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Natural Gas Highlights

• Atlanta Gas Light received a service area determination to include two of its customers in Walker County, GA that 

have meters located across the border in Tennessee.

• Chattanooga Gas received a service area determination that encompasses its Tennessee LDC certificated area, as 

well as facilities serving one of its customers across the state line in Walker and Catoosa County, GA.

• Southern Natural Gas received authorization for its North Main System Upgrade Project, which involves upgrades at 

its McConnells Compressor station in Tuscaloosa County, AL in order to increase the firm transportation capacity on 

its North Main System by 5 MMcf/d.

• Colorado Interstate Gas received authorization for its CIG High Plains Kiowa Lateral Expansion Project, including 9.9 

miles of new pipeline to provide 410 MMcf/d of transportation capacity from a natural gas processing plant to the CIG 

system in Weld County, CO.

• Algonquin received authorization for its Yorktown Replacement and Reliability Project, including upgrading the 

facilities at its regulating station in Westchester County, NY, to increase delivery capacity by 21.7 MMcf/d.

• Driftwood LNG received authorization to site, construct, and operate a liquefied natural gas export facility with an 

export capacity of 4 Bcf/d, in Calcasieu Parish, LA.

• Driftwood Pipeline received authorization to construct a new interstate pipeline system comprising of a 98 mile 

pipeline, three compressor stations with a combined 269,500 HP, and related facilities to transport up to 3.5 Bcf/d of 

feedgas to the Driftwood LNG export terminal.

• Port Arthur LNG received authorization to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas terminal in Jefferson County, 

TX, which would provide 1.8 Bcf/d export capacity.

• Port Arthur Pipeline received authorization to construct a new interstate natural gas pipeline system to provide up to 4 

Bcfd of feedgas to Port Arthur LNG. The project would comprise two non-integrated pipelines: the 131 mile 2 Bcfd 

Louisiana Connector Project, from St. Landry Parish, LA to the LNG facility; and the 39 mile 2 Bcfd Texas Connector 

Project in Jefferson and Orange Counties, TX and Cameron Parish, LA.

• Greylock Pipeline received authorization to transfer ownership of its pipeline in Clearfield and Elk Counties, PA, to its 

subsidiary, Greylock Shawville Pipeline, for corporate re-structuring purposes.

• Florida Gas received authorization for its Sanford Project, including modification and construction of certain natural 

gas pipeline facilities, lateral looping, and other appurtenant facilities in order to increase hourly flow rights from 15.7 

to 17.2 MMBtu/hr to the FPL Sanford Plant in Volusia County, FL.

• Guthrie Natural Gas received a determination of a service area within which it may, without further Commission 

authorization, enlarge or expand its natural gas distribution facilities at the Kentucky/Tennessee border.

• Equitrans requests authorization to abandon in place 3.82 miles of the TP-4555 pipeline, part of its Allegheny Valley 

Connector System, and replace it with 9.92 miles of new pipeline. This project is in Westmoreland County, PA.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization for its Dundee Wells 122 and 166 Abandonment Project, including abandoning 

these wells and associated pipelines at its Dundee Storage Field in Steuben and Schuyler counties, NY.

• Perryville Gas received an amendment for its certificate's sonar survey and wellbore integrity requirements at its 

storage caverns in Franklin and Richland Counties, LA.

• Columbia Gas received authorization to construct and operate horizontal storage wells 12626 and 12635, and related 

pipeline and appurtenances at its Pavonia Storage Field in Ashland County, OH.

• Enable Gas requests authorization to install a new delivery meter in Sequoya County, OK, in order provide direct 

service to a customer.

• Enable Gas requests authorization to decrease the maximum allowable operating pressure of its Line JM-22 in 

Monroe County, AR, from 686 to 400 psig. This change will have no adverse effects on its customer’s service.

• Texas Eastern requests authorization for its Bernsville Compressor Units Replacement Project, which would replace 

two compressors with new units in Berks County, PA. The project will not affect the station's certificated horsepower.

• Columbia Gulf requests authorization to replace 2,500 feet of its Mainlines 100 and 200 in Menifee and Montgomery 

Counties, KY, in order to continue operating the lines at the current pressures.

• Mississippi Hub requests authorization to continue to own and operate Gas Compressor 4 at its storage terminal in 

Simpson County, MS. Authorization for this unit may have been incorrectly vacated by the previous owner.

• Wyoming Interstate requests authorization to abandon by sale to its affiliate, Hiland Crude, LLC, Line 29A of its 

Medicine Bow Lateral in Converse, Platte, and Laramie Counties, WY, and Weld County, CO. Line 29A would be 

converted to oil transportation.
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• National Fuel requests authorization for its Brockway Modernization Project, which includes replacing 9.6 miles of 

aging pipeline with 10.1 miles of new pipeline in Jefferson and Elk Counties, PA.

