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Natural Gas Highlights 

• Gulf South Pipeline and Petal Gas received authorization to construct and operate the Southeast Market Expansion 

Project which will provide 510 MMcf/d of capacity for the transportation of gas from TX and LA to Southeast markets.

• Transco received authorization to construct and operate its Virginia Southside Expansion Project. This project will 

provide 270 MMcf/d of transportation capacity for two shippers to serve natural gas requirements in VA and NC.

• NET Mexico received authorization to construct and operate border crossing facilities for the export of 2,100 MMcf/d 

of natural gas to Mexico at the international boundary between the U.S. and Mexico in Starr County, TX. 

• Transco requested authorization to construct and operate its Woodbridge Delivery Lateral Project which will provide 

264 MMcf/d of capacity to CPV Shore’s proposed 725 MW electric generating station in Woodbridge, NJ.

• Columbia requested authorization to construct and operate its East Side Expansion Project which will provide 312

MMcf/d of firm capacity and bi-directional flow in PA, NJ, NY and MD for shippers serving the Northeast markets.

• Transco commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate the Hillabee Expansion Project. 

This project will provide 1,132 MMcf/d of capacity on its system in AL for delivery to Sabal Trail in Alexander City, AL.

Natural Gas Activities in November 2013

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 2 15.0 11.9 4,700

Certificated 6 3,040.7 196.9 59,595

Proposed 5 1,732.7 95.0 141,004

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 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) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Export) 0 0 0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through November 30, 2013

Through November 30, 2012

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through November 30, 2012

27

23

4,488.2

3,320.5

226.5

304.3

155,875

224,920

Certificated

through November 30, 2012

29

21

7,049.8

4,541.8

342.2

207.5

185,086

133,660

Storage

Placed in Service

through November 30, 2012

15

11

55.3

72.7

2,882

1,345

56,620

94,305

Certificated

through November 30, 2012

12

9

33.3

76.8

766

2,940

9,240

85,755

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through November 30, 2012

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through November 30, 2012

0

1

0

0

0

2,600

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• PUD No. 2 of Grant County placed in service an additional 4.1 MW at the Wanapum Development Project No. 2114 in 

Grant County, WA. Since 2005, the installed capacity of Wanapum has increased by 41 MW.

• Three Valleys Municipal Water District was issued an Order Amending Exemption (Conduit) for the 0.535 MW 

Miramar Plant Station Project No. 10263. The order authorized the Exemptee to add two generating units, increasing 

the installed capacity from 0.535 MW to 0.827 MW. The project utilizes the existing Miramar Water Treatment Plant, 

near the City of Claremont, Los Angeles County, CA. 

• Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. filed an original license application for the proposed 0.525 MW Old Harbor 

Hydroelectric Project No. 13272. The project would be located on the East Fork of Mountain Creek, near the town of 

Old Harbor, in Kodiak Island Borough, AK. 

• Free Flow Power Missouri 2, LLC filed an original license application for the proposed 14.6 MW Sardis Lake 

Hydroelectric Project No. 13701. The project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ existing Sardis 

Lake dam, on the Little Tallahatchie River, in Panola County, MS. 

• Free Flow Power Missouri 2, LLC filed an original license application for the proposed 9.0 MW Grenada Lake 

Hydroelectric Project No. 13702. The project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ existing 

Grenada Lake dam, on the Yalobusha River, in Grenada County, MS. 

• Free Flow Power Missouri 2, LLC filed an original license application for the proposed 4.6 MW Enid Lake 

Hydroelectric Project No. 13703. The project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ existing Enid 

Lake dam, on the Yocona River, in Yalobusha County, MS. 

• Free Flow Power Missouri 2, LLC filed an original license application for the proposed 5.1 MW Arkabutla Lake 

Hydroelectric Project No. 13704. The project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ existing 

Arkabutla Lake dam, on the Coldwater River, in Tate and DeSoto counties, MS. 

• The Twin Lakes Canal Company filed an original license application for the proposed 10.0 MW Bear River Narrows 

Hydroelectric Project No. 12486. The project would be located on the Bear River, near the city of Preston, in Franklin 

County, ID.

Hydropower Activities in November 2013

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 6 43.825 0 0 0 0 6 43.825

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 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 1 0.292 0 0 0 0 1 0.292

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 1 4.100 0 0 0 0 1 4.100

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*The Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act enacted August 9, 2013, increased the maximum size for small capacity hydropower exemptions

from 5 MW to 10 MW.

