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Solar panels in space could cut Europe's renewable energy needs by 80% (www.kcl.ac.uk)
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[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 4 points 4 hours ago

lol, what an insane idea...
A physical cable back to Earth is impossible, otherwise we'd already have space elevators.
Any other wireless transmission would have all the same weather problems and energy losses, it would be WAY cheaper to just build more solar panels on the ground.