It might be like that in some places, but not everywhere. HVDC lines are pretty efficient. From this map it looks like Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, an

It might be like that in some places, but not everywhere. HVDC lines are pretty efficient. From this map it looks like Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, and presumably Regular Mexico could be major producers for the rest of the US. https://www.solar-electric.com/learning-center/solar-insolation-maps.html/#Map3 https://www.solar-electric.com/learning-center/solar-insolat... In the Northwest we also have pretty good hydroelectric to handle the cold rainy months. Every region is in its own specific situation. Alaska would be a rough place for solar. I don't know if they do much hydroelectric or wind, but it seems like they'd be well situated for either. If nothing else works, there's always nuclear.