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Power Lines are several hundreds of km and even only 1% of the global electric production seems a huge amount to me... But in reality it is much more, in US is

Power Lines are several hundreds of km and even only 1% of the global electric production seems a huge amount to me... But in reality it is much more, in US is 5%: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=105&t=3 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=105&t=3

fsh 8y ago
These numbers show that the grid is already 95% efficient! It makes much more sense to improve the really inefficient parts, such as power plants and electricity consumers.