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Natural Gas Highlights

• Columbia Gas placed into service its Line 138 Abandonment and Lateral Construction Project in Somerset 

County, PA.

• Columbia Gulf placed into service its Line WB2VA Integrity Project in Hardy County, WV and Shenandoah, Page, 

Rockingham, and Greene Counties, VA.

• Tennessee Gas placed into service its Susquehanna West Project, which includes 8.1 miles of pipeline from 

Susquehanna to Potter Counties, PA.

• Energy Transfer placed into service certain Phase 1A facilities for its Rover Pipeline, including the Cadiz Lateral, 

Supply Connector Line A, Mainline A, and four related meter station from Harrison to Defiance Counties, OH.

• Transco received authorization to abandon offshore gathering laterals extending From Brazos Block A-133A to 

Brazos Block 538 in Offshore TX.

• Dominion Carolina received authorization to abandon in place its 60 mile Line A, in York, Chester, Lancaster, and 

Kershaw Counties, SC.

• Northern Natural received authorization to construct and operate its Cedar Station Upgrade Project, which will 

increase pressure to Northern States Power Company's proposed Black Dog Generating Station in Eagan, MN.

• NEXUS Gas received authorization to construct and operate its NEXUS Pipeline Project, which will provide 1,500 

MMcf/d of capacity from the Appalachian Basin to markets in northern OH and southeastern MI.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to construct and operate its Texas Eastern Appalachian Lease Project, 

which will provide 950 MMcf/d of transportation capacity from the Appalachian Basin to markets in the Midwest 

via a lease to NEXUS Gas Transmission.

• DTE Gas received authorization to enter into a capacity lease agreement with NEXUS, which will allow DTE to 

provide 1,352 MMcf/d of firm service in MI.

• Vector received authorization to abandon by lease to NEXUS sufficient capacity to provide 465 MMcf/d of firm 

transportation in two pipeline segments near Milford and Belle River, MI.

• Transco requests authorization to construct its Rivervale South to Market Project, to transport an additional 190 

MMcf/d from Bergen to Hudson counties, NJ.

• Columbia Gas received authorization to construct and operate one new well at its Pavonia Storage Field in 

Ashland and Richland Counties, OH.

• Ryckman Creek received authorization to proceed with the Uinta County Storage Project, which includes 

converting and reclassifying wells at its natural gas storage field in Uinta County, WY.

• Texas Gas requests authorization to abandon certain natural gas pipeline assets, ancillary auxiliary facilities and 

appurtenances located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana and in Louisiana State waters.

• Florida Gas requests authorization to abandon the unused 6.7 miles, 8-inch Rinker Lateral and related facilities 

that supply the Rinker Portland Cement Corp. in Miami-Dade County, FL.

• Ohio River Systems requests a limited certificate to provide jurisdictional transportation service on its gathering 

facilities in order to deliver up to 150,000 MMbtu/d of firm transportation via displacement to Rover Pipeline at 

ORS’s interconnection with REX in Powhatan Point Township, OH. It also seeks a determination that this will not 

affect the non-jurisdictional status of the rest of its system.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization to abandon its Line H-107, along with associated appurtenances in Hocking 

County, OH.

• NGPL requests authorization to abandon certain compressor units at compressor stations 310 and 311 in Piatt 

County, IL, and to retain compressor units 1 and 7 in CS 310 and units 2 and 4 in CS 311 as backup units.

• Tallgrass requests authorization to abandon in place and convert to oil transportation its 47 mile Segment 55, 

from Converse to Platte Counties, WY. 

• Kinetica Deepwater requests authorization to abandon by sale to Kinetica Energy Express its Patterson System 

facilities, consisting of 192 miles of pipeline and other facilities located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of LA.

• DCP Operating Company requests authorization to build an 8.4 miles of 20" pipeline in Weld County, CO.

• National Fuel request authorization to use Beech Hill Well 7451 to assess the reservoir connection between the 

Beech Hill Storage Field and the Shongo Pool, where Well 7451 is located, in Allegany County, NY.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization to install facilities and make other modifications at its Crawford Compressor 

Station in Fairfield County, OH, to increase counterstorage compression at its Crawford Storage Field.
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Natural Gas Activities in August 2017 

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 3 146.6 222.0 4,500

Certificated 4 2,640.2 269.1 158,200

Proposed 2 399.0 8.4 0

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 1 0.0 10.0 0

Proposed 1 0.0 0.0 980

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 

(Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 1 0.0 93.0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through August 31, 2017

January through August 31, 2016

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 17 7,440.9 485.0 330,594

through August 31, 2016 19 3,264.3 189.1 93,695

Certificated 23 12,568.1 1,540.6 781,664

through August 31, 2016 41 14,014.9 1,117.6 1,112,119

Storage

Placed in Service 1 7.5 600.0 9,500

through August 31, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 1 0.0 10.0 0

through August 31, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 1 0.0 700.0 0

through August 31, 2016 1 0.0 700.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 1 0.0 93.0 0

through August 31, 2016 4 10.2 3,181.0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• American Municipal Power, Inc. placed in service the 72.0 MW Smithland Powerhouse Project No. 6641. The project 

is located on the Ohio River in Livingston County, KY. 

