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Natural Gas Highlights 

• National Fuel received authorization to place into service its Northern Access Project which will provide 320 MMcf/d of 

additional firm capacity for the transportation of Marcellus Shale gas.

• Dominion received authorization to construct and operate its Allegheny Storage Project which will increase 

transportation and working gas storage capacities by 125 MMcf/d and 2.5 Bcf, respectively, in MD, OH, WV and PA.

• Transco requests authorization to construct and operate its Virginia Southside Expansion Project. This project will 

provide 270 MMcf/d of firm transportation on Transco’s existing system for two shippers located in VA and NC.

• Cameron LNG and Cameron Interstate request authorization to construct and operate a 1.7 Bcf/d, liquefaction facility 

for export at Cameron LNG’s existing import terminal in Cameron Parish, LA, and additional facilities on Cameron 

Interstate’s existing pipeline system to transport 2.33 Bcf/d of natural gas to the proposed liquefaction facility.

• By letters dated December 14, 2012, the Commission informed Southern LNG, Elba Express, and Gulf LNG 

Liquefaction that it would not consider their requests to begin the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and 

operate liquefaction and pipeline facilities in Elba Island, Chatham County, GA, and near Pascagoula, MS until they 

have fully complied with the procedures outlined in the Commission’s regulations at 18 CFR 157.21.

Natural Gas Activities in December 2012

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 4 786.0 3.2 17,760

Certificated 3 226.8 3.1 21,730

Proposed 3 2,600.3 119.0 105,650

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0 0

Certificated 1 2.5 110.0 0

Proposed 1 1.2 0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Export) 1 3.4 1,700 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through December 31, 2012

Through December 31, 2011

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through December 31, 2011

26

31

3,870.0

12,559.4

307.4

1,776.8

242,680

816,369

Certificated

through December 31, 2011

23

18

4,532.1

4,177.7

210.6

323.5

155,390

312,255

Storage

Placed in Service

through December 31, 2011

10

11

54.7

42.5

880

2,504

80,100

30,218

Certificated

through December 31, 2011

10

13

79.3

181.4

3,050

4,495

85,755

143,010

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through December 31, 2011

0

2

0

23.2

0

3,500

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through December 31, 2011

1

0

0

0

2,600

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights

• Hydro Matrix LP placed in service the 4.4 MW Jordan Hydroelectric Project No. 11437 in Chatham County, NC.

• Western Technical College was issued an original license for the proposed 0.205 MW Angelo Dam Hydroelectric 

Project No. 13417. The project will be located on the La Crosse River in the Township of Angelo, in Monroe County, 

WI. 

• Jay Moyle was issued an order granting exemption from licensing (conduit) for the 0.060 MW P Coulee Power Plant 

Project No. 14448, in Twin Falls County, ID. 

• Tarrant Regional Water District was issued an order amending exemption for the Arlington Outlet Project No. 13946, 

in Tarrant County, TX, which increase capacity from 1.300 MW to 1.350 MW.

• Free Flow Power Corporation, on behalf of PayneBridge, LLC, filed an original license application for the proposed 4 

MW Williams Dam Water Power Project No. 13346. The project would be located at the Indiana Department of 

Natural Resources’ Williams Dam on the East Fork White River, in Lawrence County, IN. 

• Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC filed an application for amendment of license for the Catawba Wateree Project No. 2232, 

located on the Catawba and Wateree Rivers, in Gaston and Lincoln Counties, NC. The capacity will increase from 

732.607 to 739.050 MW through equipment upgrades. 

 

Hydropower Activities in December 2012

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 1 4.000 0 0 0 0 1 4.000

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

Capacity Amendment 1 6.443 0 0 0 0 1 6.443

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 1 0.205 0 0 0 0 1 0.205

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

Capacity Amendment 1 0.050 0 0 0 0 1 0.050

Conduit Exemption 1 0.060 0 0 0 0 1 0.060

Placed in Service

License 1 4.400 0 0 0 0 1 4.400

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 December 31, 2012)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 14 52.655 0 0 2 1.100 16 53.755

5-MW Exemption 3 0.931 0 0 0 0 3 0.931

Capacity Amendment 5 18.383 0 0 0 0 5 18.383

Conduit Exemption 17 4.475 0 0 0 0 17 4.475

Issued

License 12 89.190 0 0 4 2.950 16 92.140

5-MW Exemption 2 1.125 0 0 0 0 2 1.125

Capacity Amendment 13 58.607 3 149.500 0 0 16 208.107

Conduit Exemption 18 13.432 0 0 0 0 18 13.432
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Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Placed in Service

