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Natural Gas Highlights

• Elba Liquefaction and Southern LNG received authorization to place in service Unit 1 of the LNG liquefaction and 

export facility at Southern LNG's existing import terminal on Elba Island in Chatham County, GA. If fully completed, 

the export terminal would consist of 7-units and 350 MMcf/d liquefaction capacity.

• Northern Natural received authorization to abandon by sale to DKM Enterprises 146.6 miles of pipeline and other 

appurtenant facilities on its M580A and M530A system located in Otoe and Cass counties, NE, and Mills, 

Pottawattamie, Cass, Audubon, Guthrie, Greene, and Boone counties, IA.

• Cheyenne Connector received authorization to construct its Cheyenne Connector Pipeline Project in Weld County, 

CO, including 70 miles of pipeline that would transport up to 600 MMCf/d of natural gas from processing plants to the 

REX pipeline.

• Sabal Trail received authorization for its Citrus County Meter Station Project, which includes a new metering and 

regulating facility for the receipt of natural gas from the FGT system to a point on Sabal Trail’s Citrus County Line in 

Citrus County, FL. The project would provide Duke Energy Florida with additional operational flexibility and reliability.

• NGPL received authorization for its Sabine Pass Compression Project, including a 22,490 HP compressor station in 

Cameron Parish, LA. The project would provide up to 400 MMcf/d of pipeline capacity to the Sabine Pass LNG export 

terminal.

• Venture Global received authorization to construct and operate its Plaquemines LNG export terminal and associated 

facilities along the west bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The terminal would have a 

liquefaction capacity of 3,397 MMcf/d.

• Venture Global Gator Express received authorization to construct a 26.8-mile pipeline system to transport up to 3,940 

MMcf/d of natural gas from interconnects with Tennessee Pipeline and Texas Eastern Pipeline, to Venture Global's 

proposed LNG Terminal in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

• Columbia Gas received authorization for its Lucas and Weaver Wells Abandonment Project, which involves 

abandoning six injection/withdrawal wells and associated pipelines and appurtenances at its Lucas and Weaver 

Storage Fields in Ashland County, OH. The abandonment will not affect service to customers.

• Columbia Gas received authorization for its Brinker Wells Abandonment Project, which involves abandoning three 

injection/withdrawal wells and associated pipelines and appurtenances at its Brinker Storage Field in Columbiana 

County, OH. This project would have no impact on existing customers or storage operations.

• Eagle LNG received authorization to construct and operate a 132 MMcf/d liquefaction and export facility near the St. 

Johns River in Jacksonville, FL.

• Texas Eastern requests authorization for its Marshall County Mine Panel 19E Project, which involves excavating, 

elevating, and replacing segments of four different pipelines and appurtenant facilities in Marshall County, WV, in 

order to ensure safe operation of the line during the duration of planned longwall mining operations by Marshall Coal.

• Texas Eastern requests authorization for its Cameron Extension Project, which includes a 30,000 HP compressor, 

metering and regulating stations, and related facilities in Calcasieu, Cameron, Beauregard, and Jefferson Davis 

Counties, LA. The project would provide up to 750 MMcf/d of firm capacity to the Venture Global Calcasieu Pass 

LNG terminal. 

• Columbia Gulf requests authorization for its East Cameron 23 Retirement Project, which involves abandoning 

approximately 6.8 miles of pipeline and other facilities in Cameron Parish, LA.

• Gulf South requests authorization for its Lamar County Expansion Project, including 3.4 miles of pipeline and a 5,000 

HP compressor in Lamar and Forrest County, MS. The project would provide up to 200 MMcf/d of firm transportation 

service to a proposed 550 MW generation facility.

• Corpus Christi Liquefaction requests an increase to the authorized annual liquefaction capacity of its LNG terminal 

from 767 to 875.16 Bcf/year to better reflect the actual liquefaction capacity of the terminal.

• Sabine Pass Liquefaction requests authorization to increase its total liquefaction capacity from 413 to 455 Bcf/d to 

more accurately reflect the actual optimized production capacity of facility.
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Natural Gas Activities in September 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 3 4,940 97 22,490

Proposed 2 950 340 35,000

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated 0 0 0 0

Proposed 0 0 0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 

(Export) 1 0 35 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 2 18 3,532 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 2 0 715.3 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through September 30, 2019

January through September 30, 2018

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 9 4,785.0 16.6 323,770

through September 30, 2018 10 4,716.2 105.5 183,800

Certificated 25 15,190.9 525.2 636,903

through September 30, 2018 42 8,682.1 643.0 284,095

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

through September 30, 2018 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 3 1.0 429.0 10,000

through September 30, 2018 4 3,600.3 152.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 5 23.7 2,874.0 0

through September 30, 2018 1 0.0 825.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 7 51.8 12,991.0 0

through September 30, 2018 0 0.0 0.0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Village of Gouverneur, NY filed an original application for the 0.160 MW Gouverneur Hydroelectric Project No. 14635. 

The project is located on the Oswegatchie River, in St. Lawrence County, NY.

