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Natural Gas Highlights

• Dakota Natural Gas received a service area determination within which it may, without further Commission 

authorization, enlarge or expand its natural gas distribution facilities in order to supply a customer in Minnesota. 

• Florida Gas received authorization for its East Louisiana Project, which involves construction and modifications at 

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

MMcf/d of firm capacity to Entergy Louisiana.

• OkTex Pipeline received authorization to buy from ONEOK, and operate and maintain in interstate commerce, 2.5 

miles of pipeline in Beckham County, OK.

• Columbia Gas received authorization to abandon and replace 14 miles of pipeline and related appurtenances from 

Keyser Station in Mineral County, WV to LaVale Station in Allegany County, MD. 

• Columbia Gas received authorization for its KA1 North Launcher/Receiver Project facilities in Madison and Fayette 

Counties, KY, including installing bi-directional launchers, receivers, and mainline valves.

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

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

• Spire Storage West received authorization to acquire Clear Creek Storage’s underground natural gas storage facility 

in Uinta County, WY, and reaffirmation of its authorization to charge market based rates following the acquisition.

• Midship received an amendment to its certificate authorizing an approximately 0.8-mile reroute in Bryan County, OK in 

order to avoid a sensitive feature and address stakeholder concerns.

• National Fuel received authorization to abandon Zoar Wells 51-I and 56-I at its Zoar storage field in Erie County, NY. 

The proposed abandonment will not affect service to customers.

• Transco received authorization for partial abandonment of service at its Eminence Storage Field in Covington County, 

MS, including reduction of certified pressures and partial abandonment of storage capacity of Caverns 5, 6, and 7.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization for its Line 134 Replacement Project, which includes replacing 3.2 miles of 

pipeline in Armstrong and Butler Counties, PA. This project will not result in a change of pipeline capacity. 

• Columbia Gas requests authorization for its VNG Suffolk No. 3 Meter Station Expansion Project in Suffolk County, VA, 

which includes replacing the meter station to increase the station’s maximum delivery capacity from 3.7 to 12 MMcf/d. 

• NGPL requests authorization for its Lockridge Extension Pipeline Project, including the construction of 16.8 miles of 

pipeline and other appurtenances in Ward, Reeves, and Pecos Counties, TX, to provide up to 500 MMcf/d of firm 

southbound transportation capacity. 

• Southern Natural Gas requests authorization for its North Main System Upgrade Project, which would replace a tap 

and suction line at its McConnells Compressor station in Tuscaloosa County, AL in order to increase the firm 

transportation capacity on its North Main System by 5 MMcf/d.

• Colorado Interstate Gas requests authorization for its CIG High Plains Kiowa Lateral Expansion Project, including 

construction of 9.9 miles of new pipeline to provide up to 410 MMcf/d of transportation capacity from a natural gas 

processing plant to the CIG system in Weld County, CO.

• Florida Gas requests authorization for its Sanford Project, including modification and construction of certain natural 

gas pipeline facilities, including lateral looping and other appurtenant facilities in order to increase hourly flow rights 

from 15.7 to 17.2 MMBtu/hr to the FPL Sanford Plant in Volusia County, FL.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization to construct and operate seven new injection/withdrawal storage wells and 

related pipelines and appurtenances in Ashland, Holmes, Knox, and Richland Counties, OH. The new wells will not 

alter the field's capacity or deliverability.

• Monroe Gas Storage requests authorization to abandon certain certificated natural gas storage capacity, and

reclassification of remaining storage capacity at its Monroe gas storage facility in Northeast Mississippi, which would 

reduce the working gas capacity of the field from 12 to 7 Bcf.
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Natural Gas Activities in January 2019

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

Certificated 2 75 0 4,760

Proposed 4 915 30 0

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

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through January 31, 2019

January 1 through January 31, 2018

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

through January 31, 2018 0 0 0 0

Certificated 2 75.0 0.3 4,760

through January 31, 2018 7 1,868 132 83,215

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through January 31, 2018 0 0 0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

through January 31, 2018 0 0 0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

through January 31, 2018 0 0 0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

through January 31, 2018 0 0 0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Great River Hydro, LLC filed an application to increase the capacity of its Deerfield River Project No. 2323 from 

76.910 MW to 77.140 MW. The project is located on the Deerfield River in Berkshire and Franklin Counties, MA, and 

Bennington and Windham Counties, VT.

Hydropower Project Activities in January 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

Electric Generation Highlights

• Lackawanna Energy Center LLC’s 465.0 MW natural gas-fired Lackawanna Energy Center expansion in Lackawanna 

County, PA is online. 

