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		pfdietz on Aug 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind ... And near the equator there's much less seasonal variation in solar. I wonder if energy-intensive heavy industry is going to migrate to low latitudes in a solar powered world. Sorry, previously industrial Europe.

danmaz74 on Aug 18, 2019 [–]

I read a few times about a proposal to build super-high voltage power lines between the Sahara and Europe to transport solar power...

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