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Natural Gas Highlights 

• CIG received authorization to place into service the remaining facilities to its High Plains 2013 Expansion Project 

which will provide 225 MMcf/d of capacity to its existing High Plains mainline system in Weld County, CO.

• Texas Eastern received authorization to construct and operate its TEAM 2014 Project. This project will provide 600 

MMcf/d of transportation capacity on its Penn-Jersey system for delivery to markets in the Midwest and Southeast.

• Sabine Pass Liquefaction received authorization to increase the total LNG capacity of its export facility, currently 

under construction, in Cameron Parish, LA from an authorized 2.2 Bcf/d to a maximum capacity of 2.76 Bcf/d.

• Excelerate Liquefaction and Lavaca Bay Pipeline requested authorization to construct and operate an LNG export 

terminal (1,380 MMcf/d of liquefaction) near the port of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort, TX, and a pipeline and related 

facilities in Calhoun and Jackson Counties, TX to provide 1,454 MMcf/d of capacity to the proposed terminal.

• Algonquin requested authorization to construct and operate its AIM Project which will provide 342 MMcf/d of firm 

transportation capacity for 10 shippers from Algonquin’s Ramapo, NY receipt point to delivery points in New England.

• National Fuel requested authorization to construct and operate its West Side Expansion and Modernization Project. 

This project will provide 175 MMcf/d of capacity for two shippers and improve service on National Fuel’s system in PA.

Natural Gas Activities in February 2014

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service 1 225.0 7.7 0

Certificated 3 745.0 64.7 81,800

Proposed 6 2,649.0 97.1 115,940

Storage

Placed in Service 0 0.0 0 0

Certificated 0 0.0 0 0

Proposed 0 0.0 0 0

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service 0 0 0 0

Certificated

(Export) 1 0 560 0

Proposed (Export) 1 10.6 1,380 0

 Source: Staff Database

Natural Gas Activities through February 28, 2014

Through February 28, 2013

Status No. of 

Projects

Storage 

Capacity 

(Bcf)

Deliverability 

(MMcf/d)

Capacity 

(MMcf/d)

Miles of 

Pipeline

Compression 

(HP)

Pipeline

Placed in Service

through February 28, 2013

1

2

225.0

216.0

7.7

10.2

0

15,400

Certificated

through February 28, 2013

3

4

745.0

1,570.6

64.7

11.5

81,800

55,075

Storage

Placed in Service

through February 28, 2013

2

1

0.45

0.2

0

0

4,800

0

Certificated

through February 28, 2013

0

3

0.0

7.3

0

765

0

9,240

LNG (Import & Export)

Placed in Service

through February 28, 2013

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Certificated (Export)

through February 28, 2013

1

0

0

0

560

0

0

0

 Source: Staff Database
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Hydropower Highlights (nonfederal)

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

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

Rivers in WV and PA. The proposed projects include the 6.0 MW Opekiska Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 

13753, 17.0 MW Allegheny Lock and Dam No. 2 Hydroelectric Project No. 13755, 5.0 MW Morgantown Lock and 

Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13762, 12.0 MW Grays Landing Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13763, 13.0 

MW Maxwell Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13766, 12.0 MW Monongahela Lock and Dam No. 4 

Hydroelectric Project No. 13767, and 5.0 MW Point Marion Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13771.

Hydropower Project Activities in February 2014

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 7 70.000 0 0 0 0 7 70.000

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 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 February 28, 2014)

Status

Conventional Pumped Storage Hydrokinetic

Total No. 

of Projects

Total 

Capacity 

No. (MW) Capacity 

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

Filed

License 7 70.000 0 0 0 0 7 70.000

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 0 0 1 0.750

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 1 7.000 0 0 0 0 1 7.000

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

• Basin Electric’s 45 MW Pioneer Generating Station Unit 2 project in Williams County, ND is online. The power 

generated serves the electricity loads of drilling and oil production activities of the Bakken formation development in 

the state. 