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Activities Year to Date (through November 30, 2013)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 15 140.972 0 0 0 0 15 140.972

10-MW Exemption* 1 0.040 0 0 0 0 1 0.040

Capacity Amendment 1 0.170 0 0 0 0 1 0.170

Conduit Exemption 5 0.852 0 0 0 0 5 0.852

Issued

License 6 19.060 0 0 0 0 6 19.060

10-MW Exemption* 4 1.033 0 0 0 0 4 1.033

Capacity Amendment 4 10.575 0 0 0 0 4 10.575

Conduit Exemption 6 0.972 0 0 0 0 6 0.972

Placed in Service

License 1 4.400 0 0 0 0 1 4.400

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

Capacity Amendment 3 5.06 0 0 0 0 3 5.06

Conduit Exemption 1 0.037 0 0 0 0 1 0.037

*The Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act enacted August 9, 2013, increased the maximum size for small capacity hydropower exemptions

from 5 MW to 10 MW.

 Source: Staff Database

Electric Generation Highlights

• Enel Green Power’s 25 MW Cove Fort Geothermal expansion project in Beaver County, UT is online. The power 

generated is sold to Rocky Mountain Power under long-term contract. 

• NextEra Energy Inc’s 75 MW Steele Flat wind project in Gage County, NE is online. The power generated is sold to 

Nebraska Public Power District and Becton Dickerson under long-term contract.

• New Centennial Power LLC’s 6 MW Huerfano River Wind Farm in Huerfano County, CO is online. The power 

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

• LS Power Group’s 33 MW Arlington Valley Solar Energy phase 4 expansion project in Maricopa County, AZ is online. 

The power generated is sold to San Diego G&E under long-term contract.

• Tenaska Inc’s 84 MW Imperial Energy Solar Center phase 2 expansion project in Imperial County, CA is online. The 

power generated is sold to San Diego G&E under long-term contract.

• Apple Inc’s 20 MW Apple Data Center phase 4 solar expansion project in Catawba County, NC is online. The power 

generated is sold to Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• Trinity Solar’s 12 MW McGuire Dix Solar project in Burlington County, NJ is online. The power generated is sold to 

Jersey Central Power & Light under long-term contract.

• Dominion Resources Inc.’s 5 MW Somers Solar Center project in Tolland County, CT is online. 

• 2 solar projects in Valencia County, NM are online: Public Service Co. of NM’s 8 MW Manzano Solar Energy Center; 

and the 2 MW Los Luna Solar Energy Center. 

• Washington Gas Service Energy Inc’s two solar projects in MA are online: 4 MW Marshfield Solar in Plymouth 

County; and 1 MW Maynard Solar in Middlesex County.

• Outward Resource Inc’s two solar projects in NC are online: 2 MW Betty Wells Generator A in Henderson County; 

and 2 MW Carson Farms Generator A in Buncombe County.

• EDF Renewable Energy Service’s two biomass plants in SC are online: 21.3 MW Dorcester Biomass Plant in 

Dorchester County; and Allendale Biomass Plant in Allendale County.

• Weyerhauser Co.’s 50 MW Rothchild WI biomass phase 4 expansion project in Marathon County, WI is online. The 

power generated is sold to Wisconsin Energy Corp under long-term contract.
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November 2013 January – November 2013

Cumulative

January – November 2012

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 2 1,543 4 3,242

Natural Gas 0 0 63 6,585 103 6,793

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 1 0

Oil 0 0 12 36 43 83

Water 3 127 17 244 17 161

Wind 4 81 16 1,110 131 7,808

Biomass 9 91 85 508 148 565

Geothermal Steam 1 25 2 39 13 170

Solar 16 307 233 2,985 294 1,584

Waste Heat 0 0 2 76 1 3

Other 0 0 5 0 4 0

Total 33 631 437 13,126 759 20,408

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 331.18 28.58%

Natural Gas 486.53 41.99%

Nuclear 107.32 9.26%

Oil 46.97 4.05%

Water 97.75 8.44%

Wind 60.27 5.20%

Biomass 15.46 1.33%

Geothermal Steam 3.82 0.33%

Solar 7.48 0.65%

Waste Heat 0.13 0.01%

Other 1.80 0.16%

Total 1,158.70 100.00%

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

• The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming Office approved the majority of the 1,000 mile Gateway West 

Transmission Line Project. The interstate project is a joint venture of Idaho Power Co. and PacifiCorp. It consists of 

230 kV and 500 kV transmission lines that cross ID and WY. Construction is expected to be started in 2016 and 

completed in 2023. 

• The Kansas Corporation Commission has approved the Kansas portion of Clean Line Energy Partners’ Grain Belt 

Express Line Project. The $2 billion merchant interstate project crosses the states of KS, MO, IN and IL. It is 

expected to be completed in 2018.

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by November 2015

Voltage 

(kV)

November 

2013

November

2012

January –November

2013 Cumulative

January – December 

2012 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 42.0 138.1 1,072.8 1,156.0 4,370.6

345 0.0 31.0 2,230.6 1,112.3 4,833.5 6,751.8

500 0.0 0.0 176.0 187.5 1,742.7 5,658.8

Total 

U.S. 0.0 73.0 2,544.7 2,372.6 7,732.2 16,781.2

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

Projects ©2013 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 November 2015

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by November 2015

New Transmission Projects by Voltage