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Natural Gas Highlights

• Columbia Gas received authorization to place into service its SM-80 Project, which will allow Columbia to bypass 

DOT Class 3 areas in Wayne County, WV and allow it to operate Line SM-80 at the original maximum allowable 

operating pressure. 

• Columbia received authorization to place into service Phase II of its Tri-County Bare Steel Replacement Project 

which replaces a portion of Columbia's existing Line 1570 which serves the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

• Columbia Gulf received authorization to place into service its Rayne Xpress Expansion Project which will provide 

621 MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity on its mainline system in KY to serve markets in the Gulf region.

• Tennessee placed into service its Connecticut Expansion Project which will provide 72.1 MMcf/d of capacity for 

shippers to serve the northeast markets.

• ANR received authorization to construct and operate its Collierville Expansion Project which expands delivery and

increases pressures on its system to serve TVA's pending 1,070 MW Allen Combined Cycle Power Plant in 

Memphis, TN.

• Tennessee received authorization to place into service its Orion Project which adds 135 MMcf/d of capacity to its 

existing Line 300 system in PA to serve markets in the Middle Atlantic and New England regions.

• ANR received authorization to construct and operate its Wisconsin South Expansion Project which will provide 

231 MMcf/d of capacity on its existing system from the Sandwich Compressor Station in Kendall County, IL to 

markets in Northern IL and WI.

• Tallgrass received authorization to abandon in place its 47 mile Segment 55 pipeline, from Converse to Platte 

Counties, WY, for the purpose of converting it to oil transportation. 

• NGPL received authorization to construct and operate its Gulf Coast Expansion Project which will provide 240 

MMcf/d of southbound capacity from existing receipt points on its Gulf Coast System in IL, AR, OK, and TX to 

delivery points on its South Texas Zone.

• Ohio River Systems received a limited jurisdiction certificate to provide jurisdictional transportation service on its 

gathering facilities, and a determination that the proposed interstate service does not affect the non-jurisdictional 

status of the rest of its system.

• Texas Gas received authorization to plug and abandon Well 17378 and an associated lateral line and equipment 

at its Midland Storage Field in Muhlenberg County, KY.

• Columbia Gas received authorization to construct and operate its WB Xpress Project which will provide 1,300 

MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity to markets in western WV and northern VA.

• Columbia received authorization to abandon, replace, construct, and operate facilities as part of its B System 

Project in Fairfield and Franklin Counties, OH. 

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

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

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

• Transco received authorization to construct and operate its Gulf Connector Expansion Project which will provide 

475 MMcf/d of bi-directional capacity from its Station 65 Zone 3 Pool in St. Helena Parish, LA to new delivery 

points in Wharton and San Patricio Counties, TX.

• Columbia Gas received authorization to install facilities and make modifications at its Crawford Compressor 

Station in Fairfield County, OH, to increase counterstorage compression at its Crawford Storage Field.

• Columbia Gas requests authorization to abandon and replace 14 miles of bare steel pipeline with coated pipeline

and related appurtenances from Keyser Station in Mineral County, WV to LaVale Station in Allegany County, MD. 

• Blue Mountain Midstream requests authorization to construct its Blue Mountain Delivery Project to transport 255 

MMcf/d of natural gas on 9.67 miles of new pipeline to takeaway supplies from its processing plant in Grady 

County, OK.

• Portland Natural Gas received authorization to increase the certificated capacity on its north system from 

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

178 to 210 MMcf/d.

• Rover received approval to install a third compressor at its Majorsville Compressor Station in Marshall County, 

WV. The new unit would add 3,550 HP of compression and increase capacity by 100 MMcf/d.

• CIG received authorization to abandon its Rawlins Processing Plant in Carbon County, WY. This includes 

abandonment by sale of related natural gas liquids assets to Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company.

• Southern Star Central Gas requests authorization to construct its 4.7 mile Blue Mountain Chisholm Trail Project, 

which would transport 150 MMcf/d of natural gas from the Blue Mountain Midstream gas processing plant to an 

interconnect with NGPL. The project is located in Carter and Grady Counties, OK.
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• Transco requests authorization to construct its Gateway Expansion Project, which would provide an additional 65 

MMcf/d of capacity from Mercer County to Bergen and Passaic Counties, NJ.

