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Natural Gas Highlights 

• Eastern Shore received authorization to place into service its White Oak Lateral Project which will provide 55.2 

MMcf/d of capacity to serve Calpine Energy’s proposed 309 megawatt power plant in Dover, DL. 

• Dominion Cove Point received authorization to construct and operate an LNG export terminal (825 MMcf/d) at Cove 

Point’s existing import terminal in Calvert County, MD, and pipeline facilities to provide 860 MMcf/d of capacity on 

Cove Point’s existing pipeline to serve the proposed terminal.

• Florida Southeast requested authorization to construct and operate its Florida Southeast Connection Project. This 

project will provide 640 MMcf/d of capacity from the proposed Sabil Trail pipeline near Intercession City, FL, to a 

delivery point with Florida Power & Light near Indiantown, FL.

• Tennessee commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate its Northeast Energy Direct 

Project which will provide 2,200 MMcf/d of capacity from Tennessee’s system in PA, to markets in New England. 

• ExxonMobil Alaska, ConocoPhillips Alaska, BP Alaska, TransCanada Alaska, and Alaska Gasline commenced the 

Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate an LNG export terminal (2.55 Bcf/d) near Nikiski, AK, and

pipeline facilities to provide 3,500 MMcf/d of capacity from the Alaska North Slope to the proposed terminal.

Natural Gas Activities in September 2014

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 3 101.2 18.5 0

Certificated 2 960.0 9.3 62,500

Proposed 6 7,096.0 1,413.8 507,849

Storage

Placed in Service 1 5.0 0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Export) 1 0 825 0

Proposed (Export) 1 10.5 2,550 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through September 30, 2014

Through September 30, 2013

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through September 30, 2013

12

18

989.4

2,046.6

92.4

124.7

30,950

86,090

Certificated

through September 30, 2013

24

21

7,136.6

3,736.6

237.9

145.2

284,123

109,591

Storage

Placed in Service

through September 30, 2013

6

14

22.25

47.3

110

2,882

4,800

56,620

Certificated

Through September 30, 2013

3

12

1.2

33.3

0

766

2,500

9,240

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through September 30, 2013

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through September 30, 2013

4

0

3.4

0

4,885

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• The Antrim Treatment Trust was issued an original license for the proposed 0.04 MW Antrim Micro-Hydropower 

Project No. 14537. The project will be located on an unnamed tributary to Bridge Run in Duncan Township, Tioga 

County, PA. 

• PayneBridge, LLC was issued an original license for the proposed 4.0 MW Williams Dam Water Power Project No. 

13346. The project will be located at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ existing Williams dam, on the 

East Fork White River, in Lawrence County, IN. 

• Mahoning Hydropower, LLC was issued an original license for the proposed 0.65 MW Lake Milton Hydroelectric 

Project No. 13953. The project will be located at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ existing Lake Milton 

dam, on the Mahoning River, in Mahoning County, OH. 

Hydropower Activities in September 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 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

Issued

License 3 4.690 0 0 0 0 3 4.690

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 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

Source: Staff Database

Hydropower Activities Year to Date (through September 30, 2014)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 13 177.800 0 0 0 0 13 177.800

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 10 141.910 3 1,736.000 1 0.600 14 1,878.510

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

Capacity Amendment 2 5.185 0 0 0 0 2 5.185

Conduit Exemption 1 0.300 0 0 0 0 1 0.300

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
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Electric Generation Highlights

• Miami Wind I LLC’s 286 MW Miami Wind Energy Center Phase I in Roberts, Hemphill, Gray and Wheeler Counties, 

TX is online. Miami Wind Phase I project consists of 156 GE 1.85 MW wind turbines and provides power into Texas' 

new Competitive Renewable Energy Zone transmission infrastructure.

• DTE Energy Co.’s 62 MW Echo Wind Park Phase II expansion project in Huron County, MI is online. Phase I, with 50 

MW, came online in February 2014. Echo Wind Park has a total of 112 MW wind generation capacity.

