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Natural Gas Highlights 

• Freeport LNG received authorization to construct and operate an LNG export terminal (1.8 Bcf/d) at Freeport LNG’s 

existing Quintana Island import terminal located near the city of Freeport, in Brazoria County, TX. 

• Colombia Pipeline requested authorization to construct and operate a border facility which will provide 1,120 MMcf/d 

of capacity to Mexico at the international boundary between the U.S. and Mexico in Webb County, TX.

• KM Louisiana requested authorization to construct and operate its Lake Charles Expansion Project which will provide 

1,400 MMcf/d of north-to-south capacity for Magnolia LNG for its proposed export terminal near Lake Charles, LA.

• Golden Pass LNG and Golden Pass Pipeline requested authorization to construct and operate an LNG export 

terminal (2.1 Bcf/d) at Golden Pass’s existing import terminal in Sabine Pass, TX., and pipeline facilities to provide 

2,500 MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity on Golden Pass Pipeline’s existing system to serve the proposed terminal.

• National Fuel and Empire commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate the Northern 

Access 2016 Project which will provide 350 MMcf/d of capacity for shippers to serve markets in the northeastern U.S. 

• Columbia Gulf commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate its Cameron Access Project 

which will provide 800 MMcf/d of capacity to the proposed Cameron LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, LA.

Natural Gas Activities in July 2014

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 1 230.0 7.6 0

Certificated 3 109.7 32.8 9,470

Proposed 10 6,680.7 262.3 222,565

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0 0

Certificated 1 0.0 0 2,000

Proposed 0 0.0 0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Export) 1 0 1,800 0

Proposed (Export) 2 4.4 2,400 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through July 31, 2014

Through July 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 July 31, 2013

7

8

808.2

1,252.0

57.9

12.9

30,950

69,660

Certificated

through July 31, 2013

19

17

5,851.9

3,196.6

222.0

103.7

213,623

61,550

Storage

Placed in Service

through July 31, 2013

5

10

17.25

38.7

110

2,282

4,800

56,620

Certificated

Through July 31, 2013

3

11

1.2

31.6

0

766

2,500

9,240

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through July 31, 2013

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through July 31, 2013

3

0

3.4

0

4,060

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Ketchikan Public Utilities placed into service the 4.6-MW Whitman Lake Project No. 11841. The project is located 4 

miles east of Ketchikan, in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK. The project operates with water withdrawn from the 

existing Whitman Lake, which is an existing impoundment of Whitman Creek, and is augmented by flows from a new 

diversion on Achilles Creek. Whitman Lake continues to serve as the water supply for a downstream fish hatchery 

• Sacramento Municipal Utility District was issued a new license for the existing 637.3 MW Upper American River 

Hydroelectric Project No. 2101. The license authorizes construction of the proposed 400 MW Iowa Hill Pumped 

Storage Development as part of the project. The project is located on the Rubicon River, Silver Creek, and South 

Fork American River in El Dorado and Sacramento Counties, CA. 

• 5440 Hydro, Inc. filed an exemption application for the proposed 0.6 MW Brooklyn Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 

13806. The project would be located on the Upper Ammonoosuc River in Coos County, NH.

Hydropower Activities in July 2014

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 1 0.600 0 0 0 0 1 0.600

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 0 0 1 400.000 0 0 1 400.000

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

Placed in Service

License 1 4.600 0 0 0 0 1 4.600

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 Activities Year to Date (through July 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 2 1.800 0 0 0 0 2 1.800

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 3 1,736.000 1 0.600 10 1,872.520

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
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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 3 11.805 0 0 0 0 3 11.805

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

• Blue Renewable Energy IMS LLC’s 9 MW Indianapolis Motor Speedway Solar Farm project in Marion County, IN is 

online. The power generated is sold to Indianapolis Power and Light under long-term contract.

• Ugt Renewable Energy 10 LLC’s 5.9 MW Lancaster Solar Project in Middlesex County, MA is online. The power 

generated is sold to the City of Billerica under long-term contract.

• Clarendon Solar Farm LLC’s 2.5 MW Clarendon Solar Farm project in Rutland County, VT is online. The power 

generated is sold to Vermont Electric Power Producers Inc. under long-term contract.

• Ikea Group’s 2.4 MW Ikea Perryville Distribution Center Solar Expansion project in Cecil County, MD is online. The 

power generated is used on-site by Ikea Group.

• E.ON Climate and Renewables’ 218 MW Panhandle Wind Farm Phase 1 project in Carson County, TX is online. The 

power generated is sold to Citigroup Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• Spinning Spur Wind LLC’s 161 MW Spinning Spur Two Wind phase 2 project in Oldham County, TX is online. The 

power generated is sold to Exelon Generation Co. LLC under long-term contract.

July 2014 January – July 2014

Cumulative

January – July 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 2 1,543

Natural Gas 0 0 20 2,185 58 5,277

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oil 0 0 3 11 10 34

Water 2 5 6 19 13 116

Wind 2 379 22 1,196 10 963

Biomass 0 0 28 87 60 181

Geothermal Steam 0 0 5 32 1 14

Solar 5 21 124 1,226 156 1,297

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 2 76

Other 0 0 2 1 2 0

Total 9 405 210 4,758 314 9,502

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

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

• Minnkota Power Cooperative has completed the 250 mile, 345 kV Center – Prairie Transmission Line. The $353

million project is located in ND.

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by July 2016

Voltage 

(kV)

July 2014 July 2013 January – July 2014

Cumulative

January – December 

2013 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 47.0 288.0 470.2 4,236.0 7,752.0

345 250.0 228.1 669.3 2,795.2 4,972.8 7,730.4

≥500 0.0 0.0 62.0 466.0 2,326.7 6,343.0

Total 

U.S. 250.0 275.1 1,019.3 3,731.4 11,535.5 21,825.4

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2014 The C Three Group, LLC

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 329.16 28.45%

Natural Gas 487.51 41.82%

Nuclear 107.41 9.24%

Oil 46.40 4.03%

Water 99.67 8.57%

Wind 61.95 5.26%

Biomass 15.94 1.37%

Geothermal Steam 3.87 0.33%

Solar 9.31 0.75%

Waste Heat 1.13 0.10%

Other 0.80 0.07%

Total 1,163.14 100.00%

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity

Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite.
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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 July 2016

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by July 2016

New Transmission Projects by Voltage