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Re:University of Texas-led team solves a big problem for fus... by bell-cot on Monday May 12, 2025 @03:01PM (#43966420)
Long-distance transmission, of huge quantities of electrical energy, IS very efficient.

Distributing tiny fractions of all that energy to each of millions of individual residences, then maintaining all the short/complex/low-capacity wiring needed to do that - that part ain't the least bit efficient.

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Re:University of Texas-led team solves a big problem for fus... by pfdietz on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @09:44AM (#43972933)
Total losses on the US grid are about 6%, last I checked. It could be slightly more efficient, but only slightly.
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