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Natural Gas Highlights

• Natural received authorization to place into service its 2012 Storage Optimization Project which will provide 100

MMcf/d of capacity on its Gulf Coast Mainline from the Loudon Storage Field located near St. Emo in Fayette County, 

IL to a point of termination at Natural’s Compressor Station No. 113 near Joliet in Will County, IL.

• Algonquin received authorization to place into service the Stony Point to Yorktown Take-up and Relay facilities as part 

of its Algonquin Incremental Market Project. These facilities will provide the remaining 97 MMcf/d of capacity out of 

the authorized 342 MMcf/d of capacity.

• UGI Sunbury received authorization to place into service its Sunbury Pipeline Project which will provide 200 MMcf/d of 

capacity to serve markets in central PA, including a proposed electric generation facility in Snyder County, PA.

• Tennessee received authorization to construct and operate its Southwest Louisiana Supply Project which will provide 

295 MMcf/d of capacity on its existing 800 Line System in LA to serve the Cameron LNG export facility in Cameron 

Parish, LA.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to construct and operate three projects, the Access South, the Adair Southwest, 

and the Lebanon Extension Projects, which will provide a total of 622 MMcf/d of capacity on its mainline from a receipt 

point in Uniontown, PA to Midwest and Southeastern markets.

• Tennessee received authorization to construct and operate its Triad Expansion Project which will provide 180 MMcf/d 

of west-to-east capacity on its existing Line 300 system to serve a proposed electric generating plant in Lackawanna 

County, PA.

• Golden Pass LNG and Golden Pass Pipeline received authorization to construct and operate an LNG export terminal 

(2,100 MMcf/d of deliverability) at Golden Pass’s existing import terminal in Sabine Pass, TX., and pipeline facilities to 

provide 2,500 MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity on Golden Pass Pipeline’s existing system to serve the proposed 

terminal.

• Chesapeake Appalachia and Columbia Natural received authorization to abandon certain facilities in WV and KY used 

to provide limited jurisdictional service to Mountaineer Gas Company, and Core Appalachia received authorization to 

provide limited jurisdicational service on the Devonian Gas Gathering System to serve Mountaineer Gas Company.

• Total Peaking Services received authorization to construct and operate facilities necessary to increase the 

vaporization send out capacity at its existing LNG facility located in Milford, CT from 90 MMcf/d to 105 MMcf/d.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to abandon in place and by removal certain offshore pipeline facilities and 

related appurtenances located in federal offshore waters in the Gulf of Mexico near LA.

• Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline requests authorization to construct and operate its Sabine Pass Expansion Project 

which would provide 600 MMcf/d of north-to-south capacity from existing pipeline interconnections in Evangeline and 

Acadia Parishe, LA to a proposed new delivery point with Sabine Pass LNG near Sabine Pass in Cameron Parish, 

LA.

• Florida Gas requests authorization to construct and operate its Western Division Project which would provide 68.5 

MMcf/d of capacity from a receipt point in George County, MS to a proposed interconnection with Florida Public 

Utilities Company in Escambia County, AL.

• Portland Natural Gas requests authorization to increase the certificated capacity on its north system from Pittsburg, 

NH to Westbrook, ME by 42 MMcf/d and to increase its authorizated import and export capacity from 178 MMcf/d to 

210 MMcf/d (hereby called the Continent to Coast Expansion Project).

• Eastern Shore requests authorization to construct and operate its 2017 Expansion Project which would provide 61.2 

MMcf/d of capacity on its system in PA, MD, and DE, to meet market demand and provide enhanced flexibility.

• Pomelo Connector requests authorization to construct and operate its Pomelo Connector Pipeline Project which 

would provide 400 MMcf/d of capacity from the Petronila Station of Texas Eastern near Petronila, TX to an 

interconnection with Valley Crossing Pipeline near Agua Duice, TX.

