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Has the time come for the decentralized power grid?

In some circles, the centralized power grid most nations have is on par with the dinosaur: big, clumsy and a thing of the past.

 

Whether it be the excessive costs of building and maintaining a centralized power grid, the occurrence of too many power blackouts from centralized power, or the risk of hackers and other bad actors impacting its power reliability, the need for a decentralized power grid on a national scale is critical to human civilization.

 

A decentralized power grid can include solar, geothermal, wind, or any number of innovative renewable technologies. They can include microgrids or even what I like to call the home grid. Power is generated locally and more cost effectively.

 

Here's the question: Has the time come for the decentralized power grid?

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  • There are lots of unproven assertions in the opening statement.

     

    eg: "Power is generated locally and more cost effectively." -

     

    and it seems to unclear in its definitions - what we need is a national scale or larger power grid with multiple inputs - possibly down to individual homes with solar panels or batteries.

     

    But we need the ability to cope with the intermittent nature of many renewable sources such as wind, solar or tidal - so we have to be able to transport a lot of power over long distances.

     

    MK

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  • There are lots of unproven assertions in the opening statement.

     

    eg: "Power is generated locally and more cost effectively." -

     

    and it seems to unclear in its definitions - what we need is a national scale or larger power grid with multiple inputs - possibly down to individual homes with solar panels or batteries.

     

    But we need the ability to cope with the intermittent nature of many renewable sources such as wind, solar or tidal - so we have to be able to transport a lot of power over long distances.

     

    MK

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