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Natural Gas Highlights

• Impulsora received authorization to place into service its border-crossing facilities in Webb County, TX, which 

have the capacity to export up to 1,120 MMcf/d of natural gas from the U.S. to Mexico.

• Eastern Shore received authorization to place into service its 2017 Expansion Project, which will provide 61.2 

MMcf/d of capacity on its system in PA, MD and DE.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to place into service its Bayway Lateral Project, which will provide 300 

MMcf/d of capacity to the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery and Cogen Technologies’ Linden Venture plant in Linden, 

NJ.

• Columbia Gas received authorization to place into service its Leach Xpress Project, which will provide 1,530 

MMcf/d of capacity to portions of Columbia Gas's system in WV and OH.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to offset and replace a 1,250 foot section of 20-inch pipeline beneath the 

Rahway River in Linden and Woodbridge, NJ.

• Texas Gas requests authorization to abandon in place or by removal approximately 18.6 miles of pipeline and 

related facilities in Terrebonne Parish, LA. These facilities have been inactive since 2005.

• Tennessee received authorization to construct and operate its Lone Star Project, which would provide 300 

MMcf/d of capacity to Corpus Christi Liquefaction, from a Tennessee interconnect in Jasper County, MS to an

interconnect with the Corpus Christi Pipeline in San Patricio County, Texas.

• The Town of Walnut, Mississippi received authorization to designate a service area within which it may expand its 

operations without further Commission authorization, to be considered an LDC, and to receive a waiver of 

accounting and regulatory requirements ordinarily applicable under the NGA and NGPA.

• Columbia Gas received authorization to construct and operate its Mountaineer XPress Project, which would 

provide 2,700 MMcf/d of capacity from points in WV into the Columbia system and to Columbia Gulf at Leach, KY.

• Columbia Gulf received authorization to construct and operate its Gulf Xpress Project which would provide 860 

MMcf/d of capacity from its interconnection with Columbia Gas at Leach, KY to delivery points in MS and LA.

• Enable received authorization to construct and operate its Cana STACK Expansion Project in Grady and McClain 

Counties, OK, which would provide an additional 100 MMcf/d of takeaway capacity from the Anadarko Basin.

• Perryville Gas Storage received partial authorization to implement a proposed Well and Cavern Integrity 

Monitoring Program at its storage facilities in Franklin and Richland Parishes, LA.

• Columbia requests authorization to replace two segments of its existing Line O-731 totaling 7.64 miles, and to 

perform other related appurtenant activities in Coshocton and Muskingum Counties, OH.

• Algonquin requests authorization to abandon in place compressor units No. 1 and 2, and remove related 

appurtenances at its Burrilville Compressor Station in Providence County, RI.

• Texas Eastern requests authorization to construct its Lambertville East Expansion Project, including replacing two 

natural gas-fired turbine compressor units with two new units and installing related facilities. The project would 

provide 60 MMcf/d of new capacity to supply two LDCs in NJ.

• Steel Reef requests Section 3 authorization to construct approximately 250 feet of pipeline border crossing 

facilities to export natural gas from Portal, ND to Saskatchewan, Canada. 

• High Point Gas requests authorization to lease 150 MMcf/d of capacity to transport offshore gas production to an 

interconnection with the Destin Pipeline offshore MS.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization to perform installations and activities to enable pigging of approximately 

53.6 miles of its 20-inch diameter Line D-600 in Allen, Paulding, and Putnam Counties, OH.

• FGT requests authorization to abandon 1.3 miles of 18-inch pipeline and appurtenances in Miami-Dade County. 

This line previously supplied the no-longer existing FPL's Cuttler delivery point facilities. 

• Tennessee requests to amend its Section 3 authorization and Presidential Permit to reflect the actual capacity of 

its border crossing in Hidalgo County, TX, increasing the authorized capacity from 185 to 468 MMcf/d.

• Sierrita requests Section 7 and Section 3 authorization to build a 15,900 hp compressor station in Pima County, 

AZ, and to increase the capacity at its border crossing from 201 to 627 MMcf/d, which would allow it to increase 

firm transportation into Mexico by 323 MMcf/d.

• Questar Southern Trails requests authorization to abandon its 488-mile pipeline system, including four 

compressor stations, all receipt and delivery points, and all related facilities. This includes abandoning in place 

220 miles of pipeline, and abandoning by sale to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority 268 miles of pipeline.

• The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority requests a service area determination within which it may, without further 

Commission authorization, enlarge or expand its natural gas distribution facilities.

