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		janalsncm on May 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A skeptic's take on beaming power to Earth from sp... Those things are true in the US. You don’t need to go all the way to space to find a place where solar panels can be deployed cheaply.

codegrappler on May 12, 2024 [–]

But you do need to factor in geography. Solar cells in space can be “always on and operating at peak efficiency” directly over the places that need the power, significantly reducing the need to build long distance transmission lines.

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