• Texas Eastern requests authorization to amend its proposed South Texas Expansion Project by (1) acquiring by 

lease, capacity on Pomelo Connectors proposed pipeline which would interconnect with Texas Eastern in Nueces 

County, TX; (2) reducing the projects proposed capacity from 400 MMcf/d to 396 MMcf/d; and (3) removing from the 

project the meter and regulating station at the proposed Petronila Compressor Station site in Nueces County, TX.
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Natural Gas Activities in December 2016

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 3 397.0 37.3 22,000

Certificated 4 3,597.0 30.1 157,025

Proposed 5 1,171.7 56.2 56,450

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 1 0.0 15.0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

(Export) 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Import/Export) 1 0 2,100 0

Proposed

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through December 31, 2016

January through December 31, 2015

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, 2015

37

35

7,072.3

7,797.4

391.7

423.5

420,869

291,397

Certificated

through December 31, 2015

52

47

18,168.7

15,748.0

1,174.9

578.0

1,415,820

522,580

Storage

Placed in Service

through December 31, 2015

0

6

0.0

11.4

0

53

0

6,800

Certificated

through December 31, 2015

1

2

0.0

2.7

15.0

0

0

0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export)

through December 31, 2015

1

0

0

0

1,400

0

0

0

Certificated (Import/Export)

through December 31, 2015

5

2

10.2

0

5,281

3,600

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• GB Energy Park, LLC was issued an original license for the 400.0 MW Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Project No. 

13642. The project will be located about 3 miles west of the Town of Martinsdale, in Meagher County, MT. The 

project will operate as a closed-loop pumped storage facility with water for the initial reservoir fill and replenishment 

supplied by an irrigation system connected to Cottonwood Creek, 4 miles west of the project.

• Lock +TM Hydro Friends Fund XIX, LLC filed an original license application for the proposed 19.6 MW Claiborne 

Hydroelectric Project No. 13519. The project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Claiborne Lock 

and Dam on the Alabama River, near the Town of Monroeville, Monroe County, AL. 

• Northwestern Corporation filed an application to raise the capacity of its Missouri-Madison Hydroelectric Project No. 

2188, from 334.290 MW to 337.290 MW. The project is located on the Missouri and Madison Rivers in Cascade, 

Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, and Madison Counties, MT.

Hydropower Project Activities in December 2016

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 1 19.600 0 0 0 0 1 19.600

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

Capacity Amendment 1 3.000 0 0 0 0 1 3.000

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 0 0 1 400.000 0 0 1 400.000

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 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
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Hydropower Project Activities Year to Date (through December 31, 2016)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 3.5 69.649 0.5 300.000 0 0 4 369.649

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

Capacity Amendment 2 3.100 0 0 0 0 2 3.100

Conduit Exemption 2 0.530 0 0 0 0 2 0.530

Issued

License 11 208.522 1 400.000 0 0 12 608.522

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

Capacity Amendment 4 9.010 0 0 0 0 4 9.010

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Placed in Service

License 4.5 211.200 0 0 0 0 4.5 211.200

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

Capacity Amendment 2.5 26.500 0 0 0 0 2.5 26.500

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Staff Database

Electric Generation Highlights

• Florida Power and Light Co.’s 462 MW natural gas-fired Fort Myers Expansion Project in Lee County, FL is online.

• Golden Spread Electric Coop. Inc.’s 168 MW natural gas-fired Antelope Station Expansion Project in Hale County, TX 

is online.

• Pasadena Water and Power Department’s 75 MW natural gas-fired Glenarm Expansion Project in Los Angeles 

County, CA is online.

• Prairie Power Inc.’s 42 MW natural gas-fired Alsey Phase 4 Expansion Project in Scott County, IL is online.

• Grande Prairie Wind LLC’s 400 MW Grande Prairie Wind Farm Project in Holt County, NE is online. The power 

generated is sold to Omaha Public Power District under long-term contract.

• Ida Grove Wind Energy LLC’s 301 MW Ida Grove Wind Project in Ida County, IA is online.

• MidAmerican Energy Co.’s 250 MW O’Brien Wind Project in O’Brien County, IA is online. 

• Hidalgo Wind Farm LLC’s 250 MW Hidalgo Wind Farm Project in Hidalgo County, TX is online.

