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Natural Gas Highlights

• Columbia Gas received authorization to place partially in service its WB Xpress Project which will provide 1,300 

MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity to markets in western WV and northern VA.

• WBI Energy received authorization to place in service its Valley Expansion Project, in Clay County, MN and Cass, 

Barnes, Stutsman and Burleigh Counties, ND, which will provide 40 MMcf/d of new capacity to customers in ND.

• Columbia Gas received authorization to place in service its Mountaineer XPress Project, which will provide 2,700 

MMcf/d of capacity from receipt points in WV to pooling points on the Columbia Gas system and to Columbia Gulf at 

Leach, KY.

• NEXUS received authorization to place in service the Greenfield Mainline pipeline, the Hanoverton Compressor 

Station, and four metering and regulating facilities of the NEXUS Gas Transmission Project in Ohio and Michigan, 

which will provide 1,500 MMcf/d of new capacity into eastern MI. 

• ANR received authorization to place in service its Wisconsin South Expansion Project, which will provide 230 MMcf/d 

of additional capacity from its Sandwich Compressor Station in Kendall County, IL to markets in Northern IL and WI.

• Northern Natural received authorization to place in service its Cedar Station Upgrade Project, which will provide 

increased pressure to Northern States Power Company's Black Dog Generating Station in Eagan, MN.

• Paiute received authorization to place in service its Paiute 2018 Expansion Project, which includes of 8.5 miles of 

upsized or looped pipeline, and will provide 4.6 MMcf/d of additional capacity in Western Nevada.

• Southern Star received authorization to increase the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure and Maximum 

Operating Pressure on its Line QB in Johnson County, KS. This change will not increase the system’s capacity.

• Transco received authorization to abandon its North Padre Island Block 956 “B” Platform, and its offshore lateral 

extending 3.5 miles from North Padre Island Block 956 in Offshore Texas.

• PNGTS received authorization for its Portland X-Press Project, which would increase the certificated capacity on its 

system by 39.8 MMcf/d from Pittsburgh, NH to Westbrook, ME, and by 1.6 MMcf/d from Westbrook to Dracut, ME; 

and authorization to increase its import/export capacity from 210 to 274 MMcf/d. 

• Texas Eastern received authorization for its Rahway River Additional Pipe Replacement Project, which would replace 

an additional 400-foot segment of its Line 1 pipeline in Woodbridge, NJ.

• Panhandle received authorization to abandon by sale to its affiliate, ETC Field Services, the Deer Loop Lateral 

Facilities, consisting of 20.6 miles of pipeline and appurtenances in Carson, Hutchinson, and Moore Counties, TX.

• Sierrita received Section 7C authorization to build a new 15,900 HP compressor station in Pima County, AZ, which 

would allow it to increase firm transportation into Mexico by 323 MMcf/d, and Section 3 authorization to increase the 

capacity at its border crossing from 201 to 627 MMcf/d.

• National Grid LNG received authorization to construct and operate its Field Point Liquefaction Project, consisting of 

liquefaction facilities that would provide 20 MMcf/d of deliverability at its existing LNG facility in Providence, RI.

• UGI LNG received authorization to construct and operate its Temple Truck Rack Expansion Project, including two 

new trailer loading and unloading racks at its Temple LNG storage facility in Berks County, PA.

• Northern Natural requests authorization to abandon by sale to DKM Enterprises 146.6 miles of pipeline on its M580A 

and M530A system and other appurtenant facilities. The A-line is located in Otoe and Cass counties, NE, and Mills, 

Pottawattamie, Cass, Audubon, Guthrie, Greene, and Boone counties, IA.

• Tennessee requests authorization for its 261 Upgrade Projects, which would include 2.1 miles of new pipeline and 

4,418 HP of additional compression in order to increase capacity by 72.4 Bcf/d in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

• OkTex Pipeline requests authorization to purchase from ONEOK, and operate and maintain in interstate commerce 

2.5 miles of pipeline in Beckham County, OK.

• Gulf South requests authorization to construct two 5,000 horsepower compressors within its existing Petal III 

Compressor Station, a dehydration unit, a thermal oxidizer, and other appurtenant facilities in order to increase 

operational flexibility at its Petal Gas Storage Facility in Forrest County, MS.

• National Fuel requests authorization to abandon Zoar Well 804-I at its Zoar storage field in Erie County, NY. The 

proposed abandonment will not affect service.