• Marsh Hill Energy LLC’s 16 MW Marsh Hill Wind Farm in Steuben County, NY is online.

• BNB Texas Solar LLC’s 18 MW Barilla Solar Phase I project in Pecos County, TX is online.

• Mid-Kansas Electric Cooperative’s 110 MW natural gas-fired Rubart Station project in Grant County, KS is online. 

The power generated will serve Mid-Kansas’ members in central and western Kansas.

• Xcel Energy Inc.’s Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Wright County, MN has completed a nine-year process of 

rebuilding the plant, uprating its capacity from 600 MW to 671 MW.

• Santa Cruz Cogeneration Associates’ 4.4 MW natural gas-fired UC Santa Cruz Cogeneration in Santa Cruz County, 

CA is online. The power generated is used on-site at the UC Santa Cruz campus.

• Kiuc Renewable Solutions Two LLC’s 12 MW KRS II Koloa Solar project in Kauai, HI is online. The power generated 

is sold to Kauai Island Utility Cooperative under long-term contract.

• Solar Star California XXIX LLC’s 3 MW UC Riverside Solar project in Riverside County, CA is online. The power 

generated is used on-site at the UC Riverside campus.

• Cornell University’s 2 MW Snyder Road Solar Farm project in Tompkins County, NY is online. The power generated 

is used on-site at the Cornell University campus.

• Santa Fe Community College’s 1.5 MW Santa Fe Community College Solar project in Santa Fe County, NM is online. 

The power generated is used on-site at the Santa Fe Community College campus.

• Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative’s 10 MW oil-fired Matlack Road Microgrid project in New London 

County, CT is online. The Matlock Road Microgrid project serves as emergency backup power for the Backus 

Hospital campus and adjacent critical facilities.

• Southern California Edison’s Tehachapi Wind Energy Storage project in Kern County, CA is online. The Tehachapi 

Wind Energy Storage consists of an 8 MW-4 hour (32 MWh) lithium-ion battery and a smart inverter system, will help 

store energy from the existing 5,000 wind turbines and any future additions in the Techachapi Wind Resource Area. 

Housed inside a 6,300 square foot facility, it is the largest battery energy storage in North America. 
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September 2014 January – September

2014 Cumulative

January – September

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 13 114 41 5,153 71 6,643

Nuclear 1 71 1 71 0 0

Oil 4 10 11 33 11 35

Water 0 0 7 141 16 119

Wind 4 367 28 1,614 11 965

Biomass 0 0 38 140 78 312

Geothermal Steam 0 0 5 32 1 14

Solar 8 41 187 1,671 197 1,746

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 2 76

Other 1 0 6 7 4 0

Total 31 603 324 8,860 393 11,452

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 328.21 28.19%

Natural Gas 490.25 42.10%

Nuclear 107.50 9.23%

Oil 46.25 3.97%

Water 98.37 8.45%

Wind 62.30 5.35%

Biomass 16.04 1.38%

Geothermal Steam 3.87 0.33%

Solar 9.74 0.84%

Waste Heat 1.13 0.10%

Other 0.81 0.07%

Total 1,164.46 100.00%

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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Electric Transmission Highlights

• Southwestern Public Service has completed the 202 mile, 345 kV TUCO – Stateline Transmission Line. The $205

million project is located in OK.

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by September 2016

Voltage 

(kV)

September 

2014

September

2013

January – September

2014 Cumulative

January – December 

2013 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 195.0 373.7 543.3 3,440.5 7,684.3

345 202.0 389.9 1,137.6 3,631.5 4,399.9 7,076.1

≥500 0.0 36.0 62.0 466.0 2,031.7 6,396.0

Total 

U.S. 202.0 620.9 1,573.3 4,640.8 9,872.1 21,156.4

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 September 2016

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by September 2016

New Transmission Projects by Voltage