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Natural Gas Highlights 

 Questar placed into service its Mainline 104 Extension Project which provides 160 MMcf/d of incremental capacity for 

the transportation of natural gas supplies from the Uintah Basin in UT. 

 Empire placed into service its Tioga County Extension Project which will enable Empire to reverse flow on its system 

and add 350 MMcf/d of new capacity to transport Marcellus Shale gas within PA and NY. 

 Texas Eastern received authorization to construct and operate its TEAM 2012 Project which will provide an additional 

200 MMcf/d of new capacity on its system from eastern OH and western PA to its mid-Atlantic market area. 

 Central NY received authorization to construct and operate its MARC I Project. This project will enhance Central NY’s 

system in PA by providing 550 MMcf/d of new capacity for the transportation of Marcellus Shale and storage gas. 

 Dominion filed an application to construct and operate its Tioga Area Expansion Project which will provide 270 MMcf/d 

of new capacity for transportation of gas supplies within PA and NY. 

 Transco commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process for its Atlantic Access Project which will provide 1,350 

MMcf/d of firm transportation capacity from receipt points in PA, WV, and NJ to Elba Express Pipeline in SC. 

Natural Gas Activities in November 2011 

Status No. of 

Projects 

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf) 

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d) 

Capacity 

(MMcf/d) 

Miles of 

Pipeline 

Compression 

(HP) 

Pipeline 

Placed in Service 3 798.0 41.0 28,700 

Certificated 2 750.0 55.3 52,380 

Proposed 6 1,993.5 298.4 57,470 

Storage 

Placed in Service 1 4.0 0 4,735 

Certificated 1 5.0 0 0 

Proposed 1 0.6 0 0 

LNG 

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0 

Certificated 0 0 0 0 

Proposed 0 0 0 0 

 Source: Staff Database 

Natural Gas Activities through November 30, 2011 

Through November 30, 2010 

Status No. of 

Projects 

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf) 

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d) 

Capacity 

(MMcf/d) 

Miles of 

Pipeline 

Compression 

(HP) 

Pipeline 

Placed in Service 

through November 30, 2010 

30 

27 

12,549.4 

11,364.8 

1,765.4 

835.6 

816,369 

421,688 

Certificated 

through November 30, 2010 

18 

21 

4,177.7 

8,921.4 

323.5 

1,560.8 

312,255 

517,454 

Storage 

Placed in Service 

through November 30, 2010 

9 

12 

40.5 

71.7 

2,555 

4,272 

30,218 

32,180 

Certificated 

through November 30, 2010 

13 

19 

181.4 

146.9 

4,495 

5,243 

143,010 

122,404 

LNG 

Placed in Service 

through November 30, 2010 

2 

1 

23.2 

4.22 

3,500 

400 

0 

0 

Certificated 

through November 30, 2010 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

 Source: Staff Database 
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Hydropower Highlights 

 On November 15, 2011, William Arkoosh filed an application for an original license for the proposed 1.23-MW Little 

Wood River Ranch II Project No. 14154. The proposed project would be located on the Little Wood River, 

approximately six miles west of Shoshone, in Lincoln County, Idaho. 

 On November 22, 2011, Mahoning Hydropower, LLC filed an application for an original license for the proposed 0.65-

MW Lake Milton Hydroelectric Project No. 13953. The proposed project would be located at an existing dam currently 

owned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on the Mahoning River, in Mahoning County, Ohio. 

 On November 30, 2011, Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC filed an application for an original license for the proposed 1,000-

MW Parker Knoll Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project No. 13239. The proposed project would be located near the 

town of Richfield, in Piute County, Utah. The project would require the construction of two new reservoirs with an 

initial fill from the existing Otter Creek Reservoir. 

 On November 23, 2011, DHAC issued to MacKay Bar Corporation, an Order Granting Exemption from Licensing 

(Conduit) for the Hettinger Project No. 13382, located at the MacKay Bar Corporation’s irrigation pipeline in Idaho 

County, Idaho. The proposed project would develop 0.025 MW and generate about 10 megawatt hours annually. 

