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Natural Gas Highlights 

• DCP Midstream received authorization to construct and operate its Lucerne Residue Line Project which will provide 

230 MMcf/d of capacity from a proposed gas processing facility to CIG in Weld County, CO.

• Petal Gas Storage received authorization to increase the working gas capacity in the Petal Salt Dome’s Cavern 12A 

facility in Forrest County, MS by 0.45 Bcf.

• Columbia received authorization to construct and operate its Smithfield III Expansion Project. This project will provide 

444 MMcf/d of transportation capacity on its system from the Appalachian basin in PA and WV to Southwest markets. 

• Tres Palacios Gas Storage requested authorization to abandon 22.9 Bcf of working gas storage capacity in its salt 

cavern gas storage facility located in Matagorda, Colorado, and Wharton Counties, TX.

• UGI Penn received a limited jurisdictional blanket certificate to transport gas on behalf of local producers in PA to the 

interstate pipeline systems of Tennessee, Transco, and/or Columbia for consumption outside of PA.

• Bakken Hunter requested authorization to construct and operate a border crossing facility between the U.S. and 

Canada in Divide County, ND. These facilities will provide 5 MMcf/d of capacity for the import of gas to the U.S.

Natural Gas Activities in December 2013

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 0.0 0

Certificated 2 674.0 7.6 25,000

Proposed 1 5.0 0.01 0

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0 0

Certificated 1 0.5 0 0

Proposed 1 -22.9 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 December 31, 2013

Through December 31, 2012

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through December 31, 2012

27

27

4,488.2

4,106.5

226.5

307.4

155,875

242,680

Certificated

through December 31, 2012

31

24

7,723.8

4,768.6

349.8

210.6

210,086

155,390

Storage

Placed in Service

through December 31, 2012

15

11

55.3

72.7

2,882

1,345

56,620

94,305

Certificated

through December 31, 2012

13

10

33.8

79.3

766

3,050

9,240

85,755

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through December 31, 2012

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through December 31, 2012

0

1

0

0

0

2,200

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Enduring Hydro, LLC placed in service the 6.0 MW Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Project No. 12555. The project is 

located at Mahoning Creek Dam, a Corps of Engineers Flood Control Dam in Armstrong County, PA. 

Hydropower Activities in December 2013

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 1 6.000 0 0 0 0 1 6.000

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

*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

Hydropower Activities Year to Date (through December 31, 2013)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 16 141.012 0 0 0 0 16 141.012

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

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 4 94.738 0 0 0 0 4 94.738

10-MW Exemption* 1 0.850 0 0 0 0 1 0.850

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
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Electric Generation Highlights

• Duke Energy Progress’s 625 MW natural gas-fired L.V. Sutton expansion project in New Hanover County, NC is 

online. This project replaced three retired coal-fired units with a total of 575 MW. 

• Basin Electric’s 42 MW natural gas-fired Lonesome Creek Station Phase 1 project in Mckenzie County, ND is online.

• Dominion Resources Inc.’s 15 MW natural gas-fired Bridgeport Fuel Cell Park in Fairfield County, CT is online. The 

project consists of six 2.5 MW units. The power generated is sold to Connecticut Light & Power under long-term 

contract.

• Ormat Technologies Inc’s 16 MW Don A. Campbell Geothermal in Mineral County, NV is online. The power 

generated is sold to Burbank Water & Power and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power under long-term 

contracts.

• Geolectic Power Co. of NM LLC’s 4 MW Lighting Dock Geothermal expansion project in Hidalgo County, NM is 

online. The power generated is sold to PS Co. of NM under long-term contract.

• Sol Orchard’s 20 MW Sol Orchard Imperial Solution Solar Project in Imperial County, CA is online. The power 

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

• The following eight solar projects in San Bernardino County, CA are online: 1) Southern California Edison Co.’s 5.5 

MW SPVP 048 Solar project; 2) Belectric Inc’s 1.5 MW Solar Power Generating Station 1, 1.5 MW Navajo solar 

Power Generating Station 1, 1.5 MW Otoe Solar Power Generating Station, and 1.7 MW Powhatan Solar Power 

Generating Station; 3) Exelon Corp’s 1 MW SCE Oltmans at Champagne and 1.5 MW SCE Oltmans at Jurupa; and 

4) Capital Dynamic’s 1 MW Sunlight Partners 3115 Solar.

