of Seattle was issued an order amending license to raise the capacity of its Tolt River South Fork Project No.

2959 from 16.70 MW to 17.92 MW. The project is located on the South Fork Tolt River in King County, WA.

• Northern States Power Company filed an application to raise the capacity of its White River Project No. 2444 from 1.0

MW to 1.2 MW. The project is located on the White River in Ashland County, WI.

• The University of Notre Dame filed an application to raise the capacity of its South Bend Project No. 7569 from 1.83 

MW to 2.50 MW. The project is located on the St. Joseph River in St. Joseph County, IN.

Hydropower Project Activities in April 2017

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 2 0.870 0 0 0 0 2 0.870

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 1.220 0 0 0 0 1 1.220

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 April 30, 2017)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 1 1.500 0 0 0 0 1 1.500

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

Capacity Amendment 2 0.870 0 0 0 0 2 0.870

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 4 77.900 0 0 0 0 4 77.900

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

Capacity Amendment 2 4.220 0 0 0 0 2 4.220

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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Electric Generation Highlights

• Tennessee Valley Authority’s 1,100 MW natural gas-fired Paradise Plant expansion in Muhlenberg County, KY is 

online.

• Interstate Power & Light Co.’s 657 MW natural gas-fired IP&L Co Marshalltown Combined Cycle in Marshall County, 

IA is online. 

• Alpaca Energy LLC’s 21 MW natural gas-fired Alpaca Energy Project in Bradford County, PA is online.

• Milan Energy LLC’s 21 MW natural gas-fired Milan Project in Bradford County, PA is online.

• University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston’s 15 MW natural gas-fired UTMB at Galveston Project in Galveston 

County, TX is online.

• Old Settler Wind LLC’s 150 MW Cotton Plains Wind Phase 2 Expansion Project in Floyd County, TX is online.

• Lindahl Wind Project LLC’s 150 MW Lindahl Wind Project in Williams County, ND is online. Lindahl has a long-term 

power purchase agreement with Basin Electric Power Cooperative.

• Tyler Bluff Wind Project LLC’s 126 MW Tyler Bluff Wind Project in Cooke County, TX is online.

• East Pecos Solar LLC’s 120 MW East Pecos Solar Project in Pecos County, TX is online.

• Solaire Homan 1 Inc.’s 50 MW Solaire Holman 1 Project in Brewster County, TX is online.

• NRG Solar Blythe II LLC’s 21 MW NRG Solar Blythe II LLC Project in Riverside County, CA is online.

• Westside Solar LLC’s 20 MW Westside Solar Energy Center in Fresno County, CA is online.

• Phantom Solar LLC’s 15 MW Fort Phantom Solar Expansion Project in Jones County, TX is online. 

• Alabama Power Co.’s 10 MW Fort Rucker Solar Project in Dale County, AL is online.

• Kennedy Solar LLC’s 5 MW Kennedy Solar Farm Project in Duplin County, NC is online. The power generated is sold 

to Duke Energy Progress under long-term contract.

• Spencer Farm LLC’s 5 MW Spener Farm LLC Project in Rowan County, NC is online.

• Spring Valley Farm 2 LLC’s 5 MW Spring Valley Farm 2 Project in Vance County, NC is online. The power generated 

is sold to Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• St Pauls Solar 1 LLC’s 5 MW St Pauls 1 Project in Robeson County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to 

Duke Energy Progress under long-term contract.

April 2017 January – April 2017

Cumulative

January – April 2016

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 0 0

Natural Gas 14 1,814 36 4,055 33 3,132

Nuclear 0 0 1 102 0 0

Oil 0 0 0 0 1 2

Water 0 0 0 0 25 268

Wind 4 428 31 3,268 20 1,486

Biomass 0 0 3 79 18 47

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 0 0

Solar 16 268 120 1,602 129 1,617

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other * 3 0 11 1 4 21

Total 37 2,510 202 9,107 230 6,573

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

• Southwestern Public Service has started construction on the 47 mile, 345 kV Hobbs – Kiowa Transmission Project. 

The $59.8 million Hobbs – Kiowa Transmission Project is part of the Hobbs - China Draw Transmission Project in NM. 

The project is expected to be completed in 2018. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by April 2019

Voltage 

(kV)

April 2017 April 2016 January – April 2017

Cumulative

January – December 

2016 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 62.4 38.1 479.2 2,321.5 3,883.6

345 0.0 11.2 0.0 508.9 2,331.9 3,558.3

≥500 0.0 0.0 0.0 85.0 273.4 750.4

Total 

U.S. 0.0 73.6 38.1 1,073.1 4,926.8 8,192.3

 Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2017 The C Three Group, LLC. 

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 284.34 24.00%

Natural Gas 513.95 43.38%

Nuclear 106.89 9.02%

Oil 44.24 3.73%

Water 100.73 8.50%

Wind 85.32 7.20%

Biomass 16.82 1.42%

Geothermal Steam 3.90 0.33%

Solar 26.69 2.27%

Waste Heat 1.04 0.09%

Other* 0.75 0.06%

Total 1,184.67 100.00%

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 ©2017 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 April 2019

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by April 2019

New Transmission Projects by Voltage