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Natural Gas Highlights

• Valley Crossing Pipeline received authorization to place in service its Border Crossing Project, which will provide up to 

2,600 MMcf/d of export capacity from Texas state waters in the Gulf of Mexico to the international boundary between 

the U.S. and Mexico.

• Columbia Gulf received authorization to place in service its Gulf Xpress Project, which will provide 860 MMcf/d of 

capacity from its interconnect with Columbia Gas in Leach, KY to delivery points in MS and LA.

• Coronado Midstream received retroactive authorization for three existing pipelines in Andrew and Martin Counties, 

TX, which connect three natural gas processing plants it owns to the Northern Natural and ONEOK systems.

• Kern River received authorization to construct the Eaglecrest Meter Station, which would deliver 40 MMcf/d of natural 

gas to E&B Natural Resources Management Corporation in Kern County, CA.

• PNGTS received authorization for Phase III of its Portland Xpress Project, including a new 6,300 HP compressor at its

Eliot Compressor Station in York County, ME, modifications and additions at the Westbrook Compressor Station in 

Cumberland County, ME and the Dracut meter and receiving Station in Middlesex County, MA, and related activities.

• Maritimes & Northeast received authorization to reacquire firm capacity on its mainline which it had abandoned to 

PNGTS, and to abandon to PNGTS a portion of its ownership interest in a compressor unit at the Westbrook 

Compressor in Cumberland County, ME.

• Northern Natural received authorization for its Northern Lights 2019 & Rochester Projects. These two separate 

projects involve constructing new compression, pipeline, and other facilities, uprating the maximum allowable 

operating pressure on a segment of pipeline, and abandoning short pipeline segments in various counties in MN.

• El Paso received authorization to construct the Kiwanis Meter Station, which would allow it to deliver up to 2,500 

Mcf/d of firm transportation capacity to the United Dairyman milk processing plant in Maricopa County, AZ.

• Greylock Pipeline received authorization to acquire 3-miles of pipeline owned by its affiliate, NRG ECA Pipeline. The 

acquisition will allow Greylock to own and operate its interstate system from its receipt point directly to the NRG 

REMA Shawville power plant in Clearfield County, PA.

• D'Lo Gas Storage received authorization to amend its DGS Gas Storage Project in Simpson and Rankin Counties, 

MS, including changes to the facility's layout that would reduce surface impacts by 14.1 acres, and the addition of a 

new Firm Wheeling Service to its Rate Schedule.

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

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

• Equitrans received authorization to abandon injection and withdrawal Well 3675 at its Hunters Cave Storage Field in 

Greene County, PA.

• Venture Global Calcasieu Pass received authorization to construct and operate a 1.4 Bcf/d LNG export facility in 

Cameron Parish, LA, as well as for the 23-mile 2.1 Bcf/d Transcameron Pipeline from the Grand Chenier Station in 

Cameron Parish to the proposed export facility.

• PennEast Pipeline requests an amendment to its certificate to permit certain pipeline realignments and workspace 

changes in Luzerne, Carbon, Monroe, and Northampton Counties, PA. These changes will result in a net decrease of 

project miles and acreage.

• Spire Storage requests authorization for its Rock Pipeline Project, which consists of 10.1 miles of dual pipeline and 

other equipment in Uinta County, WY, that would provide it access to a new interconnect with Kern River pipeline.

• Guthrie Natural Gas requests determination of a service area within which it may, without further Commission 

authorization, enlarge or expand its natural gas distribution facilities at the Kentucky/Tennessee border.

• WBI Energy received authorization for its Demicks Lake - Cherry Creek Pipeline Project, including 12.2 miles of new 

pipeline, to provide 176 MMcf/d of new transportation capacity in McKenzie County, ND. 

• ANR requests authorization to replace segments of its existing 22-inch Line 301 mainline, its 24-inch Line 1-301, and 

its 30-inch Line 2-301, all located in Kane County, IL.