License 4 17.580 0 0 0 0 4 17.580

5-MW Exemption 1 0.170 0 0 0 0 1 0.170

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 1.000

 Source: Staff Database

Electric Generation Highlights

• Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s (SWEPCO) 609 MW coal-fired John W. Turk Power Plant in Hempstead County, 

AR is online. Turk is the first ultra-supercritical generating unit in the U.S., which generates electricity more efficiently 

at higher temperatures and requires less coal and produces less emissions to generate the same amount of power as 

existing coal units. The electricity generated will serve retail and wholesale customers in AR, LA, TX and OK.

• Southern Power’s 736 MW gas-fired Plant Cleveland in Cleveland County, NC is online. Plant Cleveland consists of 

four Siemens F Class 184 MW gas turbines. Electricity generated is sold to North Carolina Municipal Power Authority 

Agency and North Carolina Electric Membership Corp. under long-term contracts.

• U.S. Geothermal Inc’s 8.6 MW Unit 3 Neal Hot Springs geothermal expansion project in Malheur County, OR is 

online. Units 1 and 2, both 8.6 MW each, came online in November. Unit 4 with 28 MW is expected to come online in 

2017. The power generated is sold to Idaho Power Co. under long-term contract.

• Duke Energy brought a total of 2,365 MW of generation online in North Carolina. 1) 800 MW state-of-the-art coal-fired 

Cliffside Steam Station Unit 6 in Cleveland County. 2) 620 MW natural gas-fired Dan River Combined Cycle Station 

in Rockingham County. 3) 920 MW natural gas-fired H.F. Lee Plant in Wayne County. These new units replaced 

older coal-fired and combustion turbines units. 

• Hydro Matrix LP’s 4.4 MW Jordan Hydroelectric Project in Moncure, NC is online. Jordan Hydroelectric is a first of its 

kind installed on the discharge tower of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood storage dam. The project consists of 

two conventional vertical Kaplan turbine-generators located on the upstream side of the discharge tower. The 

electricity generated is sold to Progress Energy under long-term contract.

• Rollcast Energy, Inc’s 60.5 MW biomass-fueled Piedmont Green Power in Barnesville, GA is online. Piedmont Green 

will use 500,000 tons of woody biomass annually, consisting of urban wood waste and mill and logging solid waste.

The electricity generated is sold to Georgia Power Co under long-term contract.

• Verso Paper’s 25 MW biomass-fueled Bucksport Mill expansion project in Bucksport, ME is online. The biomass 

system will burn papermaking byproduct and logging wood waste. The electricity generated will be used at the mill 

and sold into the local grid.

• Photovoltaic projects in Arizona: 1) NRG Energy, Inc.’s 25 MW Avra Valley Solar Generating Station near Tucson is 

online. The electricity generated is sold to Tucson Electric Power under long-term contract. 2) Cate Street Capital 

Inc’s 7.5 MW Lake Pleasant WTP Solar Project in Maricopa County is online. The electricity generated is sold to 

Arizona Public Service Co.

• Photovoltaic projects in North Carolina: 1) Cate Street Capital Inc’s 6.1 MW Buster Solar in Alamance County is 

online. The electricity generated is sold to Duke Energy Carolinas on long-term contract. 2) Duke Energy Corp’s 12.5 

MW Washington White Post Solar in Beaufort County is online. The electricity generated is sold to North Carolina 

Eastern Municipal Power Agency under long-term contract. 3) Nashville Solar Farm LLC’s 2 MW Wilson County 

project and 1.9 MW Nash County project are online. Electricity generated from both facilities is sold to Progress 

Energy under long-term contract. 4) FLS Energy Inc’s 1.8 MW Cary Wastewater Solar in Wake County is online. The 

electricity generated is sold to Progress Energy under long-term contract. 

• Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative’s 7.2 MW Port Allen Solar in Kaua’i, HI is online. Currently the largest solar 

generation in HI, this project also includes a 3 MW battery energy storage system.