Hydropower Project Activities in September 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 0.160 0 0 0 0 1 0.160

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 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 September 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 4 3.924 0 0 1 20.000 5 23.924

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

Capacity Amendment 4 4.211 0 0 0 0 4 4.211

Conduit Exemption 1 2.000 0 0 0 0 1 2.000

Issued

License 1 5.000 1 393.300 1 0.070 3 398.370

10-MW Exemption 1 0.140 0 0 0 0 1 0.140

Capacity Amendment 2 3.870 0 0 0 0 2 3.870

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

• Victoria Port Power LLC’s 100.0 MW gas-fired Victoria Port Power Project in Victoria County, TX is online.

• Grady Wind Energy Center LLC’s 200.8 MW Grady Wind Energy Center in Curry County, NM is online. The power 

generated is sold to Sacramento Municipal Utility District under long-term contract.

• Fluvanna Wind Energy 2 LLC’s 158.0 MW Gopher Creek Wind Farm in Borden County, TX is online.

• Kawailoa Solar LLC’s 49.0 MW Kawailoa Solar Project in Honolulu County, HI is online. The power generated is sold 

to Hawaiian Electric Co Inc under long-term contract.

• Waipio PV LLC’s 47.0 MW Waipio Solar Project in Honolulu County, HI is online.

• Citizens Solar Holdings VIII LLC’s 30.0 MW Citizens Imperial Solar Project in Imperial County, CA is online. The 

power generated is sold to Imperial Irrigation District under long-term contract.

• Navajo Tribal Utility Authority’s 27.3 MW Kayenta Solar II Project in Navajo County, AZ is online.

• Captona Partners’ 21.3 MW Gold Meadow Farms Solar Project in Providence County, RI is online.

• NRG Energy Inc.’s 14.7 MW Lanikuhana Solar Project in Honolulu County, HI is online. The power generated is sold 

to Hawaiian Electric Co Inc under long-term contract.

• Xcel Energy Inc.’s 10.0 MW Boulder Ibm Solar Project in Boulder County, CO is online. 

• 174 Power Global Corp’s 9.0 MW SunPower Solar Farm in Duval County, FL is online. The power generated is sold 

to JEA under long-term contract.

• Todays Power Inc.’s 5.0 MW Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant Solar Project in Washington County, AR is online. 

• Todays Power Inc.’s 5.0 MW Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant Solar Project in Washington County, AR is 

online. 

• Todays Power Inc.’s 5.0 MW Fayetteville East Solar Project in Washington County, AR is online. 

• Todays Power Inc.’s 5.0 MW Fayetteville West Solar Project in Washington County, AR is online. 

September 2019 January – September 2019

Cumulative

January – September 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 3 62 4 10

Natural Gas 2 100 74 7,755 92 12,890

Nuclear 0 0 1 155 4 30

Oil 0 0 14 74 24 44

Water 0 0 18 112 10 115

Wind 2 359 29 3,735 36 2,594

Biomass 0 0 7 63 12 101

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 3 36

Solar 14 232 276 2,712 432 3,278

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 1 50

Other * 5 0 32 1 26 2

Total 23 691 454 14,669 644 19,150

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

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

 ** Under Constructions includes units that have started site preparation or construction. It also includes units that are in the testing phase.

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 255.90 21.32%

Natural Gas 534.77 44.55%

Nuclear 106.33 8.86%

Oil 39.85 3.32%

Water 100.76 8.39%

Wind 100.85 8.40%

Biomass 15.99 1.33%

Geothermal Steam 3.84 0.32%

Solar 40.05 3.34%

Waste Heat 1.32 0.11%

Other* 0.77 0.06%

Total 1,200.45 100.00%

All Proposed Additions Proposed Additions

Under Construction** Proposed Retirements

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

Coal 1 77 0 0 59 18,755

Natural Gas 222 57,789 102 31,109 110 11,451

Nuclear 8 6,181 1 1,100 6 5,951

Oil 12 685 2 5 22 3,012

Water 219 14,601 82 1,885 14 481

Wind 538 98,581 180 29,238 2 320

Biomass 50 461 24 406 28 89

Geothermal Steam 18 860 6 280 0 0

Solar 2,666 94,930 585 17,533 1 1

Waste Heat 4 54 2 29 0 0

Other * 154 475 34 15 1 2

Total 3,892 274,694 1,018 81,600 243 40,062

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.

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity

Generation Capacity Additions and Retirements

(October 2019 – September 2022)

From ABB Velocity Suite’s Generating Unit Capacity Dataset

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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Electric Transmission Highlights

There were no transmission activities this month.

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by October 2021

Voltage 

(kV)

September

2019

September 

2018

January – September 

2019 Cumulative

January – December 

2018 Cumulative

Planned and Under

Construction All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 13.1 122.9 521.5 540.0 1,292.8

345 0.0 0.0 371.5 847.2 637.4 2,129.1

500 0.0 0.0 7.7 69.4 670.0 1,859.0

Total 

U.S. 0.0 13.1 502.1 1,438.1 1,847.4 5,280.9

Sources: Data derived from North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Electricity Supply and Demand (ES&D) and U.S. Electric 

Transmission Projects ©The C Three Group, LLC. 

Sources: Data derived from North American Electric Reliability Corporation 

(NERC) Electricity Supply and Demand (ES&D) 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 October 2021

Planned and Under Construction Transmission 

Projects with a Proposed In-Service Date by 

October 2021

New Transmission Projects by Voltage