XPost: sci.space.policy   
   From: jeff.findley@ugs.nojunk.com   
      
   "Paul F. Dietz"  wrote in message   
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   > One should also note that, unlike a typical terrestrial powerplant,   
   > the output of an SPS could be wheeled across large distances by   
   > modifying the beam.  It's possible, for example, for a single   
   > SPS to send part of its output to North America and part   
   > to South America. or to wheel between the east and west coasts   
   > of the US.  SPS 'baseload' could be averaged over a much larger   
   > area than terrestrial 'baseload'.   
      
   I'd imagine that at a sufficiently large scale, SPS could help eliminate   
   long distance electricity transmission lines.  Makes you wonder how much   
   money you could save by eliminating them, both in terms of cost to build and   
   maintain the lines and in terms of the energy you lose by sending   
   electricity over hundreds of miles of wires.   
      
   Jeff   
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