[5] The Australian Energy Market Commission changed its rules in April 2019 to streamline the regulatory process for several network upgrades including Project EnergyConnect.

[7] One of the concerns is that the proposed route crosses Calperum Station which is home to a critically endangered species, the black-eared miner.

[8] New South Wales put the project on a fast-track development process by assigning it "critical infrastructure" status.

The contract for the transmission lines to the South Australian border (200 kilometres (120 mi)) was let to Downer Utilities Australia.

[13] Several power control items are to be connected to the line, including five 330 kV Phase Shifting Transformers, two synchronous condensers and four variable shunt reactors.