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Natural Gas Highlights

• Paiute Pipeline received authorization to place into service its 2015 Elko Area Expansion Project which will provide 22

MMcf/d of capacity to serve markets in the Elko, NV area.

• Transwestern received authorization to construct and operate its Malaga Lateral Project which will provide 200

MMcf/d of capacity from a new cryogenic processing plant in Eddy County, NM to markets served by Transwestern.

• Texas Gas received authorization to construct and operate its Western KY Lateral Project which will provide 230

MMcf/d of capacity to TVA’s electric generating plant located in Muhlenberg County, KY.

• Regency Field Services requests authorization to vacate the certificate issued to Regency Field Services to own, 

operate, and maintain the existing Coyanosa Residue Line located in Pecos County, TX as an interstate pipeline. 

Regency Field Services proposes to transfer the ownership and operation of the pipeline to Oasis Pipeline who will 

operate the pipeline as a non-jurisdictional pipeline. The Coyanosa Residue Line has a capacity of 100 MMcf/d and 

connects the Coyanosa processing plant to El Paso Natural Gas pipeline.

• ANR requests authorization to construct and operate its Collierville Expansion Project which would expand delivery 

pressures on its system to serve TVA’s pending 1,070 MW Allen Combined Cycle Power Plant in Memphis, TN.

Natural Gas Activities in January 2016

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 1 22.0 35.2 0

Certificated 2 430.0 37.2 0

Proposed 1 0.0 0.0 4,700

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) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Export) 0 0 0 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through January 31, 2016

January through January 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 January 31, 2015

1

1

22.0

100.0

35.2

0.0

0

9,470

Certificated

through January 31, 2015

2

0

430.0

0.0

37.2

0.0

0

0

Storage

Placed in Service

through January 31, 2015

0

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

Certificated

through January 31, 2015

0

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0
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Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through January 31, 2015

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Import/Export)

through January 31, 2015

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database

Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

There were no hydropower activities this month.

Electric Generation Highlights

• MidAmerican Energy Co.’s 153.4 MW Adams Wind Project in Adams County, IA is online.

• Fowler Ridge IV Wind Farm LLC’s 150 MW Amazon Wind Farm Expansion Project in Benton County, IN is online. The 

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

• Los Vientos Windpower IV LLC’s 110 MW Los Vientos Windpower Phase 2 Expansion Project in Starr County, TX is 

online. The power generated is sold to Bryan Texas Utilities, Garland Power and Light, and Greenville Electric Utility 

System under long-term contract.

• Milo Wind Project LLC’s 50 MW Milo Wind Project in Roosevelt County, NM is online. The power generated is sold to 

Southwestern Public Service Co. under long-term contract.

• Patriot Renewables LLC’s 4.5 MW Beaver Ridge Hill Wind Project in Waldo County, ME is online. 

• Solar Star California XIII, LLC’s 108 MW Sun Power Solar Star XIII Project in Merced County, CA is online. The power 

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

• 8 Minutes Energy Renewables LLC’s 27 MW Hayworth Solar Farm Project in Kern County, CA is online. The power 

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

• Silicon Ranch Corp’s 4 MW Skylark Solar Project and 4 MW Valley View Solar Project, both in Weld County, CO are 

online. The power generated is sold to Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association under long-term contracts.

• NRG Enegy Inc.’s 2 MW Mandalay Bay (MGM) Solar Expansion Project in Clark County, NV is online. The power 

generated is sold to MGM Resorts International under long-term contract.

• Willey Battery Utility LLC’s Willey Battery Storage Project in Hamilton County, OH is online. The facility will provide 

supply-demand balancing service for the frequency regulation market of PJM.

• Silicon Ranch Corp.’s 4 MW Valley View Solar Project and 4 MW Skylark Solar Project in Weld County, CO are online. 

The power generated from Valley View is sold to Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association Inc. under long-term contract.

• Chei Solar LLC’s 7 MW Chei Solar Project in Nash County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to Duke Energy 

North Carolinas under long-term-contract.

• Green Farm Solar LLC’s 6.2 MW Green Farm Solar Project in Martin County, NC is online. The power generated is sold 

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

• Blueberry One LLC’s 5 MW Blueberry One Solar Project in Wayne County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to 

Duke Energy Progress under long-term-contract.

• Murdock Solar LLC’s 5.6 MW Murdock Solar Project in Johnston County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to 

Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term-contract.

• Happy Solar LLC’s 5 MW Happy Solar Project in Johnston County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to Duke 

Energy Progress under long-term-contract.

• Kenneth Solar LLC’s 5 MW Kenneth Solar Project in Warren County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to Duke 

Energy Corp. under long-term-contract.

• Kirkwall Holdings LLC’s 5 MW Kirkwall Holdings Solar Project in Sampson County, NC is online. The power generated is 

sold to Duke Energy Progress under long-term-contract.
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• Cline Solar LLC’s 5 MW Cline Solar Project in Burke County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to Duke Energy 

Carolinas under long-term-contract.

• Coats Solar LLC’s 5 MW Coats Solar Project in Harnett County, NC is online.

• McCoy Solar LLC’s 42 MW McCoy Solar Energy Phase 5 Expansion Project in Riverside County, CA is online. The 

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

• Silver State Solar Power South LLC’s 35.7 MW Silver State South Solar Phase 5 Expansion Project in Clark County, NV 

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

• NRG Solar Oasis LLC’s 20 MW Oasis 20 MW Solar Project in Los Angeles County, CA is online. The power generated is 

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

January 2016 January 2015 

Primary Fuel Type No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

No. of 

Units

Installed 

Capacity (MW)

Coal 0 0 0 0

Natural Gas 0 0 2 121

Nuclear 0 0 0 0

Oil 0 0 0 0

Water 0 0 0 0

Wind 6 470 8 742

Biomass 0 0 0 0

Geothermal Steam 0 0 0 0

Solar 28 385 27 212

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0

Other * 1 0 0 0

Total 35 855 37 1,075

 *“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 303.93 26.00%

Natural Gas 500.11 42.79%

Nuclear 107.03 9.16%

Oil 44.68 3.82%

Water 100.09 8.56%

Wind 74.43 6.37%

Biomass 16.67 1.43%

Geothermal Steam 3.90 0.33%

Solar 15.98 1.37%

Waste Heat 1.16 0.10%

Other* 0.79 0.07%

Total 1,168.77 100.00%

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 Installed Available Generating Capacity
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Electric Transmission Highlights

• Xcel Energy has completed the 38 mile, 115 kV Bowers - Howard Transmission Line in TX. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by January 2018

Voltage 

(kV)

January 

2016

January 

2015

January – December 

2015 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 38.0 37.0 198.3 2,655.6 5,420.8

345 0.0 0.0 1,048.3 2,211.8 4,381.6

≥500 0.0 0.0 294.0 582.9 1,910.9

Total 

U.S. 38.0 37.0 1,540.6 5,450.3 11,713.3

 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 January 2018

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by January 2018

New Transmission Projects by Voltage