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Re:LK-99 isn’t a superconductor – how science sleuths solved... by consilient on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @03:55PM (#37152785)
Room temperature superconductors would not give us zero-cost energy any time soon. Even if one had a high enough critical current to be used in transmission lines (which is not a given), transmission losses are under 10% in modern grids.
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Re:LK-99 isn’t a superconductor – how science sleuths solved... by Dan_Sylveste on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @09:01PM (#37155860)
> transmission losses are under 10% in modern grids

Modern grids are designed to keep those losses down.

If the losses weren't a factor the grids would be designed differently. Very differently. As in, North Africa would be so full of solar panels the generating fields would be visible from space.

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