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is there any investment in moving power from say a massive solar array in some Arizona desert to Colorado and Texas? I remember reading somewhere that a 100x10
by moomoo11 4y ago
is there any investment in moving power from say a massive solar array in some Arizona desert to Colorado and Texas?
I remember reading somewhere that a 100x100 miles sq plot of solar panels would be enough to power America. That doesn’t seem so bad.
Or maybe we put massive arrays in the atmosphere and have a 100 mile cable to earth (maybe in the desert) as a precursor to a space elevator.
Solve global warming and energy needs two birds one stoner lol.
- Vecr 4y agoYou can't run a cable from earth to the kind of orbit solar satellites need to be in. If you want to know more about actual plans for something similar, look at the 1970s plans for power beamed from orbit using microwaves, and the massive Star Raker space planes that would have been required.