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Lauryn Lauryn
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6 years ago
Explain why it so much more expensive to transmit electricity locally than over long distances. Give as many reasons for this as you can.
 
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6 years ago
Many reasons exist. The voltage is lower, so current is greater and Joule heating
much more important than for long-distance transmission. Wires must be strung
everywhere a customer is instead of along a single right of way, and this involves substantial
expenditure. Substations with expensive transformers and capacitors must be used; these
costs are assigned to local transmission.
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