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Transporting electricity is not trivial.
by harterrt 10y ago
Transporting electricity is not trivial.
- epistasis 10y agoActually, it kind of is, the technology (high voltage DC) is well understood and being deployed at high rates in China. It's also affordable. Assuming no new breakthroughs in wind or solar technology, and ignoring storage, we can use HVDC with lots of wind and solar to eliminate 75% of our electricity emissions, and even slightly lower the cost of electricity. And that's even without shifting any use right now: http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/making-a-single-us-electrical-system-boosts-renewables-lowers-costs/ http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/making-a-single-us-el... http://rameznaam.com/2016/01/31/how-far-can-renewables-go-pretty-darn-far/ http://rameznaam.com/2016/01/31/how-far-can-renewables-go-pr...