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Natural Gas Highlights

• Southern Natural placed into service its South Main Expansion Project which will provide 5 MMcf/d of capacity to 

serve municipal gas systems located across Southern Natural’s South Georgia Lateral.

• Dominion Carolina Gas received authorization to place into service its Columbia to Eastover Project which will provide 

18 MMcf/d of capacity to serve International Paper Company’s pulp and paper mill in Richland County, SC.

• Rockies Express received authorization to place into service its REX Zone 3 Enhancement Project (except the 

faciltiies authorized at the existing Hamilton Compressor Station in Warren County, OH) which will provide 800 

MMcf/d of east-to-west capacity from Clarington, OH to Moultrie County, IL.

• Millennium received authorization to construct and operate its CPV Valley Lateral Project which will provide 127.2

MMcf/d of capacity to serve CPV Valley’s 630 MW new combined cycle electric generator currently under construction 

in the Town of Wawayanda, NY.

• Southern Star received authorization to abandon in place an approximately 31 mile segment of its Shidler 16-inch 

pipeline in Osage County, OK.

• Magnum Gas Storage received authorization to relocate previously authorized locations of its natural gas storage 

caverns and associated surface facilities, and to add a new firm wheeling transportation service at its salt cavern 

storage facility in Millard, Juab, and Utah Counties, UT. The change in the layout is due to construction activities 

associated with a non-jurisdictional natural gas liquids storage facility.

• ANR requests authorization to construct and operate its Wisconsin South Expansion Project which would provide 

230.9 MMcf/d of capacity on its existing system from its Sandwich Compressor Station located in Kendall County, IL 

to markets in Northern IL and WI.

• Dominion Cove Point LNG requests authorization to construct and operate its Eastern Market Access Project which 

would provide 294 MMcf/d of capacity to serve markets in the Mid-Atlantic region including a proposed 990 MW 

combined cycle generating station in Prince George’s County, MD.

• Valley Crossing Pipeline requests authorization to construct, operate, and maintain an import/export border crossing 

located in the Gulf of Mexico in TX state waters to the International Boundary between the US and Mexico. The 

border crossing would provide 2,600 MMcf/d of import and export capacity to and from Mexico.

• Port Arthur LNG and Port Arthur Pipeline requests authorization to construct and operate an LNG export terminal 

(providing 1,865 MMcf/d of deliverability) in the City of Port Arthur in Jefferson County, TX, and pipeline facilities to 

provide 2,000 MMcf/d of capacity to serve the proposed terminal.

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

used to provide limited jurisdicational service to Mountaineer Gas Company. Core Appalachia requests authorization 

to provide limited jurisdictional service on the Devonian Gas Gathering system to serve Mountainner Gas Company. 

• UGI LNG requests authorization to construct and operate two new trailer loading and unloading racks as part of tis 

Temple Truck Rack Expansion Project at its Temple LNG storage facility located in Ontelaunee Township, Berks 

County, PA.

• Cheniere Midstream was authorized to use the Commission’s pre-filing process for its proposal to construct and 

operate the Midship Pipeline Project which would provide 1,400 MMcf/d of capacity from the Okarche Processing 

Plant near Okarche, OK to Bennignton, OK. Cheniere proposes to lease capacity on Midcontinent Express and/or 

Gulf Crossing Pipeline beginning at Bennington, OK to near Tallulah, LA to serve Gulf Coast markets.
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Natural Gas Activities in November 2016

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 4 823.0 32.9 157,457

Certificated 1 127.2 7.8 0

Proposed 5 6,524.9 259.5 227,052

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

(Export) 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Import/Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed

(Import/Export) 1 10.2 1,865.0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through November 30, 2016

January through November 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 November 30, 2015

35

32

6,675.3

7,326.4

354.4

405.7

398,869

241,797

Certificated

through November 30, 2015

48

38

14,571.7

10,614.2

1,144.8

433.6

1,258,795

337,173

Storage

Placed in Service

through November 30, 2015

0

6

0.0

11.4

0

53

0

6,800

Certificated

through November 30, 2015

0

2

0.0

2.7

0

0

0

0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export)

through November 30, 2015

1

0

0

0

1,400

0

0

0

Certificated (Import/Export)

through November 30, 2015

4

1

10.2

0

3,181

1,400

0

0

 Source: Staff Database

Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• Newburgh Hydro, LLC was issued an original license for the 56.7 MW Newburgh Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project 

No. 12962. The project will be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Newburgh Locks and Dam on the Ohio 

River in Warrick County, IN, and Henderson County, KY. 

