[mythtv-users] [Slightly OT] solar power for all our gadgets

[Andrew Burgess]

On Wed, 2009-03-11 at 09:59 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:

> DC lines are used for long-distance connections because
> they have lower losses, and with a long enough run this makes up for
> the
> conversion losses at each end.  The most famous example of this is the
> Pacific DC Intertie, which moves hydroelectric power from the Pacific
> Northwest down to L.A.

Fascinating

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC