Rematog: is Maihem incorrect in saying that solid-state electronics permits easy DC voltage changes? This is a major consideration.
I also wonder about losses in long-distance DC transmission; it was my understanding that they are much higher with DC. But Maihem says not.
Willit;
I really wonder how “gradual” the phase-out will be. I’ve posed this thought-experiment a few times: suppose you are a utility owner/manager with $XXXmillion to spend over the next few years on maintenance and upgrading. Are you going to put it into sustaining production of power at 20X the cost of the new tech on the block? Or are you going to switch your own plant over as fast as you can physically manage to do so?
