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With proper high volatage direct current (HVDC) transmission, the transmission losses transporting electricity from Scotland to the south of England are not ver
by eigenspace 3y ago
With proper high volatage direct current (HVDC) transmission, the transmission losses transporting electricity from Scotland to the south of England are not very relevant. It's like a couple of percent.
A bigger problem is just the UK's inability to complete infrastructure megaprojects on land, so the connectors would likely need to go in the sea and take a perhaps inefficient route.