• Transco requests authorization to install three additional water heaters at its Meadows Facility site in Bergen 

County, NJ.

• WBI Energy requests authorization to construct and operate approximately 12 miles of 24-inch diameter steel 

pipeline, and to expand its Spring Creek Meter Station and its Wild Basin Meter Station in McKenzie County, ND 

as part of its Line Section 27 Cherry Creek to Spring Creek Expansion Project. The project will provide an 

additional 206 MMcf/d of takeaway capacity from two processing plants in the region.

• Millennium received authorization to construct its Eastern System Upgrade Project which will provide 223 MMcf/d 

of capacity from its Corning Compressor Station to an interconnection with Algonquin in Ramapo, NY.

Natural Gas Activities in November 2017

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 6 828.1 64.1 56,500

Certificated 10 3,357.0 62.1 335,113

Proposed 4 676.0 26.2 31,645

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 1 0.0 0.0 980

Proposed 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 

(Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Natural Gas Activities through November 31, 2017

January through November 31, 2016

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 28 8,960.6 571.1 475,069

through November 30, 2016 35 6,675.3 354.4 398,869

Certificated 45 26,875.8 2,569.2 1,774,505

through November 30, 2016 48 14,571.7 1,144.8 1,258,795

Storage

Placed in Service 1 7.5 600.0 9,500

through November 30, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 2 0.0 10.0 980

through November 30, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 3 0.0 1,493.0 0

through November 30, 2016 1 0.0 1,400.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 1 0.0 93.0 0

through November 30, 2016 4 10.2 3,181.0 0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Northern States Power Company was issued an order raising the capacity of its White River Project No. 2444 from 

1.0 MW to 1.2 MW. The project is located on the White River in Ashland County, WI.

• Shell North America filed an application for the 5.0 MW Hydro Battery Pearl Hill Project Pumped Storage Project No. 

14795. The project would be located on the Columbia River, near Chief Joseph and the Grand Coulee Dams in 

Douglas County, WA. 

Hydropower Project Activities in November 2017

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 1 5.000 0 0 1 5.000

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

Issued

License 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Capacity Amendment 1 0.200 0 0 0 0 1 0.200

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 November 30, 2017)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 3 506.400 1 5.000 0 0 4 511.400

10-MW Exemption 1 0.009 0 0 0 0 1 0.009

Capacity Amendment 3 1.770 0 0 0 0 3 1.770

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 14 258.900 0 0 0 0 14 258.900

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

Capacity Amendment 5 5.460 0 0 0 0 5 5.460

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Placed in Service

License 2 79.000 0 0 0 0 2 79.000

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

Source: Staff Database
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Electric Generation Highlights

• Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co’s 330.0 MW Mustang Natural Gas Project in Canadian County, OK is online.

• Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co’s 66.0 MW Mustang Natural Gas Project in Canadian County, OK is online.

• University of Minnesota’s 22.5 MW natural gas-fired Main Heating Plant in Hennepin County, MN is online. The 

power generated is sold to Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota) under long-term contract.

• Rock Creek Wind Project LLC’s 300.0 MW Rock Creek Wind Project in Atchison County, MO is online. The power 

generated is sold to Kansas City Power & Light Co. under long-term contract.

• Willow Springs Windfarm LLC’s 230.0 MW Horse Creek Wind of Texas Project in Haskell County, TX is online.

• Fluvanna Wind Energy LLC’s 155.4 MW Fluvanna Renewable Energy Project in Scurry County, TX is online.

• Apple Blossom Wind LLC’s 100.0 MW Apple Blossom Wind Project in Huron County, MI is online. The power 

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

• Quilt Block Wind Farm LLC’s 99.0 MW Quilt Block Wind Farm in Lafayette County, WI is online. The power 

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

• Golden Hills North Wind LLC’s 46.0 MW Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center in Alameda County, CA is online. 

The power generated is sold to Sonoma Clean Power Authority under long-term contract.

• Canton Mountain Wind LLC’s 19.3 MW Canton Mountain Wind Project in Oxford County, ME is online. 

• Southampton Solar LLC’s 100.0 MW Southampton Solar Project in Southampton County, VA is online. The power 

generated is sold to Amazon Energy LLC under long-term contract.

