> The U.S. grid loses about 5 percent of all the electricity generated through transmission and distribution [1] Compared to losing over 70% of energy by conve

> The U.S. grid loses about 5 percent of all the electricity generated through transmission and distribution [1] Compared to losing over 70% of energy by converting it to methane (optimistic bound, I vaguely remember seeing 14% efficiency somewhere but can't find it quickly so I doubled it and ignored other loses which are probably also over 50% combined). I think it's pretty clear it makes no sense to do this for predictable baseload powerplants like nuclear. The main advantage is storage for unpredictable, time-dependent solar energy. [1] https://www.nrdc.org/experts/jennifer-chen/lost-transmission-worlds-biggest-machine-needs-update https://www.nrdc.org/experts/jennifer-chen/lost-transmission...