Splenda t1_ixe8qae wrote
Reply to comment by duckduckohno in HVDC macrogrid would reduce climate pollutants and electricity costs while transmitting low-cost renewable power by manual_tranny
No, HVDC offers closer to 50% reduction in line loss versus AC.
UHVDC loses even less, and is now the standard for long-haul lines in China, the world leader in this. And few of these lines are buried.
frontiermanprotozoa t1_ixeif40 wrote
Yes, 6% and 3%. 3% benefit. when you make something thats 94% percent efficient 50% more efficient it doesnt become 141% efficent
Splenda t1_ixeqv5x wrote
>2-7% improvement over line losses of HVAC.
This statement is grammatically false. Yes, with imagination one can twist it into a correct interpretation, but I thought it so confusing that it deserved explanation.
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