• Cuyama Solar LLC’s 40.0 MW Cuyama Solar Project in Santa Barbara County, CA is online. The power generated is 

sold to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. under long-term contract.

• Mechanicsville Solar LLC’s 20.0 MW SunEnergy1 Mechanicsville Project in Hanover County, VA is online. The power 

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

• Creswell Hwy 64 Solar LLC’s 20.0 MW Creswell Hwy 64 Solar Project in Washington County, NC is online.

• Hecate Energy Cherrydale LLC’s 20.0 MW solar powered Hecate Energy Cherrydale Project in Northampton County, 

VA is online. 

• Spartan PW 1 LLC’s 13.5 MW solar powered Spartan PW I LLC Project in Ingham County, MI is online. The power 

generated is sold to Michigan State University under long-term contract.

• OneEnergy Baker Point Solar LLC’s 9.0 MW Frederick Road Solar Project in Frederick County, MD is online. The 

power generated is sold to National Geographic and Monumental Sports under long-term contract.

• East Kentucky Power Coop’s 8.5 MW Cooperative Solar One Project in Clark County, KY in online. 

• Nixa Solar LLC’s 7.9 MW Nixa Solar Farm in Christian County, MO is online. The power generated is sold to Nixa City 

Utlities under long-term contract.

• Public Service Electric & Gas Co’s 6.6 MW Nixon Lane Solar Project in Middlesex County, NJ is online.

• Minnesota Solar CSG 9 LLC’s 5.0 MW BR Sauk Rapids Solar Project in Benton County, MN is online.

• SunE Koppelman 1 LLC’s 5.0 MW Koppelman Sun Project in Blue Earth County, MN is online. 

• SunE Rengstorf 1 LLC’s 5.0 MW Rengstorf Solar Project in Nicollet County, MN is online.
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November 2017 January – November 2017

Cumulative

January – November 2016

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 3 45

Natural Gas 7 419 75 11,140 108 8,341

Nuclear 0 0 1 102 3 1,290

Oil 0 0 10 40 20 66

Water 0 0 11 214 36 445

Wind 8 954 61 5,969 52 3,698

Biomass 1 3 26 268 56 109

Geothermal Steam 0 0 1 18 0 0

Solar 45 299 485 4,066 443 6,301

Waste Heat 0 0 1 220 2 23

Other * 1 0 21 1 19 21

Total 62 1,675 692 22,038 742 20,339

 *“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 277.49 23.40%

Natural Gas 515.95 43.52%

Nuclear 108.18 9.12%

Oil 43.47 3.67%

Water 100.88 8.51%

Wind 87.63 7.39%

Biomass 16.68 1.41%

Geothermal Steam 3.80 0.32%

Solar 29.52 2.49%

Waste Heat 1.26 0.11%

Other* 0.79 0.07%

Total 1,185.64 100.00%

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC. The data may be 

subject to update. 

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group. The data may be subject to update. 

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity
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Additions Retirements

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

Coal 4 1,927 74 20,650

Natural Gas 387 92,489 118 10,803

Nuclear 4 3,243 6 5,585

Oil 38 762 36 571

Water 274 12,732 25 706

Wind 465 72,526 2 68

Biomass 74 945 21 47

Geothermal Steam 32 1,610 0 0

Solar 1,913 43,528 5 2

Waste Heat 9 236 0 0

Other * 50 680 0 0

Total 3,250 230,678 287 38,432

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

• JCP&L gets permission to build the 7mi and 230 kV Whippany – Montville Transmission Project. The $37.5 million 

project is expected to be completed by June 2019. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by November 2019

Voltage 

(kV)

November

2017

November

2016

January – November

2017 Cumulative

January – December 

2016 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 0.2 141.6 778.8 1,778.1 3,614.0

345 0.0 35.9 122.0 965.9 2,379.6 4,051.5

500 0.0 0.0 0.0 85.0 393.4 1,074.4

Total 

U.S. 0.0 36.1 263.6 1,829.7 4,551.1 8,739.9

 Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2017 The C Three Group, LLC. 

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements by December 2020

Sources: Data derived from Velocity Suite, ABB Inc. and The C Three Group LLC. The data may be 

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

Projects ©2017 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 November 2019

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by November 2019

New Transmission Projects by Voltage