• Columbia requests authorization to retire segments of five existing pipelines in Allegheny and Washington 

Counties, PA and to construct 3.25 miles of new line to accommodate a highway relocation project.
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• Columbia requests authorization to construct and operate one new storage well and related pipeline and 

appurtenances at its Donegal Storage Field in Washington County, PA.

• Dominion Energy Questar requests authorization for its Clay Basin Delivery Project, which would allow it to 

convert a portion of the Clay Basin storage facility in Daggett County, UT, from interruptible to firm capacity.

• Equitrans requests authorization to add a new horizontal well at its Mobley Storage Field in Wetzel County, WV. 

The new well would add 348 MMcf of new capacity and increase deliverability by 125 MMcf/d.

• Tallgrass requests authorization to decrease by 1.6 Bcf the maximum certificated capacity for the Cheyenne 

Market Service Center at its Huntsman Storage in Cheyenne County, NE to and convert that capacity to no-notice 

service.
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Natural Gas Activities in December 2017

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 4 3,011.2 202.0 147,550

Certificated 4 3,960.0 170.1 539,615

Proposed 5 2,774.0 3.6 15,900

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 1 0.3 125.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 

(Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through December 31, 2017

January through December 31, 2016

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 32 11,971.8 773.0 622,619

through December 31, 2016 37 7,072.3 391.7 420,869

Certificated 49 30,835.8 2,739.3 2,314,120

through December 31, 2016 52 18,168.7 1,174.9 1,415,820

Storage

Placed in Service 1 7.5 600.0 9,500

through December 31, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 2 0.0 10.0 980

through December 31, 2016 1 0.0 15.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 3 0.0 1,493.0 0

through December 31, 2016 1 0.0 1,400.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 1 0.0 93.0 0

through December 31, 2016 5 10.2 5,281.0 0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

There were no hydropower activities this month.

Hydropower Project Activities in December 2017

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 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 December 31, 2017)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 3 506.400 1 5.000 0 0 4 511.400

10-MW Exemption 1 0.009 0 0 0 0 1 0.009

Capacity Amendment 3 1.770 0 0 0 0 3 1.770

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 14 258.900 0 0 0 0 14 258.900

10-MW Exemption 1 0.360 0 0 0 0 1 0.360

Capacity Amendment 5 5.460 0 0 0 0 5 5.460

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Placed in Service

License 2 79.000 0 0 0 0 2 79.000

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
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Electric Generation Highlights

• Carroll County Energy LLC’s 832.3 MW natural gas-fired Carroll County Energy Project in Carroll County, OH is 

online. 

• Utah Municipal Power Agency’s 10.0 MW natural gas-fired Provo Power Plant in Utah County, UT is online. 

• Radfords Run Wind Farm LLC’s 305.8 MW Radfords Run Wind Farm LLC in Macon County, IL is online.

• Thunder Ranch Wind Project LLC’s 298.0 MW Thunder Ranch Wind Project in Noble County, OK is online. The 

power generated is sold to Anheuser Busch Inc. under long-term contract.

• Rock Falls Wind Farm LLC’s 154.0 MW Rock Falls Wind Farm in Grant County, OK is online. The power generated is 

sold to Kimberly Clark Corp. under long-term contract.

• Buckthorn Wind Project LLC’s 100 MW Buckthorn Wind Project in Erath County, TX is online. 

• Deerfield Wind LLC’s 30.0 MW Deerfield Wind Project in Bennington County, VT is online. The power generated is 

sold to Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and Green Mountain Power Corp. under long-term contracts.

• Hog Creek Wind Farm LLC’s 16.0 MW Hog Creek Wind Farm in Hardin County, OH is online. The power generated 

is sold to Southern Maryland Electric Coop. Inc. under long-term contract.

• EDF Renewable Energy’s 179.0 MW Dry Lake Valley Solar Project in Clark County, NV is online. The power 

generated is sold to Nevada Power Co. under long-term contract.

• CA Flats Solar 130 LLC’s130.0 MW California Flats Solar Project in Monterey County, CA is online. The power 

generated is sold to PG&E Corp. and Apple Inc. under long-term contracts.

• Moffett Solar I LLC’s 71.4 MW Jasper Solar I Project in Jasper County, SC is online.

• MS Solar 3 LLC’s 52.0 MW Sumrall Solar Project in Lamar County, MS is online. The power generated is sold to 

Mississippi Power Co. under long-term contract.

• Bladen Solar LLC’s 50.0 MW Bladen Solar Project in Bladen County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to 

Duke Energy Progress under long-term contract.

• Bayshore Solar A LLC’s 20.0 MW Bayshore Solar Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online. 

• Bayshore Solar B LLC’s 20.0 MW Bayshore Solar Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online. 

