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I wonder if they could put some energy dense industry out there so they don't have to transmit it.

• trhway 3y ago
  Bitcoin or training&inference farms, so you’d need only an internet fiber (or even just wireless/satellite) connection.
• bobthepanda 3y ago
  You would need transport infrastructure for the goods then. How many places have transport with no power infrastructure? Roads are also generally worse for the environment than transmission lines.
• toomuchtodo 3y ago
  Load centers aren't too far, and transmission is reasonably close. You can build transmission in parallel to generation facilities, versus serial order of operations. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=27152 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=27152 https://atlas.eia.gov/apps/all-energy-infrastructure-and-resources/explore https://atlas.eia.gov/apps/all-energy-infrastructure-and-res... https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/fedmaps::u-s-electric-power-transmission-lines/explore?location=36.718299%2C-113.340816%2C7.00 https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/fedmaps::u-s-electric-power-...
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