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by quickthrowman 80 days ago
> If a 100MW PV farm and a data center are separated by 1km (20 Olympic pools) - is there a way to avoid AC?

Not in any economical sort of way. A rectifier and two transformers is cheaper than directly switching HVDC. If you step up the voltage to 115kV, a 100MW three-phase AC circuit is only 500 amps.