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What‘s the big deal about that superconductor stuff? (feddit.de)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

100 billion kWh of electricity are wasted on transmission losses each year in the US alone. That's equivalent to 3 of our largest nuclear reactors running 24/7. Superconductivity enables lossless electricity transmission at high voltages and currents.