PROJECT INFORMATION:
- The proposed Southern Cross Project is currently under development.
- In 2014, the Southern Cross Project was granted both a 210 and 211 order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission which described the need for the project as being in the public interest and the benefits of the project as:
- Encouraging the mobilization of energy and capital
- Optimizing the use of facilities and resources
- The Southern Cross Project proposes to construct the following facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi:
- A high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) converter station to be located in Northwest Louisiana;
- Approximately 400 miles of HVDC transmission lines to be constructed across Louisiana and Mississippi;
- A HVDC Converter Station to be located in Northeast Mississippi.
- The Project is planned to interconnect with the ERCOT portion of the electrical grid in Texas via the Rusk to Panola Transmission Line Project near the Western HVDC Converter Station and with the Southeast electrical grid near the Eastern HVDC Converter Station.
- The Project will provide bi-directional power flow capability, which allows each region to either import or export power based on need or relative power price in the regions served.