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Posted: 2025-05-13 20:44:29 UTC
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The author argues that electricity transmission is more efficient than commonly perceived, with total losses less than 5%. They emphasize that the cost of transmission and distribution (T&D) is primarily about capacity, not losses, and that load-side storage like batteries can improve load factor, increasing grid capacity and lowering costs. The author also suggests that electric vehicles (EVs) will make electricity cheaper and enable the U.S. to export oil, leveraging excess overnight capacity to charge over 200 million EVs.
Electricity transmission is efficient with losses less than 5%.
T&D costs are related to capacity, not losses.
Batteries improve load factor, increasing grid capacity and lowering costs.
EVs will make electricity cheaper and allow for oil exports.
Excess overnight capacity can charge over 200 million EVs.
Misconceptions about the inefficiency of electricity transmission.
Maximizing the use of existing T&D capacity.
Reducing U.S. trade deficit through energy strategies.