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Natural Gas Highlights

• First ECA Midstream began operating a previously non-jurisdictional pipeline located in Clearfield and Elk Counties, 

PA, as an interstate pipeline. The pipeline will provide 152 MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity from producing areas to 

Dominion Transmission and National Fuel with further deliveries to a power plant operated by NRG REMA, LLC in 

Shawville, PA.

• Texas Gas received authorization to place into service its Western KY Lateral Project which will provide 230 MMcf/d 

of capacity to TVA’s electric generation plant located in Muhlenberg, KY.

• Transco received authorization to construct and operate its Dalton Expansion Project which will provide 448 MMcf/d of 

capacity from Transco’s Station 210 in Mercer, NJ through the proposed Dalton Lateral to delivery points in Murray 

County, GA.

• Columbia received authorization to construct and operate a replacement line for portions of the SM-80 Project in 

Wayne County, WV which will allow Columbia to operate Line SM-80 at the original maximum allowable operating 

pressure.

• Dominion received authorization to construct and operate its Leidy South Project which will provide 155 MMcf/d of 

capacity from the Leidy interconnection in Clinton County, PA to delivery points in Loudoun County, VA for shippers 

with markets in the Mid-Atlantic region.

• Natural requested authorization to construct and operate its Gulf Coast Expansion Project which would provide 240

MMcf/d of southbound capacity from existing receipt points on Natural’s Gulf Coast System in IL, AR, OK, and TX to 

delivery points on Natural’s South Texas Zone in TX.

• WBI Energy requested authorization to construct and operate its Line Section 25 and the Charbonneau #6 Expansion 

Projects which would provide 62 MMcf/d of capacity from new receipts points on its existing system in Williams and 

McKenzie Counties, ND to an existing interconnection with Northern Border Pipeline at WBI Energy’s Charbonneau 

and Glen Ullin Compressor Stations in northwestern and south central ND.

• Columbia requested authorization to construct and operate its Central Virginia Connector Project which would provide 

45 MMcf/d of capacity on its existing system in Goochland and Louisa Counties, VA.

• Transco requested authorization to construct and operate its Gulf Connector Expansion Project which would provide 

475 MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity from Transco’s Station 65 Zone 3 Pool in St. Helena Parish, LA to new delivery 

points in Wharton and San Patricio Counties, TX.

• Tennessee requested authorization to construct and operate its Lone Star Project which would provide 300 MMcf/d of 

capacity for Corpus Christi Liquefaction from a receipt point at the existing interconnection with Gulf South Pipeline on 

Tennessee’s existing 500 Line in Jasper County, MS to a delivery point with Corpus Christi Pipeline on Tennessee’s 

100 Line in San Patricio County, TX.

• EcoElectrica requested authorization to utilize an existing spare LNG vaporizer unit at its exising import terminal in 

Penuelas, Puerto Rico to supply natural gas to Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. The operation of this unit would 

increase the deliverability from the terminal by 93 MMcf/d for a total sendout of 279 MMcf/d.

• The Commission dismissed and terminated the proceedings of Downeast Liquefaction, Downeast LNG, and 

Downeast Pipeline to site, construct, and operate an import and export LNG terminal in Washington County, ME and 

associated pipeline facilities which would have provided 600 MMcf/d to the proposed terminal. The Downeast LNG 

terminal would have provided an import and export deliverability of 500 MMcf/d and 450 MMcf/d, respectively. 

• The Commission vacated the authorization granted to Tallulah Gas Storage to construct and operate its salt dome 

natural gas storage facility and associated pipeline facilities (Tallulah Gas Storage Project) located in Madison Parish, 

LA. The Tallulah Gas Storage Project would have provided 24 Bcf of working gas.
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Natural Gas Activities in August 2016

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 2 382.0 39.1 0

Certificated 4 603.0 119.8 67,665

Proposed 5 1,122.0 1.4 87,500

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 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Import) 1 0 93 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through August 31, 2016

January through August 31, 2015

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through August 31, 2015

19

16

3,264.3

5,505.7

189.1

203.5

93,695

127,925

Certificated

through August 31, 2015

41

24

14,014.9

6,711.0

1,117.6

326.5

1,112,119

234,818

Storage

Placed in Service

through August 31, 2015

0

3

0.0

3.4

0

53

0

0

Certificated

through August 31, 2015

0

2

0.0

2.7

0

0

0

0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through August 31, 2015

1

0

0

0

700

0

0

0

Certificated (Import/Export)

through August 31, 2015

4

1

10.2

0

3,181

1,400

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 August 31, 2016)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 2.5 50.049 0.5 300.000 0 0 3 350.049

