RightWhale wrote:
Coal is shipped pretty far. Electricity has a practical distance limit of about 300 miles.
That's fine for those who live near the major coal deposits.
300 miles? Isn't the whole east coast on a big power grid?
In fact I've seen reference to an HVDC line that transmits 2.0 gigawatts 1,480 kilometers from Quebec to New England, roughly 900 miles.. Correct?
High voltage lines, megavolts, can carry electricity farther. Ordinary high tension lines lose 50% in 300 miles.