• NGPL requests authorization for its Gulf Coast Southbound Projects, which would add new compression at 

compressor stations CS 300, 301, and 304 located in Victoria, Wharton, and Harrison Counties, TX respectively, in 

order to provide up to 300 MMcf/d of transportation capacity to serve the Corpus Christi Liquefaction facility. 

• Tennessee Gas requests authorization to complete construction and commence operation of a delivery point in 

Middlesex County, MA, to bypass National Grid and provide direct service to the Hanscoms Air Force Base.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization to construct and operate horizontal storage wells 12626 and 12635, and related 

pipeline and appurtenances at its Pavonia Storage Field in Ashland County, OH.
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Natural Gas Activities in February 2019

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 2 3,460 0 269,900

Certificated 4 849 61 49,253

Proposed 3 476 22 34,990

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 1 0.0 79.0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 

(Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 1 8.2 1,414.0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through February 28, 2019

January through February 28, 2018

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 2 3,460.0 0.2 269,900

through February 28, 2018 0 0 0 0

Certificated 6 924.2 60.8 54,013

through February 28, 2018 11 2,788 202 121,015

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through February 28, 2018 0 0 0 0

Certificated 1 0.0 79.0 0

through February 28, 2018 1 0 125 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

through February 28, 2018 0 0 0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 1 8.2 1,414.0 0

through February 28, 2018 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 February 28, 2019)

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 1 0.230 0 0 0 0 1 0.230

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 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

• Saratoga Wind Energy LLC’s 66.0 MW Saratoga Project in Howard County, IA is online. 

• Apple Inc’s 200.0 MW solar powered Apple Data Center in Washoe County, NV is online. 

• Kenyon Energy KS Solar 1 LLC’s 7.7 MW Pratt Municipal Solar Project in Pratt County, KS is online. The power 

generated is sold to the City of Pratt, KS under long-term contract.

February 2019 January – February 2019

Cumulative

January – February 2018

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 0 0 5 539 3 40

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 3 30

Oil 0 0 0 0 3 8

Water 0 0 0 0 2 12

Wind 1 66 4 424 15 1,589

Biomass 0 0 0 0 3 3

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 1 19

Solar 6 214 26 949 85 954

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other * 2 0 3 0 6 5

Total 9 280 38 1,912 121 2,660

 *“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 262.51 21.91%

Natural Gas 528.09 44.08%

Nuclear 107.98 9.01%

Oil 41.63 3.47%

Water 100.33 8.37%

Wind 97.54 8.14%

Biomass 16.15 1.35%

Geothermal Steam 3.86 0.32%

Solar 37.85 3.16%

Waste Heat 1.36 0.11%

Other* 0.78 0.06%

Total 1,198.06 100.00%

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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All Additions High Probability Additions Retirements

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

Coal 1 17 1 17 62 16,409

Natural Gas 266 70,680 126 32,435 93 8,925

Nuclear 12 11,481 4 4,800 9 9,052

Oil 18 732 7 39 21 2,070

Water 229 15,063 84 1,000 19 539

Wind 545 100,483 139 24,560 0 0

Biomass 55 575 21 418 30 145

Geothermal Steam 18 913 6 280 0 0

Solar 2,457 79,734 523 12,050 5 2

Waste Heat 3 34 2 29 0 0

Other * 95 455 24 7 1 2

Total 3,699 280,167 937 75,635 240 37,144

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

• Dominion Resources has completed the 7.4 mile 500 kV Surry - Skiffes Creek Transmission Project in VA. 

• Dominion Resources has completed the 20.0 mile 230 kV Whealton - Skiffes Creek Transmission Project in VA. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by March 2021

Voltage 

(kV)

February 

2019

February 

2018

January – February 

2019 Cumulative

January – December 

2018 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 20.0 36.0 20.0 375.3 532.1 1,756.5

345 0.0 0.0 0.0 714.5 686.0 2,369.0

500 7.4 0.0 7.4 69.4 738.0 1,662.0

Total 

U.S. 27.4 36.0 27.4 1,159.2 1,956.1 5,787.5

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

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements by March 2022

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 ©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 March 2021

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by March 2021

New Transmission Projects by Voltage