Comment by anon12345 on Elon Musk and Solar Futurism · 2024-12-22T15:12:42.579Z · LW · GW

In US, solar installations are all local in CA and TX. A future where all the solar electricitcy is generated in western sunbelt states and transmitted all over the US sounds too far-fetched. There are going to be tons of transmission losses, and the regulatory environment is very unfriendly.