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Virginia Smith converter (Sidney)

SPP ↔ Western Interconnection · Back-to-back HVDC converter

A back-to-back converter near Sidney, Nebraska joining the Eastern and Western Interconnections.

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Its terminals. US terminals are placed on the substation HIFLD's national dataset names for them.

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Virginia Smith converter, NE

41.1641, -102.9876 · 230 kV

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