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[3rdRock]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 33129.html

A giant European network of electricity interconnectors is solution to high energy prices, says climate change minister

Underground interconnectors. You couldn't make it up.

[RenewableCandy]

Actually, those might help rather a lot with things like big renewables,, and the tech is already tried. It's a question of whether you believe in a fast crash (in which case it'll either never happen, or prove to be a white elephant, depending on timing), or a slow crash, in which case (bits of) it will happen and those bits might help with overall grid reliability.

Put it this way: it's far from being the daftest thing Ed's ever said...

[biffvernon]

Someone had the smart idea that the HVDC interconnectors should be in canals. The trench has already been dug, the cable will be water-cooled, out of sight and easily accessible for maintenance.

I don't suppose it will happen.