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2.5% loss per 1000km. 1.45$/w for commercial install 2.95$/w for residential install. That doesn’t include management economies of scale. Big chunks of the
by anonuser123456 3y ago
2.5% loss per 1000km.
1.45$/w for commercial install
2.95$/w for residential install.
That doesn’t include management economies of scale.
Big chunks of the US can’t do solar in the winter, so you need long range transmission anyway.
- fbdab103 3y agoAs a point of reference, it is about 4000 km from LA to New York. Assuming a linear drop-off (probably not true, but close enough), you would only lose 10% crossing the country. Solar panels might be decreasing in cost 10% annually, so over-building to accommodate that seems entirely feasible.