There is already quite a bit of long-distance industrial low-loss powerlines, some way older than most think: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:HVDC_transm

There is already quite a bit of long-distance industrial low-loss powerlines, some way older than most think: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:HVDC_transmission_lines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:HVDC_transmission_lin... Recent and pertinent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAPEI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAPEI