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Natural Gas Highlights

• Texas Gas received authorization to place into service its Southern Indiana Market Lateral Project which will provide 

53.5 MMcf/d of capacity to serve SABIC Innovative Plastics’s existing chemical manufacturing plant and planned cogeneration plant in Mt. Vernon, IN.

• Kaiser-Frontier Midstream received authorization to place into service the Southern Segment of its Silo Pipeline 

Project. This segment completes the project and will provide capacity to an interconnection with Wyoming Interstate 

Company at the Cheyenne Hub in Weld County, CO.

• Kern River received authorization to place into service its Summerlin Pipe Replacement Project which will replace a 

segment of its pipeline in Clark County, NV with thicker wall pipe in order to comply with a class location change by 

DOT and PHMSA.

• WBI Energy Transmission placed into service facilities in ND that will provide 18 MMcf/d of capacity from the Bakken 

area to an interconnection with Northern Border in McKenzie County, ND.

• First ECA Midstream received authorization to own, operate, and maintain an existing pipeline located in Clearfield 

and Elk Counties PA, as an interstate pipeline. This pipeline will provide 152 MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity from 

producing areas to Dominion and National Fuel with further deliveries to NRG REMA, LLC’s power plant located in 

Shawville, PA.

• Southern Natural received authorization to construct and operate its SNG Zone 3 Expansion Project which will provide 

235 MMcf/d of capacity to its existing system in GA, TN, SC, and FL to serve markets in the Southeastern U.S.

• Elba Express Pipeline received authorization to construct and operate its EEC Expansion Project which will provide 

769 MMcf/d of north-to-south capacity on its existing system to serve Southern LNG’s Elba Island export terminal 

located on Elba Island, GA.

• Elba Liquefaction and Southern LNG received authorization to construct and operate an LNG export terminal at 

Southern LNG’s existing import terminal on Elba Island in Chatham County, GA. The export terminal will provide 350 

MMcf/d of deliverability from two trains. 

• Dominion Carolina Gas received authorization to construct and operate its Columbia to Eastover Project which will 

provide 18 MMcf/d of capacity to serve International Paper Company’s pulp and paper mill located in Richmond 

County, SC.

• Northern Natural received authorization to construct and operate its Gaines County Crossover Compressor Project 

located in Gaines County, TX which will provide 210 MMcf/d of capacity to meet customer requirements in Northern 

Natural‘s Field Area.

• Gulf South received authorization to construct and operate its Coastal Bend Header Project which will provide 1,420 

MMcf/d of capacity to serve the Freeport LNG export facility on Quintana Island in Brazoria County, TX.

• Impulsora Pipeline received authorization to vacate a portion of the pipeline facilities previously authorized but not yet 

constructed at the International Boundary between the U.S. and Mexico located in Webb County, TX.

• MoGas Pipeline received authorization to abandon jurisdictional pipeline facilities in MO and IL by transfer of 

ownership to an affiliate, CorEnergy Pipeline, and to lease the facilities back for continued operation by MoGas 

Pipeline.

• The Commission granted a service area determination to allow Pike County to continue to own and operate a 6-inch 

diameter gas distribution pipeline at the PA/NY border. The Commission also found that Pike County qualifies as a 

LDC for purposed of Section 311.

• East Cheyenne Gas Storage received authorization to expand, in part, the certificated boundaries of the East 

Cheyenne Gas Storage Project reservoirs in the West Peetz and Lewis Creek fields located in Logan County, CO.

• Northern Natural requests authorization to construct and operate its Northern Lights 2017 Expansion Project which 

would increase its system in Isanti, Sherburne, and Rice Counties, MN by 75.9 MMcf/d to serve market needs in MN.

• TransCameron Pipeline requests authorization to amend its proposal to construct and operate pipeline facilities to 

provide capacity to the proposed Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, LA. 

TransCameron Pipeline would remove its proposed West Lateral and increase the capcity of the pipeline by 225 

MMcf/d to 2,125 MMcf/d.

• Texas Eastern requests authorization to construct and operate its Bayway Lateral Project which would provide 300 

MMcf/d of capacity to service Phillips 66 Company’s Bayway Refinery and Cogen Technologies Linden Venture’s 

cogeneration plant located in Linden, NJ.

• Driftwood LNG and Driftwood LNG Pipeline commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate 

an LNG export terminal near Carlyss, Calcasieu Parish, LA, and associated pipeline facilities which would provided 

4,000 MMcf/d of capacity to the proposed terminal. The Driftwood LNG terminal would provide 4,000 MMcf/d of 

export deliverability.
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• Tennessee withdrew its proposal to construct and operate its Northeast Energy Direct Project which would have 

provided 1,200 MMcf/d of capacity from Troy, PA to Wright, NY and 1,300 MMcf/d of capacity from Wright, NY to 

Dracut MA.

Natural Gas Activities in June 2016

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 4 71.7 46.7 1,380

Certificated 7 2,804.0 113.6 289,534

Proposed 4 4,600.9 82.1 166,900

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Import/Export) 1 0 350 0

Proposed (Export) 1 15.5 4,000 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through June 30, 2016

January through June 30, 2015

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through June 30, 2015

15

10

2,670.3

3,080.7

138.8

67.5

89,695

106,095

Certificated

Through June 30, 2015

33

18

13,001.9

5,531.0

977.7

282.2

976,659

207,573

Storage

Placed in Service

through June 30, 2015

0

2

0.0

2.4

0

53

0

0

Certificated

through June 30, 2015

0

2

0.0

2.7

0

0

0

0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

Through June 30, 2015

1

0

0

0

700

0

0

0

Certificated (Import/Export)

through June 30, 2015

3

1

10.2

0

2,841

1,400

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• The Alaska Department of Fish and Game filed a conduit exemption application for the proposed 0.330 MW Hidden 

Falls Lake Hydroelectric Project No. 14785. The project would be located near the City of Sitka in Sitka Borough, AK.

