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Natural Gas Highlights

• Transco received authorization to place into service Phase 1 of its Garden State Expansion Project in Burlington 

and Mercer Counties, NJ.

• Dominion received authorization to place into service its Leidy South Project which will transport 155 MMcf/d of 

capacity from Clinton, PA to points in Loudoun, VA.

• Northern received authorization to construct the Bakersfield Compressor Station Project, including 11,152 HP of 

compression and 1.45 miles of new pipeline with a 200 MMcf/d capacity in Pecos County, TX.

• Columbia received authorization to construct and operate its Central Virginia Connector Project which would 

provide 45 MMcf/d of capacity on its existing system in Goochland and Louisa Counties, VA.

• National Fuel received authorization to construct and operate its Line QP Project and to abandon by sale its 

Queen Storage Field and related facilities, all located in Forest and Warren Counties, PA.

• Delfin LNG received authorization to construct and operate certain onshore facilities in Cameron Parish, LA, to 

transport natural gas to Delfin LNG's planned LNG deepwater port export facility.

• Tennessee received authorization to construct and operate its Abandonment and Capacity Restoration Project, 

which would abandon pipeline facilities from Station 40 in Natchitoches Parish, LA, to Station 216 in Columbiana 

County, OH, and construct replacement facilities in OH and KY.

• National Fuel received authorization to abandon Colden Well 0925-I at its Colden Storage Field in Erie County, 

NY. This will not affect the capacity or deliverability of the field.

• Tres Palacios Gas Storage received partial authorization to amend the certificated working gas volume at its Tres 

Palacios Gas Storage Facility located in Matagorda, Colorado, and Wharton Counties, TX, with requirements to 

conduct additional tests of cavern integrity.

• Columbia received authorization to construct and operate Wellington Storage Wells 12599 and 12600 at its 

Wellington Storage Field in Lorain and Medina Counties, OH. The new wells will not change the certificated 

physical parameters of the field.

• National Fuel received authorization to abandon Henderson Well 3168 at its Henderson Storage Field in Venango 

County, PA. This will not affect the capacity or deliverability of the field.

• EcoElectrica received authorization to place into service its LNG Terminal Sendout Project, which will use an 

existing spare LNG vaporizer unit at its import terminal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, to increase deliverability by 93 

MMcf/d for a total sendout of 279 MMcf/d.

• Texas Gas requests authorization to plug and abandon Well 17378 and associated lateral line and equipment at 

its Midland Storage Field in Muhlenberg County, KY.

• CIG requests 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.

• Texas Eastern requests authorization to offset and replace a 1,250 foot section of 20-inch pipeline beneath the 

Rahway River in Linden and Woodbridge, NJ.

• Jordan Cove requests authorization to site, construct, and operate its LNG Terminal on the North Spit of Coos 

Bay, OR. The terminal is designed to receive 1.17 Bcf/d of natural gas and produce approximately 1 Bcf/d of 

LNG for export.

• Pacific Connector requests authorization to construct a 1.2 Bcf/d pipeline to provide feedgas to the Jordan Cove 

LNG terminal. The pipeline would extend 229 miles from the interconnect with the Ruby and GTN pipelines in 

Klamath County, OR to Coos County, OR.
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Natural Gas Activities in September 2017 

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 1 155.0 0.3 45,835

Certificated 5 2,545.0 16.1 258,003

Proposed 1 1,200.0 229.0 93,300

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) 1 0.0 93.0 0

Certificated 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

Proposed 

(Import/Export) 0 0.0 0.0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through September 30, 2017

January through September 30, 2016

Status No. of

Projects

Storage 

Capacity

(BCF)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 18 7,595.9 485.2 376,429

through September 30, 2016 24 4,609.3 274.6 129,695

Certificated 28 15,113.1 1,556.7 1,039,667

through September 30, 2016 46 14,382.5 1,136.5 1,251,340

Storage

Placed in Service 1 7.5 600.0 9,500

through September 30, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

Certificated 1 0.0 10.0 0

through September 30, 2016 0 0.0 0.0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service (Export) 2 0.0 793.0 0

through September 30, 2016 1 0.0 700.0 0

Certificated (Import/Export) 1 0.0 93.0 0

through September 30, 2016 4 10.2 3,181.0 0

Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• FFP Missouri 15, LLC was issued an original license for the 5.0 MW Morgantown Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project 

No. 13762, located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Morgantown Lock and Dam facility on the 

Monongahela River, in the City of Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV.

