I was under the impression that line losses were rather high, until I did a quick bit of research and found that they are at around 5 to 6% nation wide [1]. At

I was under the impression that line losses were rather high, until I did a quick bit of research and found that they are at around 5 to 6% nation wide [1]. At those levels, it can easily make sense to transmit the power to a location that has better storage. [1] https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=105&t=3 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=105&t=3