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Re:New study compares growing corn for energy to solar produ... by robocat on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @05:42PM (#47869650)
Talking about losses is a sign of ignorance. Generally a comment making that point can be ignored. Losses are a point that people repeat: maybe because it "makes sense".

  operating at median loads, transmission losses over a distance of 1,000 miles generally range between 6% and 15%
Other constraints are what matter - especially if any links are close to their capacity.

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Re:New study compares growing corn for energy to solar produ... by jedberg on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @06:39PM (#47870233)
Yes, that's why I mentioned the capacity issue as well. While losses aren't significant, they do matter. Especially when we are talking about a 1600 mile distance.
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Re:New study compares growing corn for energy to solar produ... by zeckalpha on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @10:02PM (#47871541)
No one electron goes the 1600 mile distance. An increase of cheap energy supply in one place lowers likelihood of production elsewhere, but it is more diffuse than selling Iowan energy in California.
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