Natural Gas Activities in April 2019

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 5 8,437 276 423,552

Proposed 2 0 14 0

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 

(Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 2 25.4 5,865.0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through April 30, 2019

January through April 30, 2018

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 4 3943.5 1.4 282,400

through April 30, 2018 3 980.0 56.3 62,760

Certificated 12 9565.9 336.9 530,633

through April 30, 2018 19 3873.1 267.6 136,695

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through April 30, 2018 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 1 0.0 79.0 0

through April 30, 2018 3 3600.3 143.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 2 10.1 1413.0 0

through April 30, 2018 1 0.0 825.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 4 34.3 7279.0 0

through April 30, 2018 0 0.0 0.0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Swan Lake North Hydro LLC was issued an original license for the 393.3 MW Swan Lake North Pumped Storage 

Project No. 13318. The project will be located in Klamath County, OR.

• Warm Springs Hydro, LLC filed an application for an original license for the proposed 0.850 MW Rock Creek 

Hydroelectric Project No. 12726. The project would be located on the Rock Creek in Haines County, OR.

Hydropower Project Activities in April 2019

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 1 0.850 0 0 0 0 1 0.850

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 1 393.300 0 0 1 393.300

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 Project Activities Year to Date (through April 30, 2019)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 1 0.850 0 0 0 0 1 0.850

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

Capacity Amendment 2 3.900 0 0 0 0 2 3.900

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 0 0 1 393.300 0 0 1 393.300

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
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Electric Generation Highlights

• Arizona Public Service Co.’s 323.8 MW expansion at the natural gas-fired Ocotillo Plant in Maricopa County, AZ is 

online.

• Florida Power & Light Co’s 159.0 MW rerate of Sanford (FL) natural gas-fired Plant in Volusia County, FL is online.

• Midway Wind LLC’s 162.9 MW Midway Wind Project in San Patricio County, TX is online. The power generated is 

sold to Citigroup Inc. under long-term contract. 

• Tampa Electric Co.’s 32.0 MW Lake Hancock Solar Project in Polk County, FL is online. 

• Strata Solar Development LLC’s 20.0 MW Gloucester Solar (VA) Project in Gloucester County, VA is online. 

• Cascade Solar LLC’s 10.0 MW Cascade Solar LLC in Wharton County, TX is online. 

• DuPont Fabros Technology’s 15.0 MW light oil-fired Ashburn Corporate Center expansion in Loudoun County, VA is 

online. 

April 2019 January – April 2019

Cumulative

January – April 2018

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 4 10

Natural Gas 8 515 33 4,151 26 4,957

Nuclear 1 155 1 155 3 30

Oil 3 22 5 26 10 18

Water 0 0 4 29 6 18

Wind 2 165 19 1,547 17 1,792

Biomass 0 0 0 0 5 16

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 2 34

Solar 12 79 125 1,568 218 1,837

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other * 6 0 12 0 9 5

Total 32 936 199 7,476 300 8,717

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 257.48 21.55%

Natural Gas 531.08 44.44%

Nuclear 106.99 8.95%

Oil 39.77 3.33%

Water 100.44 8.41%

Wind 98.62 8.25%

Biomass 16.10 1.35%

Geothermal Steam 3.83 0.32%

Solar 38.54 3.23%

Waste Heat 1.32 0.11%

Other* 0.78 0.07%

Total 1,194.95 100.00%

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC. The data may be subject to update. 

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

wheel.

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity
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All Additions High Probability Additions Retirements

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

Coal 1 17 1 17 52 13,992

Natural Gas 218 58,403 106 27,520 108 10,105

Nuclear 9 7,781 1 1,100 8 8,386

Oil 21 733 10 40 21 1,065

Water 217 14,608 84 1,910 19 526

Wind 537 99,037 161 27,128 1 239

Biomass 61 624 27 467 32 139

Geothermal Steam 18 860 6 280 0 0

Solar 2,533 85,431 536 16,320 1 1

Waste Heat 4 34 2 29 0 0

Other * 131 475 31 7 1 2

Total 3,750 268,003 965 74,818 243 34,455

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

• American Transmission Company has completed the 4.0 mile, 345 kV Riverside Transmission Project in WI.

• Entergy Texas has completed the 25.0 mile, 230 kV China – Stowell Transmission Project in TX. 

• CLECO Power has completed the 24.0 mile, 230 kV Schriver – Bayou Vista Transmission Project in LA.

• Omaha Public Power District has completed the 22.0 mile, 161 kV Elkhorn River Valley Transmission Project in NE. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by May 2021

Voltage 

(kV)

April 2019 April 2018 January – April 2019 

Cumulative

January – December 

2018 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 71.0 11.0 91.0 392.3 532.1 1,748.0

345 4.0 70.0 169.0 819.3 1,067.0 2,712.0

500 0.0 0.0 7.4 69.4 738.0 1,662.0

Total 

U.S. 75.0 81.0 267.4 1,281.0 2,337.1 6,122.0

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

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements by May 2022

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 ©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 May 2021

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by May 2021

New Transmission Projects by Voltage