• Public Service Co. of NM’s 7.5 MW Tularosa Solar Energy Center in Otero County, NM is online. 

• Dominion Resources Inc’s 7.7 MW Azalea Solar Facility in Washington County, GA is online. The power generated is 

sold to Cobb Electric Membership Corp. under long-term contract.

• Integrys Energy Group Inc’s 3 MW Integrys MA Solar in Worcester County, MA is online.

• Baywa r.e. Brahms LLC’s 20 MW Brahms Wind in Curry County, NM is online. The power generated is sold to 

Western Farmer Electric Cooperative and Farmers Electric Cooperative Corp. under long-term contracts.

• Cate Street Capital LLC’s 75 MW wood-fired Burgess BioPower project in Coos County, NH is online. The power 

generated is sold to Public Service Co. of New Hampshire under long-term contract.

• Plainfield Renewable Energy Group’s 43 MW wood-fired Plainfield Renewable Energy Project in Windham County, 

CT is online. The power generated is sold to Connecticut Light and Power under long-term contract.

• Starwood Capital Group Global’s 100 MW wood waste solids-fired Gainesville Renewable Energy in Alachua, FL is 

online. The power generated is sold to Gainesville Regional Utilities under long-term contract.

• Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd’s 22 MW wood waste solids-fired NPI USA cogeneration Project in Clallam County, 

WA is online. 

• Western Evce LLC’s 12.5 MW wood waste solids-fired Gypsum Biomass project in Eagle County, CO is online. The 

power generated is used on-site and sold to Holy Cross Energy under long-term contract.

• Fortistar’s 5 MW Prince William County Landfill project in Prince William County, VA is online. The power generated 

is sold to Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative under long-term contract.

• William Howard Brinker’s 2 MW landfill gas-fired Onslow Power Producer project in Onslow County, NC is online. 

The power generated is used on-site and sold to Progress Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• Ameresco Inc’s 2 MW landfill gas-fired Central Landfill project in Kent County, DE is online. The power generated is 

used on-site and sold to Constellation Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• Minnesota Municipal Power Agency‘s 8 MW biomass gas-fired Hometown BioEnergy project in Le Sueur County, MN 

is online. 
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December 2013 January – December 2013

Cumulative

January – December 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 9 4,760

Natural Gas 14 685 81 7,285 121 9,331

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 1 0

Oil 4 2 14 34 46 87

Water 5 143 22 387 20 288

Wind 5 445 22 1,559 207 12,305

Biomass 16 276 109 794 155 575

Geothermal Steam 2 20 7 89 15 181

Solar 63 519 318 3,897 358 1,856

Waste Heat 0 0 2 77 1 3

Other 0 0 6 0 7 0

Total 109 2,090 583 15,664 940 29,386

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 331.18 28.58%

Natural Gas 485.63 41.90%

Nuclear 107.32 9.26%

Oil 46.87 4.04%

Water 97.89 8.45%

Wind 60.60 5.23%

Biomass 15.80 1.36%

Geothermal Steam 3.84 0.33%

Solar 7.91 0.68%

Waste Heat 1.13 0.10%

Other 0.80 0.07%

Total 1,158.96 100.00%

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

• NV Energy Inc. and Great Basin Transmission South completed the 236 mile, 500 kV One Nevada Transmission Line. 

The $620 million project connects Harry Allen to Robinson Summit in NV.

• AEP Electric Transmission Texas has completed the 88.4 mile, 345 kV Edith Clark – Cottonwood Transmission 

Project. The $175.4 million project is a part of the Competitive Renewable Energy Zone initiative in TX.

• Valley Electric Association Inc. has completed the 14 mile, 138 kV Vista – Charleston Transmission Project in NV. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by December 2015

Voltage 

(kV)

December

2013

December 

2012

January –December

2013 Cumulative

January – December 

2012 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 14.0 294.1 319.4 1,074.8 798.9 3,797.4

345 88.4 426.5 2,527.5 1,112.3 2,327.4 4,099.7

500 236.0 0.0 448.0 187.5 1,377.7 5,083.8

Total 

U.S. 338.4 720.6 3,294.9 2,374.6 4,504.0 12,980.9

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 December 2015

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by December 2015

New Transmission Projects by Voltage