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Transmission losses over large distances are high. And long distance transmission infrastructure is expensive. High Voltage DC (HVDC) is very expensive. The ho
by msisk6 10y ago
Transmission losses over large distances are high. And long distance transmission infrastructure is expensive. High Voltage DC (HVDC) is very expensive.
The holy grail in transmission is high temperature super conductors. We're not there yet.
- smaddox 10y agoIf you think HVDC is expensive, I'm not sure why you think HTSC's would be better.