Blackwater DC tie
SPP ↔ Western Interconnection · Back-to-back HVDC converter
A 200 MW back-to-back HVDC converter near Clovis, New Mexico, joining Southwestern Public Service in SPP to PNM in the Western Interconnection. SPP’s August 4, 2026 notice lists an emergency outage through June 24, 2027. Its DC Tie Viewer carries the current outage status; no dedicated flow series is linked here.
Hardware
Its terminals, placed from named HIFLD substations or other cited geospatial sources where available.
- Converter
- Blackwater converter, NM
34.3010, -103.1741 · 345 kV
Sources and method
No operator flow feed is linked to this profile. The map and hardware describe the registered connection, not a current power transfer. A rating describes the equipment; an operator’s posted directional limit, when available, is a separate operating value. The map point identifies a sourced terminal or crossing where available, or a representative connection point; it does not trace the full route.