• FFP Missouri 16, LLC was issued an original license for the 6.0 MW Opekiska Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project 

No. 13753, located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Opekiska Lock and Dam facility on the 

Monongahela River, near the community of Everettville, Monongalia County, WV. 

• Town of West Stockbridge filed a small-hydro exemption from licensing application for the proposed 0.009 MW 

Shaker Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13371. The project would be located at the Shaker Mill Dam on the 

Williams River, in the Town of West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA. 

Hydropower Project Activities in September 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 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Issued

License 2 11.000 0 0 0 0 2 11.000

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

Hydropower Project Activities Year to Date (through September 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 1 1.500 0 0 0 0 1 1.500

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 3 5.120 0 0 0 0 3 5.120

Conduit Exemption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

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

Electric Generation Highlights

• Albany Green Energy LLC’s 58 MW Proctor & Gamble Biomass Project in Dougherty County, GA is online. The 

power generated is sold to Georgia Power Company under long-term contact.

• Arizona Electric Power Coop. Inc.’s 20 MW Apache Solar 1 Project in Cochise, AZ is online. 

• Sierra Southwest Coop. Services’ 20 MW Arizona Daily Starbig Solar Project in Cochise, AZ is online. 

• Ayrshire Holdings LLC’s 20 MW Ayrshire Solar Project in Cleveland County, NC is online. The power generated is 

sold to Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contract. 

• PSEG Solar Source LLC’s 11 MW SL Babylon Solar Generating Facility in Suffolk County, NY is online. The power 

generated is sold to Long Island Power Authority under long-term contract. 

• ACE Stanton LLC’s 7 MW ACE Stanton A Solar Project in Orange County, FL is online. 

• ACE Stanton A LLC’s 6 MW ACE Stanton A Solar Project in Orange County, FL is online. The power generated is 

sold to Orlando Utilities Commission under long-term contract. 

• Kern High School District Solar 2 LLC’s 5 MW Kern HSD Solar Project in Kern County, CA is online. 

• Solar Projectco 6 LLC’s 5 MW Republic Plainville Landfill Solar Project in Norfolk County, MA is online. 

• Interstate Power & Light Co.’s 5 MW West Dubuque Solar Project in Dubuque County, IA is online. 

September 2017 January – September 2017

Cumulative

January – September 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 0 0 64 10,575 96 8,119

Nuclear 0 0 1 102 2 20

Oil 0 0 8 36 15 25

Water 0 0 10 212 33 435

Wind 1 120 50 4,605 39 2,667

Biomass 1 58 25 265 34 72

Geothermal Steam 0 0 1 18 0 0

Solar 33 142 345 3,194 340 4,505

Waste Heat 0 0 1 220 2 23

Other * 0 0 20 1 13 21

Total 35 320 525 19,228 577 15,932

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

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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Additions Retirements

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

Coal 4 1,927 75 20,699

Natural Gas 387 92,489 97 9,275

Nuclear 4 3,243 6 5,585

Oil 38 762 26 491

Water 274 12,732 21 704

Wind 465 72,526 1 50

Biomass 74 945 8 15

Geothermal Steam 32 1,610 0 0

Solar 1,913 43,528 0 0

Waste Heat 9 236 0 0

Other * 50 680 0 0

Total 3,250 230,678 234 36,819

 *“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 283.73 23.82%

Natural Gas 517.28 43.42%

Nuclear 108.18 9.08%

Oil 43.67 3.67%

Water 100.83 8.46%

Wind 86.49 7.26%

Biomass 16.76 1.41%

Geothermal Steam 3.80 0.32%

Solar 28.47 2.39%

Waste Heat 1.26 0.11%

Other* 0.81 0.07%

Total 1,191.28 100.00%

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

Proposed Generation Additions and Retirements

by October 2020

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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Electric Transmission Highlights

• CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has completed the 6.0 mile, 138 kV Zenith – Franz Transmission Project in TX. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by September 2019

Voltage 

(kV)

September

2017

September

2016

January –September

2017 Cumulative

January – December 

2016 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 6.0 83.5 141.6 732.8 1,918.2 3,803.6

345 0.0 146.0 122.0 965.9 2,181.5 3,867.4

500 0.0 0.0 0.0 85.0 421.4 1,102.4

Total 

U.S. 6.0 229.5 263.6 1,783.7 4,521.1 8,773.4

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

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. 

New Transmission Projects by Voltage

All Transmission Projects with a Proposed 

In-Service Date by September 2019

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by September 2019