Yes! China is the largest user of HVDC, and it’s not even close. I hesitated whether to include China in the post, because what would happen to its grid is really interesting (though not really a model for others, which is why I didn’t add it in). Maybe I’ll do a Quick Take about this if people are curious. HVDC is pretty damn cool.
The vast majority of currently installed transmission lines are AC, but interestingly, lots of new long-distance lines are High-voltage DC!
Yes! China is the largest user of HVDC, and it’s not even close. I hesitated whether to include China in the post, because what would happen to its grid is really interesting (though not really a model for others, which is why I didn’t add it in). Maybe I’ll do a Quick Take about this if people are curious. HVDC is pretty damn cool.
I, for one, am very curious.