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Natural Gas Highlights

• Elba Liquefaction and Southern LNG received authorization to place in service Unit 6 of the LNG liquefaction and 

export facility at Southern’s existing LNG terminal on Elba Island in Chatham County, GA. When fully completed, the 

export terminal will consist of 10-units and 350 MMcf/d of liquefaction capacity.

• WBI Energy received authorization to abandon by sale to Scout Energy its gathering facilities in the Baker Field, 

located in Fallon County, MT and Bowman County, ND, which include 400 miles of pipeline, field compressor units,

and other equipment.

• Rover Pipeline received authorization for its Wick Meter Station Project, which involves construction of a new meter 

station on Rover's Sherwood Lateral in Tyler County, WV. The new station would be able to receive up to 300 

MMcf/d of natural gas from an interconnect with the Equitrans/Eureka Midstream gathering system.

• Texas-Kansas-Oklahoma Gas received a Determination of a Service Area within which it may own and operate 

facilities to transport natural gas into a limited area for the purposes of providing local distribution service in Northern 

Oklahoma, and a determination that it is an LDC for Section 311 purposes.

• Rover received authorization to increase the mainline certificated capacity of its pipeline by 175 MMcf/d for a total of

3.425 Bcf/d, and corresponding increases to related laterals and market segments in OH and MI. The increase 

reflects operational experience and does not involve new infrastructure.

• Texas Eastern received authorization for its Marshall County Mine Panel 19E Project, including excavating, elevating, 

and replacing segments of four pipelines and appurtenant facilities in Marshall County, WV, in order to ensure safe 

operation of the line during planned longwall mining operations by Marshall Coal.

• Northwest Pipeline received authorization for its Walla Walla Compressor Station Project, including installing a 500 

HP compressor and associated facilities to expand deliverability on its Walla Walla Lateral from 16.2 to 17.3 MMcf/d.

• Puget Sound Energy received authorization to recomplete Well SU-50 from Zone 2 to Zone 1 at its Jackson Prairie 

storage facility in Lewis County, WA. This will provide Jackson Prairie with a backup recycle well.

• National Fuel received authorization for its Line Q, QP, and Queen Storage Facility Project, which involves amending 

Commission authorizations associated with the abandonment and sale of these facilities located in Forest and Warren 

Counties, PA.

• Magnum Gas Storage received an order partially vacating its certificate approving the construction of four gas storage 

caverns in Millard, Juab, and Utah Counties, UT. The order vacates the authorizations for two of those caverns.

• Guardian Pipeline requests authorization for its Graymont Western Lime Interconnect Project, which consists of a new 

delivery point connecting Guardian to Graymont, an end-user in Fond du Lac County, WI. The interconnect will have 

a delivery capacity of 5 MMcf/d with an expansion potential of up to 13.2 MMcf/d.

• Dakota Natural Gas requests a service area determination within which DNG may, without further Commission 

authorization, enlarge or expand its natural gas distribution facilities and operations for the purpose of providing 

natural gas service to Traill County and the cities of Hillsboro and Mayville, ND.

• Gulf South requests authorization for its Valentine Chemicals Interconnect Project, including establishing a new 

delivery point to deliver up to 9 MMcf/d of natural gas to Valentine Chemicals in Lafourche Parish, LA. This delivery 

point will bypass the LDC, South Coast Gas.

• Kinetica Express requests authorization to abandon 66.8 miles of pipeline located onshore and in federal waters off 

the coast of Louisiana. The lines have not been used since March 2017.

• Equitrans requests authorization to abandon by sale or in place its 927 mile gathering system in PA and WV. 

Equitrans is looking for buyers of the system, as it wishes to exit the low pressure gathering business.

• Golden Pass LNG and Golden Pass Pipeline request to transfer the authorization to construct and operate certain 

facilities authorized under NGA Section 7 from Golden Pass Pipeline to Golden Pass LNG, which would then 

construct and operate those facilities under Section 3 as part of the authorized LNG export terminal.
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Natural Gas Activities in April 2020

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 2 176 0 500

Proposed 0 0 0 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) 1 0.0 35.0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

v Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through April 30, 2020

January through April 30, 2019

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 1 323.0 0.0 15,900

through April 30, 2019 4 3943.5 1.4 282,400

Certificated 16 2921.1 357.7 165,307

through April 30, 2019 12 9565.9 336.9 530,633

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through April 30, 2019 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 1 81.0 2836.0 0

through April 30, 2019 1 0.0 79.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 5 3.4 1531.0 0

through April 30, 2019 2 10.1 1413.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 1 10.0 1020.0 0

through April 30, 2019 3 33.6 7565.0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC was issued an order raising the capacity of its East Fork Project No. 2698 from 23.973 

to 25.848 MW. The project is located on the East Fork Tuckasegee River and Tanasee and Wolf Creeks in Jackson 

County, NC..

