Beamed Power Forum: SSI-List
Thread: Beamed Power
# 15137 byCharles Radley on June 24, 2001, 9:55 p.m.
Member since 2022-08-22
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> Sort of the ultimate spot market. The emphasis would have to be on
> portability or quick cheap assembly. This method would be used for
> those areas where the spot market price exceeds XXX instead of being
> the transmission method for base electrical generation.
>
It could be the foot in the door to prove the concept of space power
beaming as a commercially viable technology. After that, baseload via
SPS will be a lot easier to sell.