• idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    The US eastern grid alone generates more than two times electricity than the former SU grid, and they are both dwarves compared to the chinese one. What do you mean, what is the point of your comment? Most of russia is just taiga forest, it’s big, but doesn’t need electricity.

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      4 months ago

      Most of russia is just taiga forest, it’s big, but doesn’t need electricity.

      There are lots of small cities and villages in that taiga. They require some wires anyway.

      Similar argument can be made about US.

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        I don’t see how your post refutes his? Russia is big, but it’s sparsely populated, especially anywhere east of Moscow until you get to Vladivostok. Countries other than Russia in their grid equally if not more so sparsely populated. Top that with disparities in Quality of Life between the two grids, and you find the larger one using less power because it’s services less clients who use less electricity.