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Re:Solar Power/Batteries are 60% of planned new U.S. electri... by sdunwoody on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @09:46AM (#30600441)
I'm not an expert at all when it comes to this sort of stuff, but don't you lose quite a high percentage of the electricity generated when you move it over the vast distances needed for that to work?
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Re:Solar Power/Batteries are 60% of planned new U.S. electri... by zionic on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @10:47AM (#30601167)
>but don't you lose quite a high percentage of the electricity generated when you move it over the vast distances needed for that to work?

No. 1-2MV DC transmission lines can move power 3000+ miles at >97% efficiency.

This isn't directed at you, but I'm starting to get super frustrated with this myth that transporting electricity is inefficient. I see it almost everywhere these discussions take place and I don't know why.

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Re:Solar Power/Batteries are 60% of planned new U.S. electri... by sdunwoody on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @11:18AM (#30601631)
No offence taken, I'm happy to learn! It seems like I need to go and do more reading about this.

I suppose efficiency aside, the next big problem(s) would be of a political nature? Having no control over your power supply (which is hosted in a foreign nation) is quite a big geopolitical risk?

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Re:Solar Power/Batteries are 60% of planned new U.S. electri... by gameswithgo on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @10:35AM (#30600993)
You lose some but it is manageable, there are already private projects to do things like this, including undersea cables!
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