CU (Powerline)

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CU is the designation of a line for high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission between the Coal Creek Station power plant south of Underwood, North Dakota at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and the Dickinson converter station near Rockford, Minnesota at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..

The designation most likely refers to two Minnesota-based power generation/transmission cooperatives that originally partnered to build the Coal Creek plant and associated line - Cooperative Power Association and United Power Association, which later merged to become Great River Energy.

The CU project controversy in 1978 and 1979 was a result of protests by farm landowners in the path of the CU line right of way.

The CU line, which went in service in 1978, can transfer an electrical power of 1,000 megawatts at a symmetrical transmission voltage of 400 kV. An overhead line connection 436 miles (710 kilometers) long is used, with two conductors per pole. Thyristor static inverters are used. [1]

Crossing of HVDC powerlines

Southwest of Wing, North Dakota, at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CU crosses Square Butte, another HVDC powerline. This is the only crossing point of two HVDC overhead powerlines in the Western hemisphere.

CU is the line of towers on the right, crossing the Square Butte line on the left. Near Wing, North Dakota.

Electrodes

The ground return electrode line at Coal Creek Station uses the towers of the AC line between Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. as support before it ends at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..

The electrode line at Dickinson converter plant runs on the towers of the main line until a tower at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. From this tower it runs on a line on 4 poles until its endpoint situated at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..

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