Describe a beamed power solution. ( Digest Number 135)

> Then, according to:
>
> http://www.caiso.com/docs/2001/05/11/2001051110134222663.pdf
>
> the Path-15 upgrade will increase capacity by 5 GW

Note that that's TO not BY. It says:

"... is estimate to increase the non simultaneous rating on path 15
to 5000-5500 Mw..."

If you read higher it says that the link is already running at
3750Mw. Therefore they are adding ~1.25 Gw for 200 million or so.

Hence, to build a line for 5 GW over 720 km would cost more like
$4 billion. And in fact it might be much more than that. This
is an upgrade to an existing system- they may be able to reuse
a lot of equipment, pylons etc.

Still, on the powersat side of the equation what does the worst quality
land you can find cost per square kilometer in California?

civilization?"