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Natural Gas Highlights 

• Houston Pipeline received authorization to construct and operate a border crossing to export and/or import 140 

MMcf/d at a point between the United States and Mexico in Hidalgo, TX.

• Elba Liquefaction, Southern LNG, and Elba Express requested authorization to construct and operate an LNG export 

terminal (350 MMcf/d) at Southern LNG’s existing import terminal on Elba Island in Chatham County, GA and pipeline 

facilities to expand Elba Express’s existing system by 769 MMcf/d and provide north-to-south flow on the system.

• Texas Eastern requested authorization to construct and operate its U2GC Project which will provide 425 MMcf/d of

firm capacity from its Uniontown Compressor Station in southwestern PA to Panhandle Eastern near Gas City, IN.

• Trunkline LNG Export and Trunkline LNG requested authorization to construct and operate an LNG export terminal 

(2,200 MMcf/d) at Trunkline LNG’s existing import terminal near Lake Charles, LA in Calcasieu Parish.

• Trunkline Gas requested authorization to construct and operate its Pipeline Modifications Project which will provide 

3,100 MMcf/d of capacity to deliver gas to the Trunkline LNG export terminal and others in the LA Gulf Coast Area.

• Transco commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate its Atlantic Sunrise Project which 

will provide 1,700 MMcf/d of capacity for shippers from northern PA to markets in VA and AL.

Natural Gas Activities in March 2014

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 1 222.5 0.11 15,900

Certificated 4 364.4 31.9 14,180

Proposed 8 6,301.0 253.9 396,859

Storage

Placed in Service 1 2.5 110 0

Certificated 1 0.6 0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Export) 0 0 0 0

Proposed (Export) 2 0.0 2,550 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through March 31, 2014

Through March 31, 2013

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through March 31, 2013

2

3

447.5

311.0

7.9

10.2

15,900

15,400

Certificated

through March 31, 2013

7

11

1,109.4

2,411.7

96.6

78.0

95,980

61,550

Storage

Placed in Service

through March 31, 2013

3

1

2.95

0.2

110

0

4,800

0

Certificated

Through March 31, 2013

1

5

0.6

24.5

0

765

0

9,240

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through March 31, 2013

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through March 31, 2013

1

0

0

0

560

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

• The Village of Potsdam placed in service an additional 0.7 MW at its Potsdam Project No. 2869, in NY. The project 

now has a total capacity of 1.500 MW.

• Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA was issued a 10-year pilot project license for the proposed 0.6 

MW Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project No. 12690. The project will be located on the east side of Admiralty Inlet in 

Puget Sound, WA. 

• Free Flow Power Corporation, on behalf of its subsidiaries, filed three original license applications for proposed 

projects that would be located at existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dams on the Ohio River in Allegheny and 

Beaver Counties, PA. The proposed projects include the 24.0 MW Emsworth Locks and Dam Hydroelectric Project 

No. 13757, 12.0 MW Emsworth Back Channel Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13761, and 42.0 MW Montgomery 

Locks and Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13768.

Hydropower Project Activities in March 2014

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 3 78.000 0 0 0 0 3 78.000

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 1 0.600 1 0.600

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 1 0.700 0 0 0 0 1 0.700

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 March 31, 2014)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 10 148.000 0 0 0 0 10 148.000

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

Capacity Amendment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conduit Exemption 2 49.400 0 0 0 0 2 49.400

Issued

License 1 0.750 0 0 1 0.600 2 1.350

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
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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 1 7.000 0 0 0 0 1 7.000

10-MW Exemption* 1 0.700 0 0 0 0 1 0.700

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

• Stony Creek Energy LLC’s 92.8 MW Orangeville Wind Farm project in Wyoming County, NY is online. The power 

generated is sold to NYSERDA under long-term contract.

• Daniel Farm LLC’s 5 MW Daniel Farm Solar project in Davie County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to 

Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• Strata Solar LLC’s 5 MW Roxboro Solar project in Person County, NC is online. The power generated is sold to 

Progress Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• Ignite Solar Holdings 1 LLC’s 6 MW PSEG Shasta Solar Farm project in Shasta County, CA is online. The power 

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

• OCI Solar Power’s 4 MW Alamo II Solar project in Bexar County, TX is online. The power generated is sold to CPS 

Energy under long-term contract.

• Genesis Solar LLS’s 125 MW Genesis Solar Energy Project Phase 2 in Riverside County, CA is online. The power 

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

• Winchendon Solar LLS’s 2 MW Winchendon Solar project in Worcester County, MA is online. The power generated 

serves the electric demand of the Town of Winchendon.

• Solomon Forks Wind LLC’s 108 MW Solomon Forks Wind Farm project in Thomas County, KS is online.

• Lakeswind Power Partners LLC’s 48 MW Lakeswind Power Plant project in Clay County, MN is online. The power 

generated is sold to Great Lakes Utilities under long-term contract.

March 2014 January – March 2014

Cumulative

January – March 2013

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 0 0

Natural Gas 1 45 2 90 11 359

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oil 1 1 1 1 2 4

Water 1 1 2 8 7 12

Wind 3 249 16 632 9 962

Biomass 6 49 22 76 32 49

Geothermal Steam 0 0 3 30 0 0

Solar 24 278 68 717 66 877

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 1 36

Other 1 0 2 1 1 0

Total 37 623 116 1,555 129 2,299

Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite.

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• Solar Star California XIX LLC’s 38 MW Antelope Valley I Solar project, and Solar Star California XX LLC’s 19 MW 

Antelope Valley II Solar project in Kern County, CA are online. The power generated from both projects is sold to 

Southern California Edison under long-term contracts.

Electric Transmission Highlights

• Xcel Energy completed the 6.0 mile, 115 kV Rolling Hills – Hastings transmission line in TX. The project costs $21.3

million, including substations.

• American Transmission Systems Inc. completed the 2.8 mile, 345 kV Beaver – Brownhelm Junction transmission line 

in OH. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by March 2016

Voltage 

(kV)

March 

2014

March 

2013

January –March 2014

Cumulative

January – December 

2013 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 6.0 53.2 6.0 363.4 1,038.5 4,351.1

345 2.8 453.0 146.1 2,757.2 2,619.0 5,190.3

500 0.0 0.0 0 466.0 1,401.7 5,472.8

Total 

U.S. 8.8 506.2 152.1 3,586.6 5,059.2 15,014.2

 Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission Projects ©2013 The C Three Group, LLC

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 325.89 28.23%

Natural Gas 485.62 42.06%

Nuclear 106.87 9.26%

Oil 46.02 3.99%

Water 98.24 8.51%

Wind 61.33 5.31%

Biomass 15.92 1.38%

Geothermal Steam 3.87 0.34%

Solar 8.77 0.76%

Waste Heat 1.13 0.10%

Other 0.80 0.07%

Total 1,154.44 100.00%

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity

Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite.
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Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and U.S. Electric Transmission 

Projects ©2013 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 March 2016

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by March 2016

New Transmission Projects by Voltage