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It's not a matter of cost, there's no political desire for a national HVDC grid so that a breeze in Texas might power a toaster in Connecticut - Texas has expli
by PeterisP 4y ago
It's not a matter of cost, there's no political desire for a national HVDC grid so that a breeze in Texas might power a toaster in Connecticut - Texas has explicitly refused connecting to the rest of the country for many years.
- Scoundreller 4y agoCost is a bit of a problem: each HVDC edge costs a lot, hence why it’s used almost entirely for long distance point to point links. Maybe that will come down over time?