• Great Western Wind Energy LLC’s 225 MW Great Western Wind Project in Ellis County, OK is online. The power 

generated is sold to Google Inc. under long-term contract.

• Desert Wind Farm LLC’s 208 MW Desert Wind Farm Project in Perquimans County, NC is online. The power 

generated is sold to Amazon Web Services under long-term contract.

• Kingman Wind Energy I, LLC and Kingman Wind Energy II, LLC’s 204 MW Kingman Wind Energy Project in Kingman 

County, KS is online. Half of the power generated is sold to Westar Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• Ninnescah Wind LLC’s 200 MW Ninnescah Wind Project in Pratt County, KS is online. The power generated is sold 

to Westar Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• Osborn Wind Energy Center’s 200 MW Osborn Wind Energy Center Project in Dekalb County, MO is online. The 

power generated is sold to Kansas City Power and Light Co. and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Co. under longterm contracts.

• Frontier Windpower LLC’s 200 MW Frontier Wind Project in Kay County, OK is online. The power generated is sold 

to the City of Springfield (MO) under long-term contract.

• Bluestem Wind Energy LLC’s 198 MW Bluestem Wind Project in Beaver County, OK is online. The power generated 

is sold to Google Energy LLC under long-term contract.

• Kelly Creek Wind LLC’s 184 MW Kelly Creek Wind Farm Project in Ford County, IL is online.
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• Salt Fork Wind LLC’s 174 MW Salt Fork Wind Phase I Project in Gray County, TX is online. 

• Brady Wind II LLC’s 150 MW Brady Wind II Energy Center Project in Stark County, ND is online. The power 

generated is sold to Basin Electric Power Coop. under long-term contract.

• Great Plains Wind LLC’s 150 MW Great Plains Wind Project in Grant County, OK is online. The power generated is 

sold to Steelcase Inc. under long-term contract.

• Tyler Bluff Wind Farm Project LLC’s 123 MW Tyler Bluff Wind Farm Project in Cooke County, TX is online.

• Drift Sand Wind Project LLC’s 109 MW Drift Sand Wind Project in Grady County, OK is online. The power generated 

is sold to Arkansas Electric Coop. Corp. under long-term contract.

• Sunflower Wind Project LLC’s 104 MW Sunflower Wind Project in Stark County, ND is online. The power generated 

is sold to Basin Electric Power Coop. under long-term contract.

• San Roman Wind I LLC’s 93 MW San Roman Wind Farm Project in Cameron County, TX is online.

• Jericho Rise Wind Farm LLC’s 80 MW Jericho Rise Wind Farm Phase 2 Expansion Project in Franklin County, NY is 

online. 

• Black Oak Wind LLC’s 78 MW Black Oak Wind (MN) Project in Stearns County, MN is online. The power generated 

is sold to Minnesota Municipal Power Agency under long-term contract.

• Chisholm View Wind Project LLC’s 65 MW Chisholm View Wind Phase II Expansion Project in Garfield County, OK is 

online. The power generated is sold to Alabama Power Co. under long-term contract.

• Hancock Wind LLC’s 51 MW Blue Sky East Wind Project in Hancock County, ME is online. The power generated is 

sold to the City of Burlington (VT) and Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. under long-term contracts.

• DTE Energy Co.’s 51 MW Echo Wind Phase III Expansion Project in Huron County, MI is online. 

• Ringer Hill Farm LLC’s 40 MW Ringer Hill Wind Farm Project in Somerset County, PA is online.

• Deepwater Wind Block Island LLC’s 30 MW Block Island Wind Project offshore, RI is online. This is the first offshore 

wind farm in the U.S. The power generated is sold to National Grid U.S.A. under long-term contract.

• Terrapin Energy LLC’s 30 MW Big Turtle Wind Phase III Expansion Project in Huron County, MI is online. The power 

generated is sold to DTE Energy Co. under long-term contract.

• South Fork Wind LLC’s 15 MW South Fork Wind Project in Jackson County, MN is online. The power generated is 

sold to Muscatine Power and Water under long-term contract.