 On November 28, 2011, DHAC issued to the Draper Irrigation Company, an Order Granting Exemption from Licensing 

(Conduit) for its Big Willow Hydro Project No. 14220, located in Salt Lake County, Utah. The project will develop 0.511 

MW and generate 1,414 megawatt hours annually. 

 On November 21, 2011, the Town of Basalt, Colorado filed an application for conduit exemption for the Basalt Project 

No. 14326, located in Eagle County, Colorado. The proposed project will develop 0.04 MW and generate about 300 

MWh annually, and is the second conduit exemption application filed under the Colorado MOU. 

 On November 18, 2011, DHAC issued to Friant Power Authority and Orange Cove Irrigation District orders amending 

the licenses for the Fishwater Release Project No. 11068 and the Friant Project No. 2892, located in Fresno and 

Madera Counties, California. The orders authorize the development of 5.2 MW and the generation of about 30,100 

megawatt hours annually. 

Hydropower Activities in November 2011 

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Status

No. Capacity 

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

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

(MW)

Filed 

License 2 1.880 1 1,000.000 0 0 3 1,001.880 

5-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Conduit Exemption 1 0.040 0 0 0 0 1 0.040 

Issued 

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

5-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Capacity Amendment 1 5.200 0 0 0 0 1 5.200 

Conduit Exemption 2 0.536 0 0 0 0 2 0.536 

Placed in Service 

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

5-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 

 
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Hydropower Activities Year to Date (through November 30, 2011) 

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Status

No. Capacity 

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

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

(MW)

Filed 

License 14 351.808 1 1,000.000 1 0.300 16 1,352.108 

5-MW Exemption 5 1.695 0 0 0 0 5 1.695 

Capacity Amendment 10 63.420 0 0 0 0 10 63.420 

Conduit Exemption 13 10.216 0 0 0 0 13 10.216 

Issued 

License 7 72.910 0 0 0 0 7 72.910 

5-MW Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Capacity Amendment 13 50.217 0 0 0 0 13 50.217 

Conduit Exemption 9 2.419 0 0 0 0 9 2.419 

Placed in Service 

License 2 13.000 0 0 0 0 2 13.000 

5-MW Exemption 2 0.375 0 0 0 0 2 0.375 

Capacity Amendment 1 3.000 0 0 0 0 1 3.000 

Conduit Exemption 5 21.365 0 0 0 0 5 21.365 

 Source: Staff Database 

Electric Generation Highlights 

 Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and World Trade Center Properties, LLC’s combined 4.8 MW fuel cells 

came online. The UTC Power fuel cells consume natural gas to produce heat and power. The fuel cells will supply 

30 percent of the electricity need of the WTC Freedom Tower and WTC II, III and IV. 

 NextEra Energy Resources’ 100.8 MW Minco II Wind Farm in Grady and Caddo Counties, Oklahoma is online. The 

project consists of 63 1.6-MW turbines. Google has a 20-year power purchase agreement with NextEra to power its 

data center near Pryor. 

 Third Planet Windpower LLC’s 40.5 MW Petersburg Wind Farm in Boone County, Nebraska is online. The project 

consists of 27 GE 1.5-MW turbines. The energy is contracted to Omaha Public Power District for 20 years. 

 BP Solar and Metlife’s 32 MW Long Island Solar Farm, located at the US Department of Energy’s Brookhaven 

National Laboratory on Long Island, New York is online. The project consists of 164,000 photovoltaic panels, the 

largest solar facility installed in the Northeast. The power is sold to Long Island Power Authority under a 20-year 

power purchase agreement. 

 Constellation Solar New Jersey LLC’s 7.8 MW Vineland Solar in Vineland, New Jersey is online. This is Vineland’s 

third solar installation, increasing the city’s solar generation capacity to 12 MW. The power is sold to Vineland 

Municipal Electric Utility under a 25-year power purchase agreement. 