• Bayshore Solar C LLC’s 20.0 MW Bayshore Solar Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online. 

• Buckingham Solar I LLC’s 20.0 MW Buckingham Solar LLC in Buckingham County, VA is online.

• Correctional Solar LLC’s 20.0 MW Correctional Solar Project in New Kent County, VA is online. The power generated 

is sold to Amazon Web Services under long-term contract. 

• Sappony Solar LLC’s 20.0 MW Sappony Solar Project in Sussex County, VA is online. The power generated is sold 

to Amazon Web Services under long-term contract. 

• Scott II Solar LLC’s 20.0 MW Scott II Solar Project in Powhatan County, VA is online. The power generated is sold to 

Amazon Web Services under long-term contract. 

• Origis Holdings USA Inc.’s 20.0 MW Tallahassee International Airport Solar Project in Leon County, FL is online. The 

power generated is sold to the City of Tallahassee FL under long-term contract.

• SR Platte LLC’s 16.0 MW SR Platte Solar Farm in Weld County, CO is online.

• MCE Solar One LLC’s 10.5 MW MCE Solar One Solar Facility in Contra Costa County, CA is online. The power 

generated is sold to Marin Clean Energy under long-term contract. 

• Duke Energy Florida’s 8.8 MW Suwannee Solar Project in Suwannee County, FL is online.

• Bartow Solar Energy LLC’s 7.2 MW Bartow Solar Energy Project in Polk County, FL is online.

• SCDA Solar 1 LLC’s 7.0 MW SCDA Solar 1 Project in Sacramento County, CA is online.

• Capella Community Solar Gardens LLC’s 5.0 MW Capella Community Solar Project in Pipestone County, MN is 

online. 

• P2 Investors LLC’s 5.0 MW Grand Isle Solar Project in Grand Isle County, VT is online. The power generated is sold 

to Vermont Electric Coop. Inc. under long-term contract. 

• Tungsten Mountain’s 37.0 MW geothermal Tungsten Mountain Project in Churchill, NV is online.
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December 2017 January – December 2017

Cumulative

January – December 2016

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 3 45

Natural Gas 6 842 79 11,980 125 9,283

Nuclear 0 0 1 102 3 1,290

Oil 0 0 10 40 22 67

Water 0 0 11 214 37 449

Wind 8 913 69 6,881 93 8,045

Biomass 0 0 26 268 57 110

Geothermal Steam 1 37 2 55 0 0

Solar 42 798 503 4,853 612 9,282

Waste Heat 0 0 1 220 2 23

Other * 2 0 23 1 27 22

Total 59 2,590 725 24,614 981 28,616

 *“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 277.49 23.35%

Natural Gas 517.14 43.51%

Nuclear 108.18 9.10%

Oil 43.53 3.66%

Water 100.86 8.49%

Wind 88.53 7.45%

Biomass 16.68 1.40%

Geothermal Steam 3.83 0.32%

Solar 30.30 2.55%

Waste Heat 1.26 0.11%

Other* 0.79 0.07%

Total 1,188.59 100.00%

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 4 1,927 74 20,650

Natural Gas 380 92,708 118 10,803

Nuclear 6 6,363 6 5,585

Oil 31 736 36 571

Water 265 12,563 25 706

Wind 464 79,770 2 68

Biomass 62 890 21 47

Geothermal Steam 28 1,173 0 0

Solar 1,861 47,071 5 2

Waste Heat 8 176 0 0

Other * 50 680 0 0

Total 3,159 244,057 287 38,432

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

• National Grid and Northeast Utilities have completed 32.5 mile, 345 kV Greater Boston – North Transmission 

Projects. The interstate project connects MA and NH.

• Electric Transmission Texas has completed the 8.0 mile, 138 kV Barney Davis – Naval Base Transmission Project in 

TX. 

• Texas Central Company has completed the 15.0 mile, 138 kV Esmeralda – Yucca Transmission Project in TX.

• Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative has completed the 10.0 mile, 138 kV Gillette – Nopal Transmission Project in 

TX.

• Tennessee Valley Authority has completed the 19.0 mile, 115 kV Swamp Creek – Fuller Transmission Project in GA.

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by December 2019

Voltage 

(kV)

December

2017

December

2016

January – December

2017 Cumulative

January – December 

2016 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 52.0 75.3 193.6 830.8 1,375.1 2,919.2

345 32.5 551.0 154.5 965.9 2,212.2 3,876.1

500 0.0 14.0 0.0 85.0 393.4 1,074.4

Total 

U.S. 84.5 640.3 348.1 1,881.7 3,980.7 7,869.7

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

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements by January 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 December 2019 Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by December 2019

New Transmission Projects by Voltage