• Perryville Gas requests authorization to reclassify the working and base gas capacities in Cavern PGS-1 at its storage 

facility in Franklin and Richland Parishes, LA.

• Sabine Pass LNG requests authorization for its Third Berth Expansion Project, which would add an additional berth at 

its LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, LA.
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Natural Gas Activities in October 2018

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 7 5,775.6 509 553,813

Certificated 2 362.8 0 15,900

Proposed 1 72.4 2 4,418

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 1 0.0 350.0 10,000

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 

(Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 1 0.0 20.0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through October 31, 2018

January through October 31, 2017

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 17 10,491.8 615.0 737,613

through October 31, 2017 22 5,832.5 499.8 354,569

Certificated 44 9,044.9 643.0 299,995

through October 31, 2017 34 23,328.9 2,506.5 1,439,392

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through October 31, 2017 1 7.5 600.0 9,500

Certificated 4 3,600.3 152.0 0

through October 31, 2017 1 0.0 10.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 1 0.0 825.0 0

through October 31, 2017 3 0.0 1,493.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 1 0.0 20.0 0

through October 31, 2017 0 0.0 0.0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• New England Hydropower Company LLC. filed an application for a small hydropower project exemption from licensing 

the 0.420 MW Hydro Albion Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 14633. The project would be located on the Blackstone 

River at the existing Albion Dam in the Towns of Lincoln and Cumberland, Providence County, RI.

• New England Hydropower Company LLC. filed an application for a small hydropower project exemption from licensing 

the 0.507 MW Ashton Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 14634. The project would be located on the Blackstone River at 

the existing Ashton Dam near the Town of Cumberland, Providence County, RI.

• Dakota County, Minnesota filed an application to increase the capacity of its Lake Byllesby Project No. 6299 from 

1.900 MW to 4.000 MW. The project is located on the Cannon River in Dakota and Goodhue County, MN.

Hydropower Project Activities in October 2018

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 2 0.927 0 0 0 0 2 0.927

Capacity Amendment 1 2.100 0 0 0 0 1 2.100

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

Hydropower Project Activities Year to Date (through October 31, 2018)

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 2 0.927 0 0 0 0 2 0.927

Capacity Amendment 2 3.840 1 335.000 0 0 3 338.840

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 1.740 1 335.000 0 0 2 336.740

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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 2 12.000 0 0 0 0 2 12.000

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

• Clean Energy Future Lordstown LLC’s 940.0 MW natural gas-fired Lordstown Combined Cycle Plant in Trumbull 

County, OH is online. 

• Duke Energy Florida’s 820.1 MW natural gas-fired expansion of Crystal River Plant in Citrus County, FL is online. 

• CPV Valley LLC’s 770.0 MW natural gas-fired expansion of CPV Valley Project in Orange County, NY is online. 

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

Lackawanna County, PA is online. 

• Architect of The Capitol’s 19.5 MW natural gas-fired Capitol Power Plant in DC is online.

• City of Tallahassee Florida’s 18.6 MW natural gas-fired Sub 12 Project in Leon County, FL is online.

• West Deptford Energy LLC’s 8.1 MW natural gas-fired West Deptford Power Project in Gloucester County, NJ is 

online.

• Xcel Energy Inc’s 600.0 MW Rush Creek Wind Project in Cheyenne County, CO is online. 

• Stella Wind LLC’s 201.0 MW Stella Wind Farm in Kenedy County, TX is online. 

• Live Oak Wind Project LLC’s 201.0 MW Wilson Ranch in Schleicher County, TX is online.

• CMS Enterprises Co’s 100.0 MW Northwest Ohio Wind Energy Project in Paulding County, OH is online. The power 

generated is sold to General Motors Co under long-term contract. 

• Aurora County Wind LLC’s 20.7 MW Aurora County Wind Project in Aurora County, SD is online.

• Brule County Wind LLC’s 20.7 MW Brule County Wind Project in Brule County, SD is online.

• Midway Solar LLC’s 182.0 MW Midway Solar (TX) Project in Pecos County, TX is online. The power generated is 

sold to Austin Energy under long-term contract.

• Tampa Electric Co.’s 74.4 MW Balm Solar Project in Hillsborough County, FL is online. 

• Brantley Farm Solar LLC’s 50.2 MW Brantley Farm Solar Facility in Nash County, NC is online. The power generated 

is sold to Duke Energy Progress under long-term contract.