Hydropower Project Activities in June 2016

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 1 0.330 0 0 0 0 1 0.330

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 June 30, 2016)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 2.5 50.049 0.5 300.000 0 0 3 350.049

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

Capacity Amendment 1 0.100 0 0 0 0 1 0.100

Conduit Exemption 2 0.530 0 0 0 0 2 0.530

Issued

License 5 44.262 0 0 0 0 5 44.262

10-MW Exemption 1 0.220 0 0 0 0 1 0.220

Capacity Amendment 3 6.310 0 0 0 0 3 6.310

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Placed in Service

License 3 198.600 0 0 0 0 3 198.600

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

Capacity Amendment 2 23.600 0 0 0 0 2 23.600

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Electric Generation Highlights

• Panda Patriot LLC’s 944 MW natural gas-fired Panda Patriot Project in Lycoming County, PA is online. Fifty percent 

of the power generated is sold to PJM Interconnection LLC under long-term contract.

• Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s 404 MW natural gas-fired Elk Station Expansion Project in Floyd County, 

TX is online. 

• Wolverine Power Supply Corp.’s 227 MW natural gas-fired Alpine Power Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project in Otsego 

County, MI is online.

• Brigham Young University Idaho’s 5.6 MW natural gas-fired Central Energy Plant Project in Madison County, ID is 

online. The power generated is sold to Rocky Mountain Power under long-term contact.

• McCoy Solar LLC’s 39.6 MW McCoy Solar Energy Phase 8 Expansion Project in Riverside County, CA is online. The 

power generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contract.

• Georgia Power Co.’s 30 MW Fort Benning Solar Project in Chattahoochee County, GA is online. The power 

generated is sold to the U.S. Army under long-term contract. 

• Ridgeline Energy LLC’s 20 MW Frontier I Solar Project in Stanislaus County, CA is online. The power generated is 

sold to the City of Palo Alto under long-term contract.

• Fresh Air Energy II LLC’s 20 MW Meadows PV I Solar Project in Martin County, NC is online. The power generated is 

sold to Dominion Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• Ameresco Inc.’s 18.6 MW Fort Detrick Solar Project in Frederick County, MD is online. The power generated is sold 

to the U.S. Army under long-term contract.

• Solar Glynn LLC’s 18 MW Solar Glynn Project in Glynn County, GA is online.

• American Solar Greenworks LLC’s 15 MW American Solar Greenworks Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online. 

The power generated is sold to Southern California Edison under long-term contract.

• SR Jenkins LLC’s 13 MW SR Jenkins Fort Lupton Solar Project in Weld County, CO is online. The power generated 

is sold to United Power Inc. under long-term contract.

• Grindstone Solar LLC’s 7 MW Grindstone Solar Project in Vigo County, IN is online. The power generated is sold to 

Duke Energy Indiana under long-term contract.

• GroSolar’s 2.85 MW Tannery Row Landfill Solar Project in Oneida County, NY is online. The power generated is sold 

to the City of Rome under long-term contract.

• Indianapolis Power and Light’s 20 MW Harding Street Battery Storage Project in Marion County, IN is online. 

• South Plains Wind Energy II LLC’s 300 MW South Plains Wind Phase II Expansion Project in Flyod County, TX is 

online.

• Gunsight Mountain Wind Energy LLC’s 120 MW Gunsight Mountain Wind Project in Howard County, TX is online.
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June 2016 January – June 2016

Cumulative

January – June 2015

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 1 3

Natural Gas 7 1,587 47 6,598 42 2,180

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oil 3 5 5 12 7 10

Water 0 0 24 190 18 150

Wind 3 420 23 2,199 20 2,324

Biomass 0 0 18 47 21 226

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 1 45

Solar 19 218 143 1,883 130 803

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other * 1 0 4 0 6 0

Total 33 2,230 264 10,928 246 5,741

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

• Duquesne Light Holdings has completed the 6.5 mile, 345 kV Carson - Brunot Island Transmission Project. The 

underground project cost approximately $85.1 million and is located in PA.

• Arizona Public Service Co. has completed the 43.0 mile, 500 kV Palo Verde - Delaney-Sun Valley – Morgan -

Pinnacle Peak Transmission Project. The $60 million project is located in AZ.

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 295.99 25.26%

Natural Gas 507.02 43.27%

Nuclear 107.06 9.14%

Oil 44.95 3.84%

Water 100.28 8.56%

Wind 76.17 6.50%

Biomass 16.69 1.42%

Geothermal Steam 3.88 0.33%

Solar 17.73 1.51%

Waste Heat 1.16 0.10%

Other* 0.77 0.07%

Total 1,171.70 100.00%

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. 

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. 

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity
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Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by June 2018

Voltage 

(kV)

June 2016 June 2015 January – June 2016

Cumulative

January – December 

2015 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 192.4 97.4 644.3 1,969.5 3,993.5

345 6.5 121.8 6.9 1,223.5 1,715.6 2,846.5

500 43.0 0.0 43.0 336.0 402.9 3,374.9

Total 

U.S. 49.5 314.2 147.3 2,203.8 4,088.0 10,214.9

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2016 The C Three Group, LLC. 

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

Projects ©2016 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 June 2018

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by June 2018

New Transmission Projects by Voltage