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Iceland harnesses their geothermal energy at a large scale, using it for 99% of their energy needs. It's certainly possible. I guess the bigger problem for the

Iceland harnesses their geothermal energy at a large scale, using it for 99% of their energy needs. It's certainly possible. I guess the bigger problem for the US would be distribution. Is it feasible to transfer huge amounts of electricity from Wyoming to the coasts/midwest/south?

LinuxBender 5y ago
Wyoming produces a great deal of power for several states [1][2] and is the third highest producer/exporter of wind power and soon to have modern nuclear power plants. I want to say it already exports power to most of the mid-west and a few north western states but I don't have a specific list of states. Apparently there are some red-tape obstacles to make this happen at a larger scale. [3] [1] - https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=WY https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=WY [2] - https://www.wsgs.wyo.gov/products/wsgs-2012-electricalgeneration-summary.pdf https://www.wsgs.wyo.gov/products/wsgs-2012-electricalgenera... [PDF] [3] - https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-11/energy-policy/wyoming-renewables-could-push-electric-grid-upgrade/a57648-1 https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-11/energy-policy/w...
jml7c5 5y ago
High-voltage DC links can already transfer gigawatts of power over a few thousand km. So it's within the realm of possibility. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current