• Wind projects in California: 1) MidAmerican Renewables’ 300 MW combined capacity of Pinyon Pines I and II wind 

projects in Kern County is online. The projects consist of 100 Vestas V-90 3 MW wind turbines. The electricity 

generated is sold to Southern California Edison under long-term contract. 2) Riverstone Holdings LLC’s 265 MW 

Ocotillo Express Wind Project in Imperial County is online. This facility consists of 112 Siemens SWT 2.3 wind 

turbines. Electricity generated is sold to San Diego G&E under long-term contract. 3) PG&E Corp’s 189 MW 
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Manzanar Wind in Kern County is online. This facility consists of 126 GE 1.5 wind turbines. Electricity generated is 

sold to San Diego G&E and Silicon Valley Power under long-term contract. 4) EDF Groups’ 102.5 MW Shiloh IV Wind 

Project in Solano County is online. This facility consists of 50 REpower Systems AG wind turbines. Electricity 

generated is sold to Pacific Gas & Electric under long-term contract. 5) Foundation Wind Power’s 3.2 MW Cemex 

Black Mountain Quarry Wind and 3.2 MW Cemex Victorville Wind in San Bernardino County, 3.2 MW Foundation 

Nwna Cabazon Project and 2 MW Foundation RRM Cabazon Project in Riverside County, are online. 

• E.ON Group’s 200 MW Wildcat Wind Farm I in Madison County, IN is online. This facility consists of 125 GE 1.6 MW 

wind turbines. The electricity generated is sold to Indiana Michigan Power Company under long-term contract. 

• Minnesota Power’s 210 MW Bison Wind III expansion project in Oliver County, ND is online. This facility consists of 

70 Siemens 3 MW wind turbines. The electricity generated is delivered to Minnesota Power’s customers transmitted 

through the company’s DC line from Center, ND to Duluth, MN.

• Fist Wind’s 104 MW Palouse Wind Farm in Whitman County, WA is online. This facility consists of 58 Vestas 1.8 MW 

wind turbines. Electricity generated is sold to Avista Corp under long-term contract.

• Wind projects in Illinois: 1) Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp’s 200 MW Minonk Wind in Woodford County is online. 

This facility consists of 100 Gamesa 2 MW wind turbines. 2) Invenergy LLC’s 214.4 MW California Ridge Wind in 

Vermilion County is online. This facility consists of 134 GE 1.6 MW wind turbines. Electricity generated is sold to 

TVA under long-term contract. 3) MidAmerican Renewables’ 81 MW Bishop Hill II in Henry County is online. This 

facility consists of 50 GE 1.62 MW wind turbines. The electricity generated is sold to Ameren Illinois under long-term 

contract.

• General Electric’s 235 MW Chisholm View Wind in Garfield County, OK is online. This facility consists of 140 GE 1.68 

MW wind turbines. The electricity generated is sold to Alabama Power under long-term contract.

• Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp’s 150 MW Senate Wind in Jack County, TX is online. This facility consists of 75

Gamesa 2 MW wind turbines.

• Wind projects in Pennsylvania: 1) BP Energy’s 140.8 MW Mehoopany Wind Farm in Wyoming County is online. This 

facility consists of 88 GE 1.6 MW wind turbines. The electricity generated is sold to Old Dominion Electric 

Cooperative and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc. under long-term contracts. 2) EverPower Wind 

Holdings’ 139.4 MW Twin Ridges Wind Farm in Somerset County is online. This facility consists of 68 REpower 

MM92 2.05 MW wind turbines.

• Alliant Energy Corp’s 100 MW Franklin County Wind Farm in Franklin County, IA is online. This facility consists of 60 

Vestas 1.65 MW wind turbines. Electricity generated is sold to Alabama Power under long-term contract.

• DTE Energy Co.’s 110 MW total capacity Michigan Thumb Wind Parks, composed of DTE McKinley Wind, DTE 

Minden Wind and DTE Sigel Wind in Sanilac and Huron Counties, MI are online. Thumb Wind Parks consist of 69 GE 

1.6 MW turbines. Electricity generated is sold to Detroit Edison under long-term contract. 

• Wind projects in Idaho: 1) Exelon Corp’s 40 MW High Mesa Wind in Elmore County is online. High Mesa consists of 

19 Suzlon 2.1 MW wind turbines. The electricity generated is sold to Idaho Power under long-term contract. 2) Terna 

SpA’s 88.8 MW total capacity Mountain Air Wind Projects, comprised of Cold Springs Wind Farm, Desert Meadow 

Wind Farm, Two Ponds Wind Farm and Mainline Wind Farm in Elmore County are online. Mountain Air Wind Parks 

consist of 40 Siemens 2.2 MW turbines. The electricity generated is sold to Idaho Power under long-term contract. 