• Pheasant Run Wind II LLC’s 75 MW Pheasant Run Wind project in Huron County, Wisconsin is online. The power 

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

• Baywa r.e. Brahms LLC’s 20 MW Brahms Wind project in Curry County, NM is online. The power generated is sold to 

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative and Farmers Electric Cooperative Corp under long-term contracts.

• Fort Hays State University’s 4 MW Fort Hays State University Wind Farm project in Ellis County, KS is online. The 

power generated is used on site at the university campus.

• Recurrent Energy has completed four solar projects totaling 73 MW in California: 40 MW Recurrent Rosamond Solar, 

5 MW Recurrent Rio Grande, and 10 MW Recurrent Columbia 3 in Kern County; and 18 MW Recurrent Victor Phelan 

Solar One in San Bernardino County. The power generated from all four projects is sold to Southern California 

Edison under long-term contracts.

• SunE DM LLC’s 6 MW Davis Monthan AFB Solar expansion project in Pima County, AZ is online. 

• Garrell Solar Farm LLC’s 5 MW Garrell Solar Farm project in Columbus County, NC is online. The power generated 

is sold to Progress Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• Moore Solar Farm LLC’s 5 MW Moore Solar Farm project in Rockingham County, NC is online. The power generated 

is sold to Duke Energy Carolinas under long-term contract.

• DTE Energy Co.’s 50 MW Echo Wind Park phase 1 project in Huron County, MI is online.

• Ameresco Inc.’s two LFG-to-energy projects in CA: Ameresco Vasco Rd. LFG in Alameda County, and Ameresco 

Forward LFG Generation Facility in San Joaquin County, each 4.35 MW, are online.

February 2014 January – February 2014

Cumulative

January – February 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 1 45 6 358

Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oil 0 0 0 0 2 4

Water 1 7 1 7 4 6

Wind 6 148 13 383 9 962

Biomass 7 14 16 27 27 45

Geothermal Steam 0 0 3 30 0 0

Solar 17 97 44 439 46 759

Waste Heat 0 0 0 0 1 36

Other 0 0 1 1 0 0

Total 32 311 79 932 95 2,170

New Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)

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

• Ameren Transmission announced plans to start construction on the 380 mile, 345 kV Quincy – Terre Haute 

Transmission Line in late 2014. The project is estimated to cost $1.1 billion with a projected completion date of 2019.

• WestConnect’s draft regional transmission plan proposes 8,953 miles of transmission projects. The projects are 

expected to cost approximately $20.6 billion and be completed by 2024. The plans also include nine interstate 

transmission projects. 

Transmission Projects Completed Proposed Transmission Projects

In-Service by February 2016

Voltage 

(kV)

February

2014

February

2013

January –February 

2014 Cumulative

January – December 

2013 Cumulative

High Probability 

of Completion All

Line Length (miles)

≤230 0.0 0.0 0 363.4 982.5 4,226.5

345 0.0 178.0 143.3 2,757.2 2,619.0 5,190.3

500 0.0 0.0 0 466.0 1,401.7 5,532.8

Total 

U.S. 0.0 178.0 143.3 3,586.6 5,003.2 14,949.6

 Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and North American Electric Transmission Projects ©2014 The C Three Group, LLC

Installed Capacity (GW) % of Total Capacity

Coal 325.89 28.24%

Natural Gas 485.57 42.08%

Nuclear 106.87 9.26%

Oil 46.02 3.99%

Water 98.24 8.51%

Wind 61.08 5.29%

Biomass 15.87 1.38%

Geothermal Steam 3.87 0.34%

Solar 8.50 0.74%

Waste Heat 1.13 0.10%

Other 0.80 0.07%

Total 1,153.82 100.00%

Total Installed Operating Generating Capacity

Source: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite.
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New Transmission Projects by Voltage

Sources: Data derived from Staff Database and North American Electric 

Transmission Projects ©2014 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 February 2016

Transmission Projects with a High Probability of 

being completed by February 2016