CenterPoint Energy Inc. said it will build new and expand existing electric transmission infrastructure to provide the 656 MWs needed to serve the Freeport LNG Development LP liquefied natural gas export terminal under construction on Quintana Island in Brazoria County (see Daily GPI, Dec. 8, 2014). The $80 million electric transmission project includes a new 345/138 kV substation and multiple 138 kV transmission system upgrades. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas recently endorsed the project, which is expected to be completed in mid-2017. Operations at the Freeport LNG facility are expected to begin in 2018.