NASA's Hopes for Space Solar Power Are Looking Dim
Briefly

The agency released a report that, citing launch costs specifically, concludes that generating power from orbit is simply too expensive, especially compared with solar power made right here on the planet's surface.
Also, any receiving antenna on the surface has to be huge, many square kilometers in area, which limits who can build them and where.
Read at www.scientificamerican.com
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