• City of Tallahassee, FL’s 74.0 MW natural gas-fired Arvah B Hopkins expansion in Leon County, FL is online.

• Upstream Wind Energy LLC’s 202.5 MW Upstream Wind Energy Project in Antelope County, NE is online. 

• Pine River Wind Energy LLC’s 161.3 MW Pine River Wind Park in Gratiot County, MI is online. 

• Blue Summit II Wind LLC’s 102.0 MW Blue Summit Wind Project in Wilbarger County, TX is online. The power 

generated is sold to AT&T Communications under long-term contract.

• Copenhagen Wind Farm LLC’s 80.0 MW Copenhagen Wind Farm in Lewis County, NY is online. The power 

generated is sold to Narragansett Electric Co under long-term contract.

• Mendota Hills LLC’s 75.4 MW Mendota Hills Wind Expansion in Lee County, IL is online. The power generated is 

sold to Commonwealth Edison Co under long-term contract. 

• Willow Springs Solar LLC’s 100.0 MW Willow Springs Solar (CA) Project in Kern County, CA is online. 

• ColGreen North Shore LLC’s 74.8 MW Col Green North Shore Solar Farm in Riverside County, CA is online. The 

power generated is sold to Centrica plc under long-term contract.

• Florida Power & Light Co.’s 74.5 MW Interstate Solar Energy Center in Saint Lucie County, FL is online. 

• Florida Power & Light Co.’s 74.5 MW Miami Dade Solar Energy Center in Miami Dade County, FL is online. 

• Florida Power & Light Co.’s 74.5 MW Pioneer Trail Solar Energy Center in Volusia County, FL is online. 

• Florida Power & Light Co.’s 74.5 MW Sunshine Gateway Solar Energy Center in Columbia County, FL is online. 

• Tampa Electric Co.’s 74.5 MW Lithia Solar Project in Hillsborough County, FL is online. 
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Electric Generation Highlights (Cont.)

• Tampa Electric Co.’s 61.0 MW Grange Hall Solar Project in Hillsborough County, FL is online. 

• Peony Solar LLC’s 60.1 MW Peony Solar LLC in Orangeburg County, SC is online. 

• Tampa Electric Co.’s 35.0 MW Bonnie Mine Solar Project in Polk County, FL is online. 

• Trico Electric Coop Inc.’s 10.0 MW Avion Community Solar Project in Pima County, AZ is online. 

• Marina Energy LLC’s 9.0 MW DSM Solar Project expansion in Warren County, NJ is online. 

January 2019 January 2018

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

Coal 0 0 0 0

Natural Gas 5 539 3 40

Nuclear 0 0 3 30

Oil 1 2 3 8

Water 2 7 0 0

Wind 11 481 12 1,226

Biomass 0 0 0 0

Geothermal Steam 0 0 1 19

Solar 45 780 45 707

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0

Other * 1 0 3 5

Total 65 1,809 70 2,035

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 261.66 21.91%

Natural Gas 527.15 44.14%

Nuclear 107.98 9.04%

Oil 39.75 3.33%

Water 100.42 8.41%

Wind 97.64 8.18%

Biomass 16.11 1.35%

Geothermal Steam 3.84 0.32%

Solar 37.72 3.16%

Waste Heat 1.36 0.11%

Other* 0.78 0.07%

Total 1,194.39 100.00%

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. 

*“Other” includes purchased steam, tires, and miscellaneous technology such as batteries, fuel cells, 

energy storage, and fly wheel.

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 55 14,859

Natural Gas 261 66,995 127 31,467 107 10,168

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

Oil 17 730 6 37 23 1,086

Water 223 14,606 76 548 19 539

Wind 543 101,230 137 25,019 0 0

Biomass 57 577 23 420 33 148

Geothermal Steam 18 913 6 280 0 0

Solar 2,481 81,417 534 12,952 5 2

Waste Heat 3 34 2 29 0 0

Other * 109 453 37 7 1 2

Total 3,725 278,453 953 75,576 252 35,856

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

• American Electric Power announced plans to increase their four year forward transmission capital expenditure 

plans by $1.7 billion. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by February 2021

Voltage 

(kV)

January 

2019

January 

2018

January – December

2018 Cumulative

High Probability of 

Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 30.0 327.3 580.1 1,815.5

345 0.0 0.0 714.5 1,076.0 2,759.0

500 0.0 0.0 69.4 766.0 1,697.4

Total 

U.S. 0.0 30.0 1,111.2 2,422.1 6,271.9

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

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements by February 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 February 2021

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by February 2021

New Transmission Projects by Voltage