10-MW Exemption 1 0.360 0 0 0 0 1 0.360

Capacity Amendment 1 0.100 0 0 0 0 1 0.100

Conduit Exemption 2 0.530 0 0 0 0 2 0.530

Issued

License 6 51.062 0 0 0 0 6 51.062

10-MW Exemption 1 0.220 0 0 0 0 1 0.220

Capacity Amendment 3 6.310 0 0 0 0 3 6.310

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Placed in Service

License 3.5 204.700 0 0 0 0 3.5 204.700

10-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Amendment 2.5 26.500 0 0 0 0 2.5 26.500

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Staff Database

Electric Generation Highlights

• Los Vientos Windpower IV LLC’s 200 MW Los Vientos Windpower Phase 2 Expansion Project in Starr County, TX is 

online. The power generated is sold to Austin Energy under long-term contract.

• Odell Wind Farm LLC’s 200 MW Odell Wind Farm Project in Jackson County, MN is online. The power generated is 

sold to Xcel Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• WED Coventry One LLC’s 12 MW WED Coventry Wind Phase 1 Project in Kent County, RI is online. The power 

generated is sold to National Grid U.S.A. under long-term contract.

• RE Mustang LLC’s 132 MW RE Mustang Solar Phase 1 Project in Kings County, CA is online. Portions of the power 

generated are sold to Marin Clean Energy and Sonoma Clean Power Authority under long-term contracts.

• Granite Mountain Solar East LLC’s 130.4 MW Granite Mountain Solar Project in Iron County, UT is online. The power 

generated is sold to PacifiCorp under long-term contract.

• Iron Springs Solar LLC’s 80 MW Iron Springs Solar Project in Iron County, UT is online. The power generated is sold 

to PacifiCorp under long-term contract.

• Five Points Solar Park, LLC’s 60 MW Five Points Solar Park in Fresno County, CA is online. The power generated is 

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

• Antelope Big Sky Ranch LLC’s 26.3 MW Antelope Big Sky Ranch Solar Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online. 

The power generated is sold to Southern California Public Power Authority under long-term contract.

• Consolidated Edison Development Inc.’s 8 MW Future Generation Wind Project in Plymouth County, MA is online. 

• SolarCity Corp.’s 4.7 MW Ash Mountain Solar Farm Project in New London County, CT is online.

• SolarCity Corp’s 3 MW Fort Carson Housing Solar Project in El Paso County, CO is online. The power generated is 

sold to United States Army and Balfour Beatty PLC under long-term contracts.
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• Mosaic Co.’s 15 MW waste heat Uncle Sam Expansion Project in Saint James Parish, LA is online. The power 

generated is sold on-site to IMC Phosphates Co. under long-term contract.

August 2016 January – August 2016

Cumulative

January – August 2015

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 3 45 2 6

Natural Gas 0 0 63 7,007 54 4,254

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oil 0 0 5 12 13 18

Water 0 0 27 228 20 151

Wind 9 420 34 2,661 32 3,492

Biomass 4 4 25 54 25 261

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 1 45

Solar 17 451 209 2,839 192 1,414

Waste Heat 1 15 1 15 0 0

Other * 1 0 5 0 9 0

Total 32 890 372 12,861 348 9,641

 *“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 293.73 25.01%

Natural Gas 509.90 43.42%

Nuclear 107.36 9.14%

Oil 44.98 3.83%

Water 100.35 8.55%

Wind 76.66 6.53%

Biomass 16.64 1.42%

Geothermal Steam 3.88 0.33%

Solar 18.79 1.60%

Waste Heat 1.17 0.10%

Other* 0.76 0.07%

Total 1,174.23 100.00%

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC which include plants with 

nameplate capacity of 1 MW or greater. The data may be subject to update. 

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC which include plants with nameplate capacity 

of 1 MW or greater. The data may be subject to update. 

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• American Transmission Company has completed the 65 mile, 138 kV Holmes - Old Mead Road Transmission Project. 

The Bay Lake Project cost approximately $101.6 million and is located in MI. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by August 2018

Voltage 

(kV)

August

2016

August

2015

January – August

2016 Cumulative

January – December 

2015 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 65.0 46.3 228.4 682.3 2,655.8 5,069.6

345 0.0 89.3 163.4 1,230.5 2,401.9 3,927.7

500 0.0 0.0 43.0 355.0 925.3 2,884.3

Total 

U.S. 65.0 135.6 434.8 2,267.8 5,983.0 11,881.6

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric 

Transmission Projects ©2016 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 August 2018

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by August 2018

New Transmission Projects by Voltage