Thank you for the sanity. Transmission and distribution loss is a problem, as well as sending power doesn’t even work like that. You can’t tell power where to go in a grid, you just put power in to the system. Trying to shuffle power from the Texas grid across a couple subregions to MI would be bonkers. It would be easier to operate 200 SMRs in MI.
If you’re interested, modern HVDC transmission is really efficient on long distances. “HVDC transmission losses are quoted at 3.5% per 1,000 km (620 mi)” (Wikipedia)
Thank you for the sanity. Transmission and distribution loss is a problem, as well as sending power doesn’t even work like that. You can’t tell power where to go in a grid, you just put power in to the system. Trying to shuffle power from the Texas grid across a couple subregions to MI would be bonkers. It would be easier to operate 200 SMRs in MI.
If you’re interested, modern HVDC transmission is really efficient on long distances. “HVDC transmission losses are quoted at 3.5% per 1,000 km (620 mi)” (Wikipedia)