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Natural Gas Highlights 

• SG Resources Mississippi placed into service Cavern 4 of its Southern Pines Energy Center Project which will add 10

Bcf of working gas capacity to its facilities located in Green County, MS.

• Dominion received authorization to place into service its Appalachian Gateway Project which will increase capacity by 

484 MMcf/d from supply areas in WV and PA to an interconnection with Texas Eastern in Westmoreland Co., PA.

• Tennessee received authorization to construct and operate facilities in PA as part of its MPP Project which will provide 

240 MMcf/d of firm capacity for the transportation of Marcellus Gas to Tennessee’s markets.

• CIG requested authorization to construct and operate its High Plains 2013 Expansion Project which will provide 225 

MMcf/d of transportation capacity connecting processing and producing facilities to CIG’s High Plains System in CO.

• Freeport LNG filed to construct and operate a liquefaction terminal adjacent to its existing import terminal near 

Freeport, in Brazoria Co., TX. This export facility will have a liquefaction capacity of 1.8 Bcf/d.

• Corpus Christi LNG and Corpus Christi Pipeline filed to construct and operate an export/import terminal and related 

pipeline facilities near Corpus Christi, TX. This export/import terminal will have a liquefaction capacity of 2.1 Bcf/d and 

a regasification capacity of 0.4 Bcf/d, and the pipeline will have a capacity of 2.25 Bcf/d.

Natural Gas Activities in August 2012

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 3 629.3 130.0 33,745

Certificated 2 606.0 8.2 0

Proposed 4 2,925.0 125.7 99,532

Storage

Placed in Service 2 17.5 100 31,800

Certificated 1 0.0 40 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Export) 2 10.14 3,900 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through August 31, 2012

Through August 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 August 31, 2011

9

17

1,317.1

8,220.5

211.1

1,495.9

54,950

645,771

Certificated

through August 31, 2011

15

11

3,623.8

2,707.7

105.4

260.7

86.660

192,605

Storage

Placed in Service

through August 31, 2011

10

7

54.7

33.3

880

2,449

80,100

25,483

Certificated

through August 31, 2011

8

10

52.8

151.3

1,740

3,495

49,020

101,010

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through August 31, 2011

0

1

0

16.4

0

2,000

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through August 31, 2011

1

0

0

0

2,600

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights

• Contra Costa Water District placed in service a 1 MW conduit exemption for the Los Vaqueros Pipeline Energy 

Recovery Project No. 13524, located on the District’s water distribution pipeline in the City of Antioch, CA. 

• Silt Water Conservancy District was granted exemptions from licensing (Conduit) for the 0.075 MW Harvey Gap 50 

Project No. 14342 and the 0.875 MW Harvey Gap 400 Project No. 14343, both located on the Grand Valley Irrigation 

Canal, in Mesa County, CO. 

• Ocean Power Technology was issued an original license for the 1.5 MW Reedsport OPT Wave Park Project No. 

12713. The hydrokinetic project will consist of 10 power buoys located in Oregon’s territorial waters about 2.5 miles 

off the coast, near Reedsport, in Douglas County, OR. 

• Green Island Power Authority was issued a new license for the existing Green Island Project No. 13. The new license 

authorizes an increase in total project capacity from 6 MW to 48 MW. The project is located at the U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers’ Green Island-Troy Lock and Dam on the Hudson River, in Albany County, NY.

• Whitman River Dam, Inc. was issued an original license for the proposed 0.145 MW Crocker Dam Hydroelectric 

Project No. 13237. The project will be located at the existing Crocker Pond dam on the Whitman River, in Worcester 

County, MA.

• City of Hillsboro, OR filed an Application for Exemption from Licensing (Conduit) for the Will Crandall Reservoir 

Project No. 14445, located on the city’s water distribution system, in Washington County, OR. The proposed project 

would develop 0.094 MW. 

• Placer County Water Agency filed an Application for Exemption from Licensing (Conduit) for the Lincoln Metering 

Station Project No. 14444, located in Placer County, CA. The proposed project would develop 0.76 MW. 

• P Coulee Powerplant LLC filed an Application for Exemption from Licensing (Conduit) for the P Coulee Powerplant 

Project No. 14448, located in Twin Falls County, ID. The proposed project would develop 0.06 MW.

