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Originally Posted by ken0042
Isn't BC too far away from California? I show it as being 1200 km as the crow flies from Vancouver to Sacramento. I seem to recall something about transmissions over distances getting hard as you increase the distance. Perhaps even a geometric progression; so if LA wanted a 100 kilovolt line BC would have to send 1000 kilovolts for it to make it there as 100 kilovolts.
I could easily be wrong, or over simplifying the problem.
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I'm certainly no expert on hydro-electric energy, however, as a casual observer and from what I have read, it seems like Canada could be doing much more to cash in on its hydroelectric energy potential. Maybe the people from Quebec are a little smarter than us and have taken advantage of opportunities that the rest of us, who spend too much time arguing with each other, fail to see.
Also, it seems like a long distance from N. Quebec's hydro-electric facility and New York city. Does anyone know the distances involved?