• Alliance Power’s 67 MW Colorado Highlands Wind in Logan County, CO is online. Highlands Wind consists of 42 GE 

1.6 MW turbines. The electricity generated is sold to Tri State Generation and Transmission Association under longterm contract. 

• Iberdrola SA’s 48 MW Groton Wind Project in Grafton County, NH is online. Groton Wind consists of 24 Gamesa 

Energy USA 2 MW wind turbines. The electricity generated is sold to NSTAR Electric Co. under long-term contract. 

• Juwi Wind LLC’s 31 MW Community Wind South in Nobles County, MN is online. This facility consists of 15 Repower 

MM92 wind turbines. The electricity generated is sold to Northern States Power Co. under long-term contract.

• Iberdrola SA’s 28.5 MW Hoosac Wind in Bershire County, MA is online. Hoosac Wind consists of 19 GE 1.5 MW 

wind turbines. The electricity generated is sold to NSTAR Electric Co. under long-term contract. 

• Sempra US Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy’s 21 MW Auwahi Wind Project in Maui, HI is online. Auwahi Wind 

consists of 8 Siemens 2.6 MW wind turbines and an 11 MW battery storage unit capable of storing power generated 

by the wind turbines to regulate the intermittent wind power. The electricity generated is sold to Maui Electric Co. 

under long-term contract. 

• Georgia Mountain Community Wind’s 10 MW Georgia Mountain Wind in Chittenden County, VT is online. Georgia

Mountain consists of 4 Goldwind Science & Technology 2.5 MW wind turbines. The electricity generated is sold to 

Burlington Electric Department under long-term contract. 
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• ITC Great Plains, Nebraska Public Power District, Sunflower Electric Power Corp and Midwest Energy’s KETA 

(Spearville - Axtell) transmission project is in-service. The 345 kV, 227 mile, interstate project connects Spearville, KS 

to Axtell, NE. It was completed six months ahead of schedule with an estimated cost of $328 million.

• Valley Electric Association’s 230 kV, 81 mile Pahrump - Northwest transmission project in NV is in-service. 

• PSEG Power’s 138 kV, 5 mile Bayonne - Marion transmission line in NJ is in-service. 

• City of Grand Island’s 115 kV, 7 mile Substation “F” - St. Libory in NE is in-service. The GI North transmission project 

cost approximately $3.9 million.

December 2012 January – December 2012

Cumulative

January – December 2011

Cumulative

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed Capacity 

(MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed Capacity 

(MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed Capacity 

(MW)

Coal 4 1,434 8 4,510 15 1,932

Natural Gas 6 2,306 94 8,746 108 11,020

Nuclear 0 0 1 125 0 0

Oil 0 0 19 49 66 136

Water 2 4 13 99 41 94

Wind 45 3,095 164 10,689 146 6,844

Biomass 5 91 100 543 131 446

Geothermal Steam 2 9 13 149 9 56

Solar 16 77 240 1,476 354 1,131

Waste Heat 0 0 1 3 2 136

Other 2 0 5 0 11 0

Total 82 7,016 658 26,387 883 21,795

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 337.71 29.17%

Natural Gas 491.82 42.48%

Nuclear 107.01 9.24%

Oil 41.32 3.57%

Water 98.12 8.47%

Wind 57.53 4.97%

Biomass 15.00 1.30%

Geothermal Steam 3.70 0.32%

Solar 3.90 0.34%

Waste Heat 0.69 0.06%

Other 1.04 0.09%

Total 1,157.86 100.00%

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

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

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity
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Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by December 2014

Voltage 

(kV)

December 

2012

December 

2011

January – December

2012 Cumulative

January – December 

2011 Cumulative

High Probability of 

Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 89.3 125.0 603.1 951.8 790.8 3,455.5

345 138.0 286.7 792.8 516.5 7,109.8 8,342.8

500 0 0 170.1 262.0 758.4 2,895.4

Total 

U.S. 227.3 411.7 1,566.0 1,730.3 8,659.0 14,693.7

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2013 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 December 2014

New Transmission Projects by Region

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by December 2014

New Transmission Projects by Voltage