«Reducing energy losses
during electric power transmission is one of the most important factors for the energy systems of the future,» says Chalmers researcher Christian Müller.
The electric currents driven by the coupling of the solar wind and the interplanetary magnetic field with the geomagnetic field — which during the 19th century flowed through telegraph wires — can now find their way
into electric power transmission lines with potentially devastating consequences.
For example, in 1989, approximately six million people were without power in Canada after a solar flare
disrupted electric power transmission and in October, 2003 a flare happened that was so strong it topped out the measuring device.
It was notable to see David Lochbaum, a longtime critic of Indian Point and its operators who works at the Union of Concerned Scientists, describe in The Times article the strain on the region's
electric power transmission system without the nuclear plants:
The other three processes are
electric power transmission, electricity distribution and electricity retailing.
Electric power transmission is the process by which electricity is transported over long distances to consumers.
Utility - scale solar energy projects (defined for the Solar PEIS as facilities with a generation capacity of 20 MW or greater) generate electricity that is distributed to consumers through
the electric power transmission grid.
Large - scale wind farms are connected to
the electric power transmission network; smaller facilities are used to provide electricity to isolated locations.
His work spans issues concerning oil and natural gas pipelines, LNG, compressed natural gas (CNG) projects and
electric power transmission, and includes policy formation and agency rulemakings.