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		outside1234 on Sept 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power g... No, just a very high voltage grid since P=I^2*R and with very high voltages I (current) decreases proportionately and therefore exponentially in resistive power loss.

denimnerd42 on Sept 4, 2024 [–]

there's the skin effect though https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_effect

so high voltage DC is a better option

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