Comments on: Connecting the US from Coast to Coast http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/15/connecting-the-us-from-coast-to-coast/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Charles Vismeg http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/15/connecting-the-us-from-coast-to-coast/#comment-24604 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:16:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3680#comment-24604 solarweasel is correct and that is the reason for not directly utilizing HVAC crosscountry connect, and so has been the idea of HVDC introduced because a united integration of power distribution and its management (“smartgrid” being an example)is desirable.

]]> By: Charles Vismeg http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/15/connecting-the-us-from-coast-to-coast/#comment-7572 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:16:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3680#comment-7572 solarweasel is correct and that is the reason for not directly utilizing HVAC crosscountry connect, and so has been the idea of HVDC introduced because a united integration of power distribution and its management (“smartgrid” being an example)is desirable.

]]> By: solarweasel http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/15/connecting-the-us-from-coast-to-coast/#comment-7571 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:41:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3680#comment-7571 there is a reason we don’t transmit power from coast to coast: transmission loss.

the answer is not what tres amigas is trying to do, it’s integrating localized power generation that is close to the consumer.

]]> By: solarweasel http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/15/connecting-the-us-from-coast-to-coast/#comment-24603 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:41:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3680#comment-24603 there is a reason we don’t transmit power from coast to coast: transmission loss.

the answer is not what tres amigas is trying to do, it’s integrating localized power generation that is close to the consumer.

]]> By: MD http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/15/connecting-the-us-from-coast-to-coast/#comment-7570 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:32:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3680#comment-7570 Currently in South America there is SIEPAC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIEPAC

Texas likes being their own Island, they were not really affected during the blackout a few years back.

Still it would be nice if we could get the transmission capacity to where it needs to be.

]]> By: MD http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/15/connecting-the-us-from-coast-to-coast/#comment-24602 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:32:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3680#comment-24602 Currently in South America there is SIEPAC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIEPAC

Texas likes being their own Island, they were not really affected during the blackout a few years back.

Still it would be nice if we could get the transmission capacity to where it needs to be.

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