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Because the usa is huge and full of low value arid desert near areas that need lots of power. In short, economics of the sun God
by calvinmorrison 4y ago
Because the usa is huge and full of low value arid desert near areas that need lots of power. In short, economics of the sun God
- maxnevermind 4y agoCan it be delivered from the desert without rising the total cost to high?
- fbdab103 4y agoHigh voltage transmission losses can be low, <3%. I have seen previous reports that 5-7% of all electricity is lost to transmission. For a backbone (highly maintained) electrical network, I think that would be fairly marginal cost vs everything else involved in the calculation.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoThere are plenty of cities near the desert to suck up the power without ultra high power transmission. Like phoenix, Vegas, LA…I’m guessing all those opportunities will be soaked up before they start putting them in them in the middle of nowhere.