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For January 2014

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Natural Gas Highlights 

• Petal Gas Storage placed into service 0.45 Bcf of working gas capacity at its Petal Salt Dome’s Cavern 12A facility in 

Forrest County, MS.

• Texas Eastern requested authorization to construct and operate its Ohio Pipeline Energy Network Project which will 

provide 550 MMcf/d of capacity and reverse flow capabilities from the Utica and Marcellus production areas in Ohio to 

delivery points along Texas Eastern’s system in the Gulf Coast region.

• Freeport LNG requested authorization to reconnect and integrate on a permanent basis the once temporary skid 

mounted boil-off gas refrigeration/chiller unit system at its existing LNG terminal on Quintana Island, TX. This unit will 

assist in re-liquefying 5-7 MMcf/d of boil-off gas.

• WBI Energy requested authorization under the Commission’s prior notice proceeding to construct and operate its 

Garden Creek II Pipeline Project. This project will provide 75 MMcf/d of capacity to transport natural gas produced in 

the Bakken region from the Garden Creek II processing plant in McKenzie County, ND to Northern Border Pipeline.

• Cadeville Gas Storage requested authorization under the Commission’s prior notice proceeding to convert 0.6 Bcf of 

base gas to working gas at its natural gas storage facility in Ouachita Parish, LA.

Natural Gas Activities in January 2014

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 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 2 625.0 90.8 18,800

Storage

Placed in Service 2 0.45 0 4,800

Certificated 0 0.0 0 0

Proposed 1 0.6 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 January 31, 2014

Through January 31, 2013

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through January 31, 2013

0

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

0

Certificated

through January 31, 2013

0

2

0.0

25.6

0.0

0.5

0

1,950

Storage

Placed in Service

through January 31, 2013

2

0

0.45

0.0

0

0

4,800

0

Certificated

through January 31, 2013

0

2

0.0

5.2

0

0

0

0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through January 31, 2013

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through January 31, 2013

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• The Pershing County Water Conservation District was issued an original license for the 0.750 MW Humboldt River 

Hydropower Project No. 14327. The project will be located at the Bureau of Reclamation’s Rye Patch Dam, located 

on the Humboldt River in Pershing County, NV. 

• California Department of Natural Resources filed a conduit exemption for the Alamo Powerplant Project No. 14579 to be 

located in Los Angeles County, CA. It has an estimated total generation capacity of 17.000 MW.

• California Department of Natural Resources filed a conduit exemption for the Mohave Siphon Powerplant Project No. 14580 

to be located in San Bernardino County, CA. It has an estimated total generation capacity of 32.400 MW. 

Hydropower Activities in January 2014

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 2 49.400 0 0 0 0 2 49.400

Issued

License 1 0.750 0 0 0 0 1 0.750

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

Electric Generation Highlights

• Exelon Corp’s 130 MW Antelope Valley Solar Phase II expansion project in Los Angeles County, CA is online. The 

power generated is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric under long-term contract.

• MidAmerican Solar’s 61 MW Topaz Solar Farm Phase III expansion project in San Luis Obispo County, CA is online. 

The power generated is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric under long-term contract.

• Duke Energy Corp’s 20 MW Dogwood Solar Power project in Halifax County, NC is online. The power generated is 

sold to Dominion Virginia Power under long-term contract.

• NextEra Energy Inc.’s 20 MW Mountain View Solar project in Clark County, NV is online. The power generated is 

sold to NV Energy under long-term contract.

• Strata Solar LLC has three solar projects that came online in NC: 6 MW Marshville Farm Solar project in Union 

County, and 6.4 MW Waco Farm Solar project in Cleveland County (The power generated from Marshville and Waco 

is sold to Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contracts); and 6.4 MW Nash 58 Farm in Nash County (The power 

generated from Nash 58 Farm is sold to Progress Energy Carolinas under long-term contract).

• Wagstaff Farm I LLC’s 5 MW Wagstaff Farm I Solar project in Person County, NC is online. Power generated is sold 

to Progress Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• KKR Global Infrastructure Investors LP’s 20 MW Recurrent Gillespie 1 Solar project in Maricopa County, AZ is online. 

The power generated is sold to a local utility under long-term contract.
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Electric Generation Highlights (Continued)

• Consolidated Edison Inc.’s 4 MW Russell Point Wind Farm project in Logan County, OH is online. The power 

generated is sold to Buckeye Power Inc. under long-term contract.

• Gradient Resources Inc.’s 30 MW Patua Hot Springs Geothermal project in Lyon County, NV is online. The power 

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

• NRG Yield, Inc.’s 228 MW Alta Wind Energy Center Expansion phase 10 project in Kern County, CA is online. The 

power generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. and San Diego Gas & Electric under long-term contracts.

January 2014 January 2013

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed Capacity 

(MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed Capacity 

(MW)

Coal 0 0 0 0

Natural Gas 0 0 4 342

Nuclear 0 0 0 0

Oil 0 0 0 0

Water 0 0 3 5

Wind 7 235 7 958

Biomass 9 13 17 29

Geothermal Steam 3 30 0 0

Solar 27 342 27 256

Waste Heat 0 0 1 36

Other 1 1 0 0

Total 47 621 59 1,625

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 325.89 28.25%

Natural Gas 485.53 42.09%

Nuclear 106.87 9.26%

Oil 46.02 3.99%

Water 98.23 8.52%

Wind 60.93 5.28%

Biomass 15.86 1.37%

Geothermal Steam 3.87 0.34%

Solar 8.40 0.73%

Waste Heat 1.13 0.10%

Other 0.80 0.07%

Total 1,153.51 100.00%

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

• Wind Energy Transmission Texas completed three 345 kV Competitive Renewable Energy Zone transmission 

projects, the 37.0 mile Sand Bluff – Divide, the 28.9 mile Bearkat - Sand Bluff; and the 77.4 mile Sand Bluff - Long 

Draw. The projects are located in Glasscock, Coke, Sterling and Borden counties in TX. 

Transmission Projects Completed 

Proposed Transmission 

Projects

In-Service by January 2016

Voltage 

(kV)

January 

2014

January 

2013

January – December 

2013 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 7.0 328.4 931.0 4,222.0

345 143.3 0.0 2,757.2 2,449.0 4,451.3

500 0.0 0.0 448.0 1,705.7 6,630.8

Total 

U.S. 143.3 7.0 3,533.6 5,085.7 15,304.1

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2014 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 January 2016

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by January 2016

New Transmission Projects by Voltage