• FFP Missouri 3, LLC was issued an original license for the 12.0 MW Grays Landing Lock and Dam Hydroelectric 

Project No. 13763. The project is located on the Monongahela River in Greene and Fayette Counties, PA. 

• City of Wadsworth, Ohio was issued an original license for the 50.0 MW Robert C. Byrd Hydroelectric Project No. 

12796. The project is located on the Ohio River in Gallia County, OH, and Mason County, WV.

• Solia 8 Hydroelectric, LLC was issued an original license for the 5.0 MW Point Marion Lock and Dam Hydroelectric 

Project No. 13771. The project is located on the Monongahela River in Fayette County, PA.

Hydropower Project Activities in August 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 3 67.000 0 0 0 0 3 67.000

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

Placed in Service

License 1 72.000 0 0 0 0 1 72.000

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

Hydropower Project Activities Year to Date (through August 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 1 1.500 0 0 0 0 1 1.500

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

Capacity Amendment 3 1.770 0 0 0 0 3 1.770

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 12 247.900 0 0 0 0 3 247.900

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

Capacity Amendment 3 5.120 0 0 0 0 3 5.120

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

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

Electric Generation Highlights

• Dermott Wind LLC’s 253 MW Dermott Wind Project in Scurry County, TX is online. The power generated is sold to 

Amazon under long-term contract. 

• Chapman Ranch Wind I, LLC’s 250 MW Chapman Ranch Wind Project in Nueces County, TX is online. 

• SunEdison’s 158 MW Luminant Castle Gap Solar Project in Upton County, TX is online. The power generated is sold 

to Luminant under long-term contract. 

• Gulf Coast Solar Center III LLC’s 50 MW Gulf Coast Solar Center 3 Project in Escambia County, FL is online. 

• Gulf Coast Solar Center II LLC’s 40 MW Gulf Coast Solar Center 2 Project in Santa Rosa County, FL is online. 

• Gulf Coast Solar Center I LLC’s 30 MW Gulf Coast Solar Center 1 Project in Okaloosa County, FL is online. The 

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

• City of Worcester DPW’s 7 MW Worcester Landfill Solar Project in Worcester County, MA is online. 

• Solar Mission SunE LLC’s 5 MW Brockton Landfill Solar Project in Plymouth County, MA is online. The power 

generated is sold to Onyx Renewable Partners LP under long-term contract. 

• Marquette Board of Light & Power’s 50 MW natural gas-fired Marquette Energy Center Project in Marquette County, 

MI is online. 

August 2017 January – August 2017

Cumulative

January – August 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 5 150 67 10,553 79 7,647

Nuclear 0 0 1 102 2 20

Oil 0 0 8 36 14 25

Water 4 194 9 207 31 432

Wind 1 250 48 4,484 39 2,667

Biomass 0 0 23 180 33 70

Geothermal Steam 0 0 1 18 0 0

Solar 41 494 305 3,001 290 3,550

Waste Heat 0 0 1 220 2 23

Other * 1 0 19 1 10 21

Total 52 1,088 482 18,802 503 14,500

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

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC which include plants with nameplate capacity 

of 1 MW or greater. The data may be subject to update. 

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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 68 16,260

Natural Gas 383 93,290 97 9,371

Nuclear 4 3,243 7 6,408

Oil 31 747 27 550

Water 266 12,863 22 823

Wind 463 75,557 2 52

Biomass 79 936 8 15

Geothermal Steam 31 1,553 0 0

Solar 1,892 43,574 0 0

Waste Heat 9 236 0 0

Other * 41 363 0 0

Total 3,203 234,289 231 33,479

 *“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 283.72 23.83%

Natural Gas 516.78 43.41%

Nuclear 108.18 9.09%

Oil 43.69 3.67%

Water 100.83 8.47%

Wind 86.23 7.24%

Biomass 16.68 1.40%

Geothermal Steam 3.80 0.32%

Solar 28.36 2.38%

Waste Heat 1.26 0.11%

Other* 0.81 0.07%

Total 1,190.34 100.00%

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC which include plants with 

nameplate capacity of 1 MW or greater. The data may be subject to update. 

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements

by September 2020

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC which include plants with 

nameplate capacity of 1 MW or greater. The data may be subject to update. 
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• Nebraska Public Power District has completed the 23.0 mile, 115 kV Stegall – Scottsbluff Transmission Project in NE. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by August 2019

Voltage 

(kV)

August

2017

August

2016

January – August

2017 Cumulative

January – December 

2016 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 23.0 212.0 131.6 732.8 1,908.7 3,794.1

345 0.0 0.0 57.0 965.9 2,246.5 3,932.4

500 0.0 0.0 0.0 85.0 421.4 1,102.4

Total 

U.S. 23.0 212.0 188.6 1,783.7 4,576.6 8,828.9

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2017 The C Three Group, LLC. 

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

Transmission Projects ©2017 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. 

New Transmission Projects by Voltage

All Transmission Projects with a Proposed 

In-Service Date by August 2019

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by August 2019