Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by Dylan16807 492 days ago
Do we really lose much to phase shift? Increasing apparent load only causes a tiny fraction of that much waste, and local compensation isn't very expensive.

DC or a significant frequency boost would be good inside a house for lights and electronic items. Not so great for distribution.

I'm not convinced multiple voltages would be a net benefit outside of the dedicated runs we already do for big appliances.