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Long-distance transmission, of huge quantities of electrical energy, IS very efficient. Distributing tiny fractions of all that energy to each of millions of i
by bell-cot 1y ago
Long-distance transmission, of huge quantities of electrical energy, IS very efficient.
Distributing tiny fractions of all that energy to each of millions of individual residences, then maintaining all the short/complex/low-capacity wiring needed to do that - that part ain't the least bit efficient.
- pfdietz 1y agoTotal losses on the US grid are about 6%, last I checked. It could be slightly more efficient, but only slightly.