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No. 800 watts (vs megawatts for HVDC). 5 miles vs thousands of miles. 20% efficiency optical to electrical - so electrical vs electrical is much worse - vs 90%+.

This is so much worse in every aspect it's not really compareable.



It's great if you hate birds, though.




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