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For May 2014

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Natural Gas Highlights 

• Leaf River Energy placed into service 12 Bcf of working gas in Cavern No. 4 of its Leaf River Storage Project located

in Smith County, MS. 

• Gulf Crossing received authorization to place into service its Panda Power Lateral Project which will provide 125 

MMcf/d of capacity to Panda Sherman’s electric power plant under construction in Grayson County, TX.

• Transco received authorization to construct and operate its Rockaway Delivery Lateral and Northeast Connector

Projects which will provide 647 MMcf/d and 100 MMcf/d, respectively, of capacity for shippers serving New York City.

• Arlington Storage received authorization to expand the working gas capacity of its Seneca Lake Storage Project in 

Schuler County, NY by 0.55 Bcf.

• Southern Natural requested authorization to construct and operate its SNG Zone 3 Expansion Project which will 

provide 235 MMcf/d of transportation capacity for ten shippers with markets in the southeastern U.S.

• Gulf LNG commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate a LNG export terminal (1.5 Bcf/d) 

and pipeline facilities necessary for bi-directional flow, at its existing LNG import terminal located in the Port of 

Pascagoula, Jackson County, MS. 

Natural Gas Activities in May 2014

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 3 130.7 17.5 0

Certificated 2 747.0 3.2 16,940

Proposed 3 335.0 35.3 18,170

Storage

Placed in Service 2 13.7 0 0

Certificated 1 0.6 0 500

Proposed 1 0.0 50 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Export) 1 0 1,500 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through May 31, 2014

Through May 31, 2013

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through May 31, 2013

6

6

578.2

886.0

50.3

10.4

30,950

69,660

Certificated

through May 31, 2013

12

14

2,686.4

2,921.6

100.8

102.9

147,333

61,550

Storage

Placed in Service

through May 31, 2013

5

4

17.25

24.5

110

1,020

4,800

18,970

Certificated

Through May 31, 2013

2

7

1.2

29.2

0

765

500

9,240

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through May 31, 2013

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through May 31, 2013

1

0

0

0

560

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Western Technical College placed in service the Angelo Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13417. The development has 

a total license capacity of 0.205 MW. The project is located on the La Crosse River in the Township of Angelo, in 

Monroe County, WI.

• Don W. Gilbert Hydro Power, LLC was issued an original license for the proposed 0.09 MW Gilbert Hydroelectric 

Project No. 14367. The project will be located on an unnamed spring creek that is a tributary to the Bear River, near 

the City of Grace, in Caribou County, ID.

• The City of New York was issued an original license for the proposed 14.08 MW Cannonsville Hydroelectric Project 

No. 13287. The project will be located at the City of New York’s existing Cannonsville Reservoir, on the West Branch 

of the Delaware River, in Delaware County, NY.

• The Public Service Company of Colorado was issued a new license for the existing Cabin Creek Pumped Storage 

Hydroelectric Project No. 2351. The new license authorizes an increase in total capacity from 300 MW to 336 MW. 

The project is located on Cabin Creek and South Clear Creek, in Clear Creek County, CO. 

• Go with the Flow Hydro Power, LLC filed a 10 MW exemption from licensing application for the proposed 1.2 MW Go 

with the Flow Hydroelectric Project No. 14538. The project would be located on the Umatilla River near the City of 

Hermiston, in Umatilla County, OR. 

• Juneau Hydropower, Inc. filed an original license application for the proposed 19.8 MW Sweetheart Lake 

Hydroelectric Project No. 13563. The project would be located on Sweetheart Lake and Sweetheart Creek, in the City 

and Borough of Juneau, AK. 

Hydropower Activities in May 2014

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 1 19.800 0 0 0 0 1 19.800

10-MW Exemption 1 1.200 0 0 0 0 1 1.200

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 2 14.170 1 36.000 0 0 3 50.170

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 1 0.205 0 0 0 0 1 0.205

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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Hydropower Activities Year to Date (through May 31, 2014)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 12 172.800 0 0 0 0 12 172.800

10-MW Exemption 1 1.200 0 0 0 0 1 1.200

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 2 49.400 0 0 0 0 2 49.400

Issued

License 6 135.920 1 36.000 1 0.600 8 172.520

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

Capacity Amendment 1 1.295 0 0 0 0 1 1.295

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Placed in Service

License 2 7.205 0 0 0 0 2 7.205

10-MW Exemption 1 0.700 0 0 0 0 1 0.700

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

• City of West Plains’ 49 MW natural gas-fired West Plains Peaking Power Station project in Howell County, MO is 

online.

• Imperial Valley Solar 1 LLC’s 99 MW Imperial Valley solar project in Imperial County, CA is online. The power 

generated is sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under long-term contract.

• Macho Springs LLC’s 48.5 MW Macho Springs Energy solar project in Luna County, NM is online. The power 

generated is sold to El Paso Electric Company under long-term contract.

• Western Massachusetts Electric Co’s 4 MW Indian Orchard Solar Facility project in Hampden County, MA is online. 

• City of Lemoore’s 3 MW City of Lemoore solar project in Kings County, CA is online. 

• Kearsarge Barre 1 LLC’s 2 MW Kearsarge Barre 1 solar project in Worcester County, MA is online.

• Prairie Breeze Wind Energy LLC’s 201 MW Prairie Breeze Wind Energy Farm in Antelope, Boone, and Madison 

Counties, NE is online. The power generated is sold to Omaha Public Power District under long-term contract.

• Huerfano River Wind LLC’s 2 MW Huerfano River Wind Phase 2 expansion project in Huerfano County, CO is online. 

The power generated is sold to San Isabel Electric Association Inc. under long-term contract.

• Green Power Electric Membership Corp’s 4.8 MW Pecan Row Landfill Energy project in Lowndes County, GA is 

online. The power generated will serve Green Power’s membership.
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• South Carolina Electric & Gas Company has completed the 35 mile, 230 kV VC Summer – Killian Transmission Line. 

The $16 million project is located in NC.

• PUD No. 1 of Douglas County has completed the 13 mile, 230 kV Douglas - Rapids Transmission Line. The $16

million project is located in WA.

May 2014 January – May 2014

Cumulative

January – May 2013

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 1 925

Natural Gas 2 49 7 1,437 39 4,389

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oil 0 0 1 1 4 6

Water 1 0.205 3 8 8 74

Wind 2 203 16 678 9 962

Biomass 1 5 19 73 42 122

Geothermal Steam 0 0 5 32 1 14

Solar 5 156 69 907 109 1,052

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 1 36

Other 0 0 2 1 2 0

Total 11 413 122 3,136 216 7,580

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 329.93 28.45%

Natural Gas 485.83 41.82%

Nuclear 107.32 9.24%

Oil 46.41 4.03%

Water 99.63 8.57%

Wind 61.43 5.26%

Biomass 16.04 1.37%

Geothermal Steam 3.87 0.33%

Solar 9.02 0.75%

Waste Heat 1.13 0.10%

Other 0.80 0.07%

Total 1,161.40 100.00%

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity

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

Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite.
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Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by May 2016

Voltage 

(kV)

May 2014 May 2013 January – May 2014

Cumulative

January – December 

2013 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 48.0 37.8 107.0 363.4 3,440.5 6,550.3

345 0.0 172.0 201.1 2,757.2 4,399.9 6,352.2

≥500 0.0 65.0 60.0 466.0 2,031.7 6,103.0

Total 

U.S. 48.0 274.8 368.1 3,586.6 9,872.1 19,005.5

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

Transmission Projects ©2014 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 2016

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by May 2016

New Transmission Projects by Voltage