> If you can send an IP packet from your computer across the world, why not energy?
This has already begun in the form of the new transmission line under the North Sea between England and Norway, which will be used to store wind power from the UK in pumped hydro facilities in Norway. [1]
But sending electricity at grid transmission levels across major ocean distances may not pencil out economically.
Politics also comes into play. In the US for example, the Texas grid won't even attach to the rest of the national grid.
This has already begun in the form of the new transmission line under the North Sea between England and Norway, which will be used to store wind power from the UK in pumped hydro facilities in Norway. [1]
But sending electricity at grid transmission levels across major ocean distances may not pencil out economically.
Politics also comes into play. In the US for example, the Texas grid won't even attach to the rest of the national grid.
1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_Link