• The Sacramento Municipal Utility District was issued an order amending license to raise the capacity of its Upper 

American River Hydroelectric Project No. 2101 from 637.683 MW to 640.383 MW. The project is located on the 

Rubicon and South Fork American Rivers and Silver Creek in El Dorado and Sacramento Counties, CA.
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Hydropower Project Activities in November 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 1 56.700 0 0 0 0 1 56.700

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

Capacity Amendment 1 2.700 0 0 0 0 1 2.700

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, 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 1 0.360 0 0 0 0 1 0.360

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 11 208.522 0 0 0 0 11 208.522

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
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Electric Generation Highlights

• Pfzier Inc.’s 5.6 MW natural gas-fired Pfizer Groton Expansion Project in New London County, CT is online.

• Javelina Wind Energy II LLC’s 200 MW Javelina Wind Farm Phase II Expansion Project in Webb County, TX is 

online.

• Courtenay Wind Farm LLC’s 200 MW Courtenay Wind Farm Project in Stutsman County, ND is online. The 

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

• Paulding Wind Farm III LLC’s 100.8 MW Timber Road Wind Farm Phase II Expansion Project in Paulding County, 

OH is online. The power generated is sold to American Electric Power Co. under long-term contract.

• Peak View Wind Energy LLC’s 60 MW Peak View Wind Farm Project in Las Animas County, CO is online.

• Southern Power Co.’s 150 MW RE Roserock Solar Farm Project in Pecos County, TX is online. The power 

generated is sold to Austin Energy under long-term contract.

• Comanche Solar PV LLC’s 120 MW Comanche Solar Wind Project in Pueblo County, CO is online. The power 

generated is sold to Public Service Co. of Colorado under long-term contract.

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

• Citizens Solar Holding VI LLC’s 20 MW Old Midville Solar Project in Jenkins County, GA is online. The power 

generated is sold to Georgia Power Co. under long-term contract.

• Antelope DSR II LLC’s 5 MW Antelope DSR II Phase 1 Solar Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online. The 

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

• SJA Solar LLC’s 20 MW SJA Solar Project in Worchester County, MA is online.

• Solar Star Arizona VIII LLC’s 20 MW Sulphur Springs Solar Project in Cochise County, AZ is online. The power 

generated is sold to Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Coop. Inc. under long-term contract.

• Indiana Michigan Power Co.’s 4.8 MW Watervliet Solar Project in Berrien County, MI is online.

• Blue Sphere Corp.’s 5.2 MW municipal solid waste-to-energy Charlotte Biomass Project in Mecklenburg County, 

NC is online. The power generated is sold to Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

November 2016 January – November 2016

Cumulative

January – November 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 2 6 94 8,109 70 6,338

Nuclear 0 0 1 1,270 2 152

Oil 0 0 6 33 20 41

Water 0 0 30 314 23 161

Wind 4 561 43 3,533 47 5,221

Biomass 6 5 47 91 38 322

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0 3 67

Solar 15 385 320 5,717 287 2,165

Waste Heat 0 0 1 15 0 0

Other * 1 0 10 0 16 0

Total 28 957 555 19,127 508 14,473

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. 

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

Electric Transmission Highlights

• Ameren has completed the 35.9 mile, 345 kV Pana - Faraday Transmission Project in IL. The $77 million project is 

part of the MVP 11 Illinois Rivers Transmission Project.

• American Electric Power has completed the 0.2 mile, 138 kV Summerfield – Blue Racer - Berne Transmission Project 

in OH. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by November 2018

Voltage 

(kV)

November

2016

November

2015

January – November

2016 Cumulative

January – December 

2015 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.2 44.0 286.1 722.2 2,543.5 4,958.7

345 35.9 0.0 306.9 1,230.5 2,153.9 3,627.7

500 0.0 42.0 43.0 355.0 1,000.0 3,104.0

Total 

U.S. 36.1 86.0 636.0 2,307.7 5,697.4 11,690.4

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

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 292.08 24.77%

Natural Gas 511.85 43.40%

Nuclear 108.05 9.16%

Oil 44.90 3.81%

Water 100.59 8.53%

Wind 77.54 6.58%

Biomass 16.67 1.41%

Geothermal Steam 3.93 0.33%

Solar 21.70 1.84%

Waste Heat 1.17 0.10%

Other* 0.76 0.06%

Total 1,179.24 100.00%

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. 

Total Available Installed Generating Capacity
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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 November 2018

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by November 2018

New Transmission Projects by Voltage