• Georgia Pacific Brewton LLC’s 75 MW black liquor-fired Georgia Pacific Brewton Project in Escambia County, AL is 

online. The power generated is used on-site.

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Works’ 27 MW biofuel-fired Hyperion Cogeneration Project in Los Angeles 

County, CA is online.

• RE Garland LLC’s 200 MW RE Garland Solar Project in Kern County, CA is online. The power generated is sold to 

Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contract.

• RE Astoria LLC’s 175 RE Astoria Solar Project in Kern County, CA is online. The power generated is sold to Pacific 

Gas and Electric Co. under long-term contract.

• Beacon Solar LLC’s 106 MW Beacon Photovoltaic Phases 2 and 3 Expansion Project in Kern County, CA is online. 

The power generated is sold to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power under long-term contract.

• Southern Power Co.’s 103 MW Butler Solar Project in Taylor County, GA is online.

• Mesquite Solar 2 LLC’s 100 MW Mesquite Solar Phase 10 Expansion Project in Maricopa County, AZ is online. The 

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

• OCI Alamo 7 LLC’s 100 MW Solara Solar Project in Haskell County, TX is online. The power generated is sold to 

CPS Energy under long-term contract.

• Boulder Solar Power LLC’s 100 MW Boulder Solar Project in Clark County, NV is online. The power generated is sold 

to NV Energy under long-term contract. 

• North Star Solar PV LLC’s 100 MW North Star Solar Project in Chisago, MN is online. The power generated is sold to 

Xcel Energy Inc. under long-term contract.

• Copper Mountain Solar 4 LLC’s 94 MW Copper Mountain Phase 19 Expansion Project in Clark County, NV is online. 

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

• Solverde I LLC’s 85 MW Solverde I Solar Facility Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online. The power generated 

is sold to the Department of Water Resources North under long-term contract.
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• Innovative Solar 46 LLC’s 80 MW Hope Mills Solar Project in Cumberland County, NC is online. The power 

generated is sold to Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• Three Peaks Power LLC’s 80 MW Three Peaks Power Plant Project in Iron County, UT is online. The power 

generated is sold to PacifiCorp under long-term contract.

• Rutherford Farm LLC’s 75 MW Rutherford Farm Solar Project in Rutherford County, NC is online. The power 

generated is sold to Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• Solar Star California XLI LLC’s 67 MW Stanford Solar Generating Station Project in Kern County, CA is online. The 

power generated is sold to Turlock Irrigation District and The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior 

University under long-term contracts.

• Duke Energy Carolinas’ 59 MW Monroe Solar Facility Project in Union County, NC is online.

• Live Oak solar LLC’s 51 MW Live Oak Solar Project in Burke County, GA is online.

• Antelope DSR 1 2 LLC’s 50 MW Antelope DSR Solar Phase 2 Expansion Project in Los Angeles County, CA is 

online. The power generated is sold to Southern California Public Power Authority under long-term contract.

• Luning Energy LLC’s 50 MW Luning Solar Project in Mineral County, NV is online.

• Elevation Solar C LLC’s 40 MW Elevation Solar C Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online.

• Rio Bravo Solar I and II LLCs’ 40 MW Rio Bravo Solar Phase 1 and Phase 2 Expansion Projects in Kern County, CA 

are online. The power generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contracts.

• Arizona Public Service Co.’s 40 MW Red Rock Solar Project in Pinal County, AZ is online. The power generated is 

sold to Arizona State University and Paypal under long-term contracts.

• Innovative Solar 47 LLC’s 35 MW Innovative Solar 47 Project in Robeson County, NC is online. The power generated 

is sold to Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• San Isabel Solar LLC’s 30 MW San Isabel Solar Project in Las Animas County, CO is online. The power generated is 

sold to Tri State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. under long-term contract.

• Georgia Power Co.’s 30 MW Fort Stewart Solar Project, in Liberty County, GA is online.

• DTE Energy Co.’s 28.4 MW Lapeer Solar I and 19.6 MW Lapeer Solar II Projects in Lapeer County, MI are online. 