• L.S. Starrett Company filed a small-hydro exemption application for the existing, unlicensed Crescent Street Dam 

Project No. 14447. The exemption application proposes an increase in total project capacity from 0.25 MW to 0.448 

MW. The project is located on the Millers River, near the Town of Athol, in Worcester County, MA.

Hydropower Activities in August 2012

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

5-MW Exemption 1 0.198 0 0 0 0 1 0.198

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 3 0.914 0 0 0 0 3 0.914

Issued

License 2 42.145 0 0 1 1.500 3 43.645

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

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 2 0.950 0 0 0 0 2 0.950

Placed in Service

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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
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Hydropower Activities Year to Date (through August 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 5 19.905 0 0 2 1.100 7 21.005

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

Capacity Amendment 3 9.040 0 0 0 0 3 9.040

Conduit Exemption 16 4.365 0 0 0 0 16 4.365

Issued

License 10 84.985 0 0 3 2.850 13 87.835

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

Capacity Amendment 9 52.382 3 149.500 0 0 12 262.594

Conduit Exemption 10 10.635 0 0 0 0 10 10.635

Placed in Service

License 2 8.530 0 0 0 0 2 8.530

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

• Basin Electric Power Coop’s 300 MW combined cycle Deer Creek Station in Brookings County, South Dakota is 

online. The facility features a 170 MW natural gas-fired turbine and a 130 MW turbine powered by waste heat. 

• Riverstone Holding LLC’s 152 MW Spring Valley Wind Phase I in White Pine County, Nevada is online. The 

electricity generated is sold to NV Energy under a long-term agreement. The second phase of 140 MW is in 

development and is expected to be operational by June 2013. 

• Exelon Corp’s Mount St. Marys University 16 MW Solar Phase II expansion project in Frederick County, Maryland is 

online. The 2 MW Solar Phase I came online in April 2012. 

• Third Sun Solar’s 4 MW Columbus Zoo Solar in Franklin County, Ohio is online. The electricity generated is used on 

site.

August 2012 January – August 2012

Cumulative

January – August 2011

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 2,276 13 1,710

Natural Gas 1 300 61 4,636 76 8,436

Nuclear 0 0 1 125 0 0

Oil 0 0 8 13 29 61

Water 1 1 10 9 11 20

Wind 2 153 69 3,604 83 3,227

Biomass 1 2 70 329 78 250

Geothermal Steam 0 0 7 105 6 30

Solar 4 22 130 766 149 343

Waste Heat 0 0 1 3 1 135

Other 0 0 2 0 9 0

Total 11 478 362 11,866 455 14,212

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

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Electric Transmission Highlights

• The National Park Service issued its final environmental impact statement on the 500 kV, 147-mile SusquehannaRoseland. The $1 billion interstate project from Berwick, PA to Roseland, NJ is a joint project by Public Service 

Electric & Gas and PPL Electric Utilities Corp. Pre-construction activities have started and the line is expected to be 

energized by June 2015. 

• Due to a slow economy and reduced demand, the PJM Board has decided to cancel the 765 kV, 250-mile PotomacAppalachian Transmission Highline (PATH). The interstate project would have crossed WV, MD and VA. 

• Due to a slow economy and reduced demand, the PJM Board has decided to cancel the Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway 

(MAPP). The approximately 250-mile Interstate transmission project would have crossed DE, MD and VA. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by August 2014

Voltage 

(kV)

August

2012

August

2011

January –August

2012 Cumulative

January –December 

2011 Cumulative

High Probability of 

Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0 1.3 254.0 909.3 1,672.0 5,252.2

345 0 0 529.8 516.5 8,033.2 9,963.7

500 0 0 170.1 262.0 1,862.0 6,785.0

Total 

U.S. 0 1.3 953.9 1,687.8 11,567.2 22,000.9

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2012 The C Three Group, LLC

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 340.78 29.53%

Natural Gas 482.80 41.84%

Nuclear 106.77 9.25%

Oil 51.70 4.48%

Water 98.06 8.50%

Wind 50.77 4.40%

Biomass 14.39 1.25%

Geothermal Steam 3.61 0.31%

Solar 3.20 0.28%

Waste Heat 0.80 0.07%

Other 1.04 0.09%

Total 1,153.91 100.00%

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

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity
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Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2012 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 2014

New Transmission Projects by Region

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by August 2014

New Transmission Projects by Voltage