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petre on June 26, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Texas Is Too Windy and Sunny for Old Energy Compan...

Those areas in Russia/US are sparsely populated and I suspect demand is not that high to justify an undersea cable. Plus there are geopolitical issues like accusing Russia of US election interference and then expecting to sell electricity to the Russians.

Retric on June 26, 2017 [–]

Yea, there are very good reasons why we don't do this now.

But, in terms of current technology it's viable even if economically/politically it's not.

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