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Someone else had an interesting idea: We could set up a transcontinental pipeline to the desert, and in exchange we would receive their solar power.
by 1970-01-01 5y ago
Someone else had an interesting idea: We could set up a transcontinental pipeline to the desert, and in exchange we would receive their solar power.
- dahfizz 5y agoWell, first of all, most of North America already has an interconnected grid. So if CA has surplus solar generation, we already get it today. If we wanted to build a dedicated line so that only the places pumping water to CA were getting the electricity, I am skeptical that the economics work out. I'm sure CA is sunnier than the average east coast state, but enough to cancel out all transmission losses and the higher cost of operating a plant in CA?
- Kon-Peki 5y agoIt's only interesting if you live in the west. It's not a good trade. There's plenty of solar energy potential in the midwest, along with tons of wind energy potential. We don't need your solar power.