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Natural Gas Highlights

 Elkton Acquisition received approval for a service area determination within which it may, without further 

Commission authorization, own and operate facilities in Delaware to provide natural gas distribution service to an 

area in Maryland.

 EGT Acquisition received approval for a service area determination where it may, without further Commission 

authorization, own and operate facilities in Pennsylvania to provide natural gas distribution service to an area in 

northwestern New Jersey.

 Dominion received authorization to establish a 2,000 foot boundary around the active limits of the Ellisburg 

Storage Pool in Potter County, PA.

 Columbia Gas received authorization to construct new wells 12606 and 12607 at its Pavonia Storage Field in 

Ashland County, OH. The wells will restore 9 MMcf/d of deliverability to the field.

 NGPL received authorization to abandon its Herscher Northwest Storage Field in Kankakee County, IL. NGPL 

stated that the field, with 18.5 Bcf of capacity and 65 MMcf/d deliverability, has underperformed for years. 

 Columbia Gas received authorization to construct and operate Weaver Well 12622 and related pipeline and 

appurtenances at its Weaver Storage Field in Ashland, Holmes, Knox, and Richland Counties, OH.

 Southern Natural Gas requests authorization to abandon in place 6.5 miles of its West Point Line, and to abandon 

by removal a delivery meter, a regulator, and related appurtenances in Lowndes and Clay Counties, MS. 

 Dominion Energy Carolina requests authorization for its Bushy Park Extension Project, which includes a new gas 

delivery point in Berkeley County, SC, to supply an industrial customer currently supplied by the LDC.

 Rover requests authorization for its Iron Bank Meter Station Project, which includes a new meter station on its 

Majorsville Lateral in Marshall County, PA, to allow it to receive up to 500 MMcf/d of gas from APP Midstream.

 Rover requests authorization to own and operate the Revolution Receipt Point on its Burgettstown Lateral in 

Washington County, PA in order to receive up to 525 MMcf/d of gas from ETC Northeast.

 Southern Star requests authorization to increase the maximum operating pressure on its Blue Mountain Chisholm 

Trail Lateral in Grady County, OK.

 Panhandle Eastern requests authorization to decrease the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure of a segment 

of its State Line Lateral in Johnson County, KS and Jackson County, MO in order to meet DOT safety regulations.

 Transwestern requests authorization to abandon in place the Atoka 3 Compressor Station located in Eddy 

County, NM. The facility has not been used in 3-years.

 Texas Eastern requests authorization to abandon in place and by removal its Cameron System, located onshore 

Louisiana and Offshore in State and Federal waters. This system’s utilization fell as production decreased.

 PNGTS requests authorization for Phase III of its Portland Xpress Project, which would include a new 6,300 HP 

compressor at the Eliot Compressor Station in York County, ME; and changes to the Westbrook Compressor 

Station in Cumberland County, ME and the Dracut meter and receiving station in Middlesex County, MA.

 Columbia Gas requests authorization for its Line 5 Launcher/Receiver Project in Jefferson and Columbiana 

Counties, OH and Brooke County, WV, consisting of equipment to allow for in-line inspection of its Line 5 pipeline.

 Columbia Gas requests authorization for its KA1 North Launcher/Receiver Project facilities in Madison and 

Fayette Counties, KY, which includes installing bi-directional launchers, receivers, and mainline valves.

 Dakota Natural Gas requests determination of a service area within which it may, without further Commission 

authorization, enlarge or expand its natural gas distribution facilities in order to supply a customer in Minnesota. 

 Dakota Natural Gas requests a limited jurisdiction Hinshaw blanket certificate for a new pipeline that will supply a 

local industrial customer in the City of Drayton, ND.

 M&NE requests authorization to abandon by lease 7.2 MMcf/d of firm capacity to PNGTS, on the mainline 

pipeline that Maritimes and PNGTS own jointly. This Application is related Phase II of PNGTS PXP Project.

 ANR requests authorization for its Winfield Storage Field Well Abandonment Project, which includes abandoning 

20 injection/withdrawal wells and one observation well in Mecosta and Montcalm Counties, MI.

 Columbia Gas requests authorization to abandon two injection/withdrawal wells at its Brinker Storage Field in 

Columbiana County, OH, one I/W well at its Victory B Storage Field, in Marshall County, WV, and associated 

pipelines and appurtenances. These abandonments will not impact current customers or operations.

