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Is transmitting power from a satellite in low-earth-orbit going to be cheaper?

• DennisP 4y ago
  Possibly. Long-distance high-voltage wires get pretty expensive. At Starship launch costs with modern designs, SPS actually looks pretty economical.
  • sidewndr46 4y ago
    If someone has compiled a cost comparison of transcontinental HVDC links compared with the alternative spaceborne solution I'd certainly love to see it. The space based solution is possibly actually more reliable, as there are actually less components involved that could fail.
    • LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago
      No protective atmosphere. More (micro)meteorites.