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Natural Gas Highlights 

 The Commission vacated the authorizations issued to Crown Landing and Texas Eastern to construct and operate an 

LNG terminal in Gloucester County, NJ and pipeline facilities connecting the terminal to Texas Eastern facilities in PA. 

 DCP Midstream received authorization to construct and operate its LaSalle Residue Line Project. This project will 

provide 230 MMcf/d of capacity from DCP Midstream’s new processing plant to CIG in Weld County, CO. 

 Texas Eastern received authorization to expand its existing Philadelphia Lateral in Delaware County, PA by providing 

27 MMcf/d of transportation capacity for Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership and Paulsboro Refining Company. 

 Dominion filed to construct and operate its Allegheny Storage Project which will provide 125 MMcf of firm 

transportation capacity and 2.5 Bcf of working gas capacity for shippers from proposed pipeline and storage facilities 

in MD, OH, WV, and PA to Northeast markets. 

 Liberty Natural Gas filed to withdraw its Liberty DWP Project. This project would have provided 2,400 MMcf/d of new 

capacity from a proposed LNG facility located Offshore NJ to onshore interconnections with interstate pipelines. 

 Jordan Cove commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process for its Jordan Cove Liquefaction facility in Coos Bay, 

OR. This facility will have a liquefaction capability of 900 MMcf/d. 

Natural Gas Activities in February 2012 

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 2 257.0 11.7 0 

Proposed 1 125.0 3.1 19,550 

Storage 

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0 0 

Certificated 0 0.0 0 0 

Proposed 1 2.5 110 0 

LNG 

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0 

Certificated 0 0 0 0 

Proposed 0 0 0 0 

 Source: Staff Database 

Natural Gas Activities through February 29, 2012 

Through February 28, 2011 

Status No. of 

Projects 

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf) 

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d) 

Capacity 

(MMcf/d) 

Miles of 

Pipeline 

Compression 

(HP) 

Pipeline 

Placed in Service 

through February 28, 2011 

0 

3 

0.0 

1,450.0 

0.0 

43.3 

0 

102,430 

Certificated 

through February 28, 2011 

4 

2 

490.3 

688.0 

20.3 

20.5 

9.470 

59,265 

Storage 

Placed in Service 

through February 28, 2011 

2 

0 

3.1 

0.0 

150 

0 

0 

0 

Certificated 

through February 28, 2011 

2 

0 

17.2 

0.0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

LNG 

Placed in Service 

through February 28, 2011 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Certificated 

through February 28, 2011 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

 Source: Staff Database 
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Hydropower Highlights 

 OEP issued an 8-year hydrokinetic pilot project license to Ocean Renewable Power Company Maine, LLC (ORPC 

Maine) for the proposed 0.3-MW Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project No. 12711. The project will be located in 

Cobscook Bay in Washington County, Maine. ORPC Maine prepared its license application using the Commission's 

hydrokinetic pilot project licensing procedures. 

 OEP issued a small-hydro (less than 5 MW) exemption from licensing to Crane and Company for the proposed 0.25-

MW Byron Weston Hydroelectric Project No. 13583. The project will be located on the East Branch of the Housatonic 

River in the Town of Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. 

 The New York City Department of Environmental Protection filed a license application for the proposed 14.08-MW 

Cannonsville Hydroelectric Project No. 13287. The project would be located at an existing New York City water 

supply dam on the West Branch of the Delaware River, near the Township of Deposit, Delaware County, New York. 

 The Three Sisters Irrigation District filed an application for exemption for small conduit hydroelectric facility for the 

Three Sisters Irrigation District Project No. 14364, located on the Three Sisters Irrigation District Main Canal, 

Whychus Creek, in Deschutes County, Oregon. The proposed project would develop 0.7 MW and generate an 

average annual generation of 3,400 MWh. 

 Hydro Development Group, Inc. filed a non-capacity amendment to increase the as built capacity from 1.49 MW to 1.9 

MW of the Hailesboro #4 Project No. 6058, located on the Oswegatchie River, St. Lawrence County, New York. 

Hydropower Activities in February 2012 

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Status

No. Capacity 

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

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

(MW)

Filed 

License 1 14.080 0 0 0 0 1 14.080 

5-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Capacity Amendment 1 0.410 0 0 0 0 1 0.410 

Conduit Exemption 1 0.700 0 0 0 0 1 0.700 

Issued 

License 0 0 0 0 1 0.300 1 0.300 

5-MW Exemption 1 0.250 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 

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 

5-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 Activities Year to Date (through February 29, 2012) 

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Status

No. Capacity 

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

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

(MW)

Filed 

License 1 14.080 0 0 0 0 1 14.080 

5-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Capacity Amendment 2 5.210 0 0 0 0 2 5.210 

Conduit Exemption 4 1.800 0 0 0 0 4 1.800 
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Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Status

No. Capacity 

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

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

(MW)

Issued 

License 3 18.020 0 0 2 1.350 5 19.370 

5-MW Exemption 1 0.250 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 

Capacity Amendment 3 24.472 0 0 0 0 3 24.472 

Conduit Exemption 1 0.300 0 0 0 0 1 0.300 

Placed in Service 

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

5-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 

 AEP’s 580 MW gas-fired combined-cycle Dresden plant near Dresden, Ohio is online. The Dresden plant will supply 

electricity to AEP’s Appalachian Power customers in West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee. 

 OG&E’s 227.5 MW Crossroads Wind Farm in Dewey County, northwestern Oklahoma is online. The project consists 

of 95 Siemens turbines at 2.3 MW each, plus three Siemens 3-MW direct drive turbines, the first of their kinds in the 

United States. This project allows OG&E to provide about ten percent of its energy demand by wind generation. 