• OCI Lamesa Solar II LLC’s 50.0 MW expansion of Lamesa Solar Facility in Dawson County, TX is online. The power 

generated is sold to the City of Garland, TX under long-term contract.

• Bluebell Solar LLC’s 30.0 MW Capricorn Ridge Solar Project in Coke County, TX is online. The power generated is 

sold to the City of Denton, TX under long-term contract.

• Gasna 6P LLC’s 21.5 MW San Joaquin Solar Project in Fresno County, CA is online. 

• Adams Nielson Solar LLC’s 19.2 MW Adams Nielson Solar Project in Adams County, WA is online. The power 

generated is sold to Avista under long-term contract. 

• Virginia Electric & Power Co’s 17.0 MW UVA Hollyfield Solar Facility in King William County, VA is online. The power 

generated is sold to the University of Virginia under long-term contract. 

• Dominion Energy Inc’s 15.0 MW UVA Puller Solar Facility in Middlesex County, VA is online. The power generated is 

sold to the University of Virginia under long-term contract.

• Geenex LLC’s 10.0 MW Carl Friedrich Gauss Solar Facility in Halifax County, NC is online. The power generated is 

sold to Dominion North Carolina Power under long-term contract.

• Quakertown Farms LLC’s 10.0 MW Quakertown Solar Farm No. 1 in Hunterdon County, NJ is online. 

• NJR Clean Energy Ventures III Corp’s 9.2 MW Springfield Solar Project in Burlington County, NJ is online. 

• El Paso Electric Co’s 5.0 MW Holloman Solar Facility in Oteron County, NM is online. 
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October 2018 January – October 2018

Cumulative

January – October 2017

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 4 10 0 0

Natural Gas 8 3,041 91 15,762 87 11,338

Nuclear 0 0 4 185 1 102

Oil 0 0 11 18 19 54

Water 0 0 10 33 13 218

Wind 7 1,148 38 3,735 58 5,025

Biomass 0 0 11 66 25 265

Geothermal Steam 0 0 2 21 1 18

Solar 38 543 400 3,555 500 3,889

Waste Heat 1 1 4 131 1 220

Other * 2 0 25 5 24 1

Total 56 4,733 600 23,521 729 21,130

 *“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 266.16 22.34%

Natural Gas 525.06 44.08%

Nuclear 107.81 9.05%

Oil 41.68 3.50%

Water 100.49 8.44%

Wind 92.70 7.78%

Biomass 16.16 1.36%

Geothermal Steam 3.79 0.32%

Solar 35.17 2.95%

Waste Heat 1.43 0.12%

Other* 0.78 0.07%

Total 1,191.21 100.00%

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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Additions Retirements

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

Coal 1 17 74 19,255

Natural Gas 278 72,612 112 11,945

Nuclear 8 8,021 8 8,040

Oil 15 725 22 166

Water 251 14,816 19 633

Wind 488 89,730 1 50

Biomass 54 588 24 124

Geothermal Steam 21 1,005 0 0

Solar 2,130 63,681 5 2

Waste Heat 5 46 0 0

Other * 86 433 0 0

Total 3,337 251,674 265 40,215

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

• ITC Midwest has completed the 55.0 mile, 345 kV Lakefield - Huntley (formerly Winnebago) Transmission Project 

in MN and the 19.0 mile, 345 kV Ledyard – Burt Transmission Project in IA. Both projects are apart of the MultiValue Project Portfolio 3 that connects MN and IA. 

• American Transmission Company has completed the 80.0 mile North Appleton – Morgan Transmission Project in 

WI. The project consist of 345 kV and 138 kV transmission lines and is apart of the Bay Lake Project.

• Entergy has completed the 12.0 mile, 230 kV Carlyss – Graywood (Solac) Transmission Project in LA.

• Sharyland Distribution and Transmission Services has completed the 17.0 mile, 138 kV Sales Ranch – Natural Dam 

Transmission Project in TX. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by November 2020

Voltage 

(kV)

October

2018

October

2017

January – October

2018 Cumulative

January – October

2017 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 69.0 5.0 300.7 329.3 2,076.5 762.3

345 114.0 0.0 527.2 218.5 4,030.6 1,586.6

500 0.0 0.0 69.4 0.0 1,227.4 371.0

Total 

U.S. 183.0 5.0 897.3 547.8 7,334.5 2,719.9

 Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2018 The C Three Group, LLC. 

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements by November 2021

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 ©2018 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 November 2020

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by November 2020

New Transmission Projects by Voltage