Hydropower Project Activities in April 2020

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 1.875 0 0 0 0 1 1.875

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, 2020)

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 3 9.835 0 0 0 0 3 9.835

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 3 2.221 0 0 0 0 3 2.221

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

• Sage Draw Wind LLC’s 338.4 MW Sage Draw Wind Project in Lynn County, TX is online. 

• Xcel Energy Inc’s 200.0 MW Blazing Star Wind Farm in Lincoln County, MN is online. 

• East Fork Wind Project LLC’s 196.0 MW East Fork Wind Farm in Thomas County, KS is online. The power generated 

is sold to Brown Forman Corp. under long-term contract.

• Polaris Wind Energy LLC’s 168.0 MW Polaris Wind Park in Gratiot County, MI is online. 

• Jumbo Hill Wind Project LLC’s 160.0 MW Barrow Ranch in Andrews County, TX is online. 

• South Peak Wind LLC’s 80.0 MW South Peak Wind Farm in Judith Basin County, MT is online. The power generated 

is sold to NorthWestern Energy under long-term contract.

• Gulf Power Co’s 74.5 MW Blue Indigo Solar Energy Center in Jackson County, FL is online. 

• Juwi Inc’s 60.0 MW Palmer Solar Project in El Paso County, CO is online. The power generated is sold to Colorado 

Springs Utilities under long-term contract. 

• Johnson Corner Solar I LLC’s 20.0 MW LightSource BP Solar Farm in Stanton County, KS is online. The power 

generated is sold to Mid Kansas Electric Co LLC under long-term contract. 

• Scottsburg Solar Array LLC’s 7.5 MW Scottsburg Solar Park in Scott County, IN is online. 

• Eagle Creek Hydro Power LLC’s 9.0 MW Swinging Bridge Unit 3 in Orange County, NY is online. 

April 2020 January – April 2020

Cumulative

January – April 2019

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 21 3,964 44 3,866

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 1 155

Oil 0 0 0 0 6 38

Water 1 9 6 25 8 51

Wind 7 1,154 32 3,104 18 1,544

Biomass 0 0 2 11 1 17

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 0 0

Solar 5 165 110 1,973 156 1,633

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other * 0 0 5 5 18 0

Total 13 1,328 176 9,082 252 7,304

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

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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Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 244.99 20.32%

Natural Gas 538.05 44.64%

Nuclear 104.98 8.71%

Oil 39.69 3.29%

Water 100.74 8.36%

Wind 109.41 9.08%

Biomass 15.90 1.32%

Geothermal Steam 3.88 0.32%

Solar 45.74 3.79%

Waste Heat 1.28 0.11%

Other 0.78 0.06%

Total 1,205.44 100.00%

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 77 0 0 55 16,428

Natural Gas 225 61,192 88 27,643 76 6,986

Nuclear 6 4,460 4 2,560 3 2,558

Oil 12 684 2 4 27 3,116

Water 228 13,120 92 1,910 9 7

Wind 482 88,625 161 27,116 2 249

Biomass 49 261 22 190 44 171

Geothermal Steam 15 540 4 213 10 35

Solar 2,901 110,214 705 24,083 0 0

Waste Heat 3 49 2 29 0 0

Other * 239 480 61 20 1 2

Total 4,161 279,702 1,141 83,768 227 29,552

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

 ** Under Constructions includes units that have started site preparation or construction. It also includes units that are in the testing phase.

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC. The data may be 

subject to update. 

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity

Generation Capacity Additions and Retirements

(May 2020 – April 2023)

From ABB Velocity Suite’s Generating Unit Capacity Dataset

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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Electric Transmission Highlights

• Advanced Power has completed 14.6 mile, 345 kV Pleasant Valley - Long Mountain Transmission Project in NY. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by May 2022

Voltage 

(kV)

April 2020 April 2019 January – April 2020

Cumulative

January – December 

2019 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion

All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 71.0 37.6 296.5 347.7 546.1

345 14.6 0.0 14.6 604.5 224.0 594.4

500 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 251.4 251.4

Total 

U.S. 14.6 71.0 52.2 908.7 823.1 1,391.9

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

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 May 2022

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by May 2022

New Transmission Projects by Voltage