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Why are these hydroelectric plants not connected to the main grid that powers Shanghai and Beijing? If the turbines are otherwise literally turned off, surely t

by aianus 11y ago

Why are these hydroelectric plants not connected to the main grid that powers Shanghai and Beijing? If the turbines are otherwise literally turned off, surely the transmission losses become irrelevant?

dezren39 11y ago
It sounds like a distance and power storage issue.
- aianus 11y ago
  According to Wikipedia the distance shouldn't be an issue with HVDC lines and there's no need to store power, you can take some of the coal plants near the cities offline.