 Corpus Christi Liquefaction requests authorization for its Stage 3 Project, which would increase the terminal’s 

export capacity by 1.4 Bcf/d. It includes seven liquefaction trains, one storage tank, and 21 miles of new pipeline 

in San Patricio County, TX.
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Natural Gas Activities in June 2018

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated 0 0 0 0

Proposed 2 66 0 6,300

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated 1 0 9 0

Proposed 0 0 0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 

(Export)

0 0 0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 1 1.5 1,400 44,000

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through June 30, 2018

January through June 30, 2017

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 4 3,230.0 79.3 116,020

through June 30, 2017 10 3134.3 193.4 158,939

Certificated 25 5,060.7 286.1 149,395

through June 30, 2017 15 9627.9 1257.0 623,318

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through June 30, 2017 1 7.5 600.0 9,500

Certificated 4 3,600.3 152.0 0

through June 30, 2017 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 1 0.0 825.0 0

through June 30, 2017 1 0.0 700.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

through June 30, 2017 0 0.0 0.0 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 June 30, 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 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

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 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

 CPV Towantic LLC’s 785.0 MW natural gas-fired Towantic Energy Center in New Haven County, CT is online.

 St. Joseph Energy Center LLC’s 736.0 MW natural gas-fired St. Joseph Energy Center in Saint Joseph County, IN is 

online. 

 PSEG Fossil LLC’s 717.0 MW natural gas-fired Sewaren Project in Middlesex County, NJ is online. 

 Cubit Power One Inc.’s 11.5 MW natural gas-fired Cubit Power One Project in Richmond County, NY is online. 

 Sunselect Produce (California) Inc.’s 6.0 MW natural gas-fired Sunselect Produce (California) Inc. Project in Kern 

County, CA is online. 

 Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska’s 30.0 MW Kimball (MEAN) Wind Expansion in Kimball County, NE is online. 

 Kimball Wind LLC’s 30.0 MW Kimball Wind Project in Kimball County, NE is online. 

 Buckthorn WesTex LLC’s 150.0 MW Buckthorn Solar 1 Project in Pecos County, TX is online. 

 Gray Hawk Solar LLC’s 70.0 MW Gray Hawk Solar Project in Mohave County, AZ is online. 

 Enel Green Power North America Inc.’s 27.0 MW Wynn Las Vegas Solar Project in Churchill County, NV is online.

 Southern Current LLC’s 10.6 MW Nimitz Solar Project in Jasper County, SC is online. The power generated is sold to 

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. under long-term contract.

 Springfield Solar LLC’s 6.1 MW Springfield Solar Project in Orangeburg County, SC is online. The power generated 

is sold to South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. under long-term contract.

 MCP Independence II LLC’s 8.5 MW Independence II Solar Farm in Jackson County, MO is online.

 Weisshorn Solar I LLC’s 5.3 MW Broome County Solar Project in Broome County, NY is online. 

 DG Minnesota CSG LLC’s 5.0 MW Big Lake Solar Project in Sherburne County, MN is online.
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June 2018

January – June 2018

Cumulative

January – June 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 7 2,259 45 8,514 56 9,543

Nuclear 0 0 1 4 1 102

Oil 0 0 10 17 6 23

Water 0 0 8 22 8 17

Wind 2 60 21 2,149 48 4,015

Biomass 0 0 11 66 18 172

Geothermal Steam 0 0 2 21 1 18

Solar 23 301 243 2,308 270 2,488

Waste Heat 0 0 2 80 1 220

Other * 1 0 11 5 19 1

Total 33 2,620 358 13,196 428 16,599

 *“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 268.59 22.65%

Natural Gas 520.13 43.86%

Nuclear 108.18 9.12%

Oil 41.39 3.49%

Water 100.22 8.45%

Wind 91.08 7.68%

Biomass 16.33 1.38%

Geothermal Steam 3.84 0.32%

Solar 33.87 2.86%

Waste Heat 1.38 0.12%

Other* 0.79 0.07%

Total 1,185.80 100.00%

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 66 15,948

Natural Gas 315 84,044 121 12,617

Nuclear 7 7,721 8 7,579

Oil 16 726 24 311

Water 253 13,328 18 538

Wind 493 88,719 1 50

Biomass 56 641 23 116

Geothermal Steam 20 1,014 0 0

Solar 1858 57,293 5 2

Waste Heat 6 96 0 0

Other * 79 688 0 0

Total 3,104 254,287 266 37,161

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

 Pioneer Transmission, LLC has completed the 69.4 mile, 765 kV Greentown – Reynolds Transmission Project in IN. 

 Northern Indiana Public Service Company has completed the 100.0 mile, 345 kV Reynolds – Burr Oak – Hiple 

Transmission Project in IN.

 Entergy Mississippi has completed the 65.0 mile, 230 kV Baxter Wilson – Natchez Transmission Project in MS.

 Southwestern Public Service has completed the 47.2 mile, 345 kV Hobbs – Kiowa Transmission Project in NM.

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by July 2020

Voltage 

(kV)

June 2018 June 2017 January – June 2018 

Cumulative

January – December 

2017 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 65.0 86.3 150.0 316.9 540.4 1,913.3

345 147.2 57.0 288.2 218.5 1,099.0 3,005.0

500 69.4 0.0 69.4 0.0 386.0 725.4

Total 

U.S. 281.6 143.3 507.6 535.4 2,025.4 5,643.7

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

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements by July 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 July 2020

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by July 2020

New Transmission Projects by Voltage