In the UK, wind is primarily in Scotland away from most of the population - people don’t build where it’s windy.
So transmission of solar should be less, as the sun shines everywhere, and people like to build houses where it shines the most.
So transmission of solar should be less, as the sun shines everywhere, and people like to build houses where it shines the most.
But no, neither coal nor nukes would be welcome in cities just to reduce transmission costs!