 Cinnamon Bay LLC’s 4 MW Edgeboro Landfill Solar in East Brunswick, New Jersey is online. The Edgeboro Landfill 

was closed in the mid-1980s. The solar project consists of 9,000 solar panels installed on the covered landfill, the 

largest operating solar field on a landfill in New Jersey. On site is also a 9.6 MW landfill gas-to-energy facility 

 KDC Solar LLC’s 3.25 MW rooftop solar facility at the United Stationers Supply Co warehouse in Cranbury, New 

Jersey is online. The power generated will supply 100% of the power needs of United Stationers. 

 Richmond Energy LLC’s 6.4 MW landfill gas-to-energy project at the Old Dominion Landfill in Henrico County, Virginia 

is online. The power generated is sold to Old Dominion Electric Cooperative under a long-term agreement. 

 Methane Power Inc’s 3 MW landfill gas-to energy project at the Wayne County Landfill near Raleigh, North Carolina is 

online. The power generated is sold to Progress Energy Carolinas. 

 Synergy Biodigester’s 1.4 MW biogas plant Synergy Dairy in Wyoming County, New York is in operation. The 

biodigester is a co-digester which produces clean energy from animal and food waste. The energy generated will be 

sold into the Western New York grid. 

 U.S. General Service Administration’s 3.5 MW solar project at the Denver Federal Center Phase II in Lakewood, 

Colorado is online. The project consists of 14,352 solar panels on 14 carport structures and an installation of field 

arrays. This project, combined with two other completed solar projects will provide 15% of the electricity needs of the 

campus. 
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New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

November 2011 January – November 2011 

Cumulative 

January – November 2010 

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 12 1,680 24 6,382 

Natural Gas 12 5 88 9,666 76 5,978 

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Oil 0 0 6 15 7 205 

Water 0 0 11 47 12 24 

Wind 2 141 101 4,069 62 3,382 

Biomass 7 12 67 267 91 312 

Geothermal Steam 0 0 6 25 1 5 

Solar 10 54 159 593 57 163 

Waste Heat 0 0 1 135 4 98 

Other 0 0 10 20 0 0 

Total 31 212 461 16,517 334 16,549 

 Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite. 

Total Installed Operating Generation Capacity

Primary Fuel Type Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity 

Coal 343.51 29.95% 

Natural Gas 477.94 41.67% 

Nuclear 108.42 9.45% 

Oil 52.95 4.62% 

Water 99.56 8.68% 

Wind 43.74 3.81% 

Biomass 13.62 1.19% 

Geothermal Steam 3.40 0.30% 

Solar 1.75 0.15% 

Waste Heat 0.96 0.08% 

Other 1.04 0.09% 

Total 1,146.90 100.00% 

Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite. 
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Electric Transmission Highlights 

 The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) Transmission Expansion Plan proposes 214 new 

projects. The plan expects to spend $6.5 billion over 10 years. This includes the 765 kV Reynolds-Greentown 

transmission project in Indiana. 

 On November 10, the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) granted the City of Chino Hills a motion to stay 

construction on a portion of the Tehachapi transmission project until alternative routes are reviewed. The PUC has 

instructed Southern California Edison to submit testimony on alternate routes and placing the line underground by 

Jan. 10, 2012. The PUC has not issued a timeline for the review of the testimony or the final decision. 

 On November 28, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released its 2011 Long-Term Reliability 

Assessment. The report stated that transmission growth was responding to the increased demand for integrating and 

delivering new resources. It stated that the construction of transmission projects is consistent with projections. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects 

In-Service by November 2013 

November 

2011 

November 

2010 

January – 

November 2011 

Cumulative 

January – 

November 2010 

Cumulative 

High Probability of 

Completion Voltage All 

(kV) 

Line Length (miles) 

≤230 0 109.4 476.0 1,259.5 3,017.3 5,886.9 

345 0 182.0 132.4 859.5 4,617.6 6,065.2 

500 0 0 236.0 112.0 1,734.8 6,028.5 

Total 

U.S. 0 291.4 844.4 2,231.0 9,369.7 17,980.6 

Completed Transmission Projects 

As of November 30, 2011 

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2011 The C Three Group, LLC 
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Transmission Projects with a High 

Probability of being completed by 

November 2013 All Transmission Projects with a Proposed 

In-Service Date by November 2013 

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2011 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.