 Puget Sound Energy’s Lower Snake River Wind Facility in Garfield County, Washington is in full commercial 

operation. Phase I of the project has a total generation capacity of 343 MW; 216 MW came online in December 2011, 

another 127 MW came online in February 2012. The power generated ties into the Northwest electric grid at 

Bonneville Power Administration’s newly completed Central Ferry substation. 

 NextEra Energy Resources’ 99.2 MW Perrin Ranch Wind Energy Project in Coconino County, Arizona came online. 

The project consists of 62 turbines of 1.6 MW each. The facility will provide power to Arizona Public Service. 

 NextEra Energy Resources’ 78.2 MW FPL Montezuma II Wind Project in Solano County, California is online. The 

project consists of 34 Siemens 2.3 MW turbines. The power generated is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 

 Allete, Inc.’s 45 MW Bison 1B Wind Energy Center expansion near New Salem, North Dakota is online. Bison 1B 

consists of 15 Siemens 3-MW direct drive wind turbines. Bison 1A, with 36.8 MW came online in 2010. The power 

generated by Bison I supplies Minnesota Power, a division of Allete, Inc. 

 First Wind’s 15 MW Steel Winds II expansion in Lackawana and Hamburg in Erie County, New York came online. 

Steel Winds is built on the shores of Lake Erie on the abandoned Bethlehem Steel mill site. Steel Winds II consists of 

six 2.5 MW Clipper Liberty turbines. Steel Winds I with 20 MW came online in 2007. 

 Clean Focus Corporation’s 4.8 MW SunPower rooftop solar system at Jersey Gardens outlet mall in Elizabeth, New 

Jersey is online. The project consists of 15,000 SunPower solar panels, is expected to generate 11 percent of the 

mall’s electric demand. 

 Enfinity America Corporation announced the completion of 1.8 MW of solar installations at municipal facilities in the 

City of Reno, Nevada. The total system comprises of 5,016 solar panels. The power generated is sold to Reno under 

a 20-year agreement. 

 Aqua America, Inc. announced the installation of a 1.5 MW solar project at its Pickering Water Treatment plant in 

Schuykill Township, Pennsylvania. This is Aqua America’s fourth solar installation at its water treatment facilities, with 

a total of 2 MW of solar for the four water treatment facilities. 

 Cox Enterprises announced the installation of 1 MW of fuel cells in San Diego, California. The installation consists of 

5 biogas fueled Bloom Energy Servers fuel cell units, which employ electro-chemical process in generation electricity 

without any combustion. 
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New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

February 2012 January – February 2012 

Cumulative 

January – February 2011 

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 1 808 4 915 

Natural Gas 1 678 6 1,084 12 667 

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Oil 0 0 2 3 1 3 

Water 0 0 0 0 4 1 

Wind 7 591 14 854 37 1,626 

Biomass 5 1 10 9 22 118 

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 1 8 

Solar 8 13 21 85 27 61 

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 1 135 

Other 0 0 0 0 5 8 

Total 21 1,284 54 2,842 114 3,540 

Primary Fuel Type Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity 

Coal 343.69 29.82% 

Natural Gas 478.78 41.54% 

Nuclear 108.53 9.42% 

Oil 52.64 4.57% 

Water 99.69 8.65% 

Wind 47.97 4.16% 

Biomass 13.79 1.20% 

Geothermal Steam 3.45 0.30% 

Solar 2.26 0.20% 

Waste Heat 0.92 0.06% 

Other 1.04 0.09% 

Total 1,152.55 100.00% 

Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite. 

Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite. 

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity
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Electric Transmission Highlights 

 London Economics International LLC released a study that concluded that the construction and operation of the 333 

mile, HVDC Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission project would create approximately 2,000 jobs. The 

study was commissioned by Transmission Developers Inc (TDI), the developers of the Champlain Hudson project. 

TDI also submitted a joint settlement agreement to the New York State Public Service Commission. The agreement 

would allow 1,000 MW of power to flow from Canada to New York City mostly through underwater and underground 

routes. 

 Appalachian Power Company filed an application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission to construct the $25 

million, 138 kV, 7.5 mile Falling Branch–Merrimac transmission project. 

 Rocky Mountain Power announced plans to modify the 230 kV Windstar–Aeolus transmission line in Wyoming. They 

will remove 100 miles on the eastern side of the project. The Windstar-Aeolus transmission line is apart of the 1,100 

mile Gateway West transmission project. 

 Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association Inc. and Public Service Co. of Colorado announced plans for a joint 

transmission project in Colorado. The Lamar-Front Range transmission project would consist of a series of 345 kV 

transmission lines on the eastern plains. It could range in size from 350 miles to 500 miles and cost in between $294 

- $900 million with a completion date in 2019. 

 Bonneville Power Administration completed the 500 kV, 79 mile McNary-John Day transmission line ten months 

ahead of schedule and saved nearly $140 million off the original cost estimate of $340 million. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects 

In-Service by February 2014 

February 

2012 

February 

2011 

January –February 

2012 Cumulative 

January –December 

2011 Cumulative 

High Probability of 

Completion Voltage All 

(kV) 

Line Length (miles) 

≤230 0 89.5 0 1,236.0 3,396.0 6,292.0 

345 0 13.2 0 678.3 8,354.7 10,600.0 

500 79.0 0 79.0 268.4 2,095.7 5,802.0 

Total 

U.S. 79.0 102.7 79.0 2,182.7 13,846.4 22,694.0 

Completed Transmission Projects 

As of February 29, 2012 

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2012 The C Three Group, LLC
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Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by February 2014 

All Transmission Projects with a Proposed 

In-Service Date by February 2014 

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2012 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.