• Longboat Solar LLC’s 27 MW Longboat Solar Project in San Bernardino County, CA is online. The power generated 

is sold to southern California Edison Co. under long-term contract.

• Advanced Solar Power Holdings Inc.’s 25 MW SFAE VA121 PV Project in Louisa County, VA is online. The power 

generated is sold to Dominion Virginia Power under long-term contract.

• CED Inc.’s 22 MW CED Ducor I, 22 MW CED Ducor II, and 16 MW CED Ducor III Solar Projects in Tulare County, CA 

are online. The power generated is sold to Southern California Edison Co. under long-term contracts.

• Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch B LLC’s 20 MW Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch Solar Phase 2 Expansion 

Project in Lost Angeles County, CA is online. The power generated is sold to the City of Palo Alto under long-term 

contract.

• North Lancaster Ranch LLC’s 20 MW North Lancaster Ranch Solar Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online. The 

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

• Virginia Electric and Power Co.’s 17 MW Scott Solar Farm Project in Scott County, VA is online.

• BWC French River LLC’s 16 MW BWC French River Solar Project in Worcester County, MA is online.

• Wildwood Solar II LLC’s 15 MW Wildwood Solar II Project in Kern County, CA is online. 

• Victory Solar LLC’s 13 MW Victory Solar Project in Adams County, CO is online. The power generated is sold to 

Intermountain Rural Electric Association under long-term contract.

• Portal Ridge Solar LLC’s 11.4 MW Portal Ridge Solar Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online.

• Western Antelope Dry Ranch LLC’s 10 MW Western Antelope Dry Ranch Solar Project in Los Angeles County, CA is 

online. The power generated is sold to San Diego Gas and Electric Co. under long-term contract.

• PSEG Solar Source LLC’s 10 MW PSEG Lake County Solar Energy Center Project in Lake County, OR is online. 

• Solar Wind Energy LLC’s 8 MW ILR Landfill Solar Project in Middlesex County, NJ is online. 

• Kokomo Solar I LLC’s 6 MW Kokomo Solar Park Project in Howard County, IN is online. The power generated is sold 

to Duke Energy Indiana under long-term contract.

• RB Solar LLC’s 5 MW Rock Barn Solar Project in Catawba County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to 

Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.
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December 2016 January – December 2016

Cumulative

January – December 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 3 45 2 6

Natural Gas 10 756 107 8,788 73 6,386

Nuclear 0 0 1 1,270 4 305

Oil 0 0 7 58 21 41

Water 0 0 31 436 23 161

Wind 34 4,179 84 8,762 76 8,328

Biomass 2 102 51 197 39 323

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 3 67

Solar 87 2,344 443 8,182 405 3,521

Waste Heat 0 0 2 23 0 0

Other * 3 0 15 0 21 0

Total 136 7,381 744 27,761 667 19,138

 *“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 291.45 24.62%

Natural Gas 510.64 43.14%

Nuclear 106.58 9.00%

Oil 44.83 3.79%

Water 100.71 8.51%

Wind 82.77 6.99%

Biomass 16.78 1.42%

Geothermal Steam 3.90 0.33%

Solar 24.13 2.04%

Waste Heat 1.18 0.10%

Other* 0.73 0.06%

Total 1,183.70 100.00%

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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Electric Transmission Highlights

• Oncor Electric Delivery has completed the 16 mile, 138 kV Hicks - Elizabeth Creek Transmission Line. The 

approximately $26 million project is located in TX. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by December 2018

Voltage 

(kV)

December

2016

December

2015

January – December

2016 Cumulative

January – December 

2015 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 16.0 39.0 329.8 722.2 1,877.5 3,636.7

345 0.0 210.3 326.9 1,230.5 1,895.3 3,133.9

500 0.0 0.0 43.0 355.0 815.4 2,469.1

Total 

U.S. 16.0 249.3 699.7 2,307.7 4,588.2 9,239.7

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

Projects 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 2018 Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by December 2018

New Transmission Projects by Voltage