> In China and Europe, new cities and villages are being envisioned that will be entirely DC powered.
Citation needed? Other then HVDC links or micro-generation I can't see a practical use for DC unless you are entirely off-grid.
Citation needed? Other then HVDC links or micro-generation I can't see a practical use for DC unless you are entirely off-grid.
article author is either sole owner of a huge copper deposit or isn't articulating themselves very well. DC makes no sense for distribution at all.
Distribution implies a network that keeps getting downstepped until it reaches consumer nodes.