> There are limits to how far transmission losses allow you to go. These limits are higher than you might think. The currently longest HVDC link in Brazil (htt

> There are limits to how far transmission losses allow you to go. These limits are higher than you might think. The currently longest HVDC link in Brazil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Madeira_HVDC_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Madeira_HVDC_system) is 2300 km; there is another one being built that will be over 2500 km. For comparison, a quick web search tells me that the "width" of the USA (from the east coast to the west coast) is only 4500 km.