Oh, yeah. Decentralization makes way more sense on almost every level except making MegaCorp [TM] rich.

Much higher security with a spread out system. Much better disaster recovery. So no racoon can take out the whole NE US and adjacent Canadians.

I agree the power grid is a mess and needs an upgrade but the upgrade should be an overhaul where bigger is not considered better.

If California cannot pull its cranium from its rectum and build power plants then they can go without in my opinion kind of deal.  

This country has a tendency to think bigger is better and in this case it is not the answer in my opinion.

I think local folks with a resource like wind water or whatever could band together and do it now. Not a simple task but if folks followed a few simple guidelines power could be made available without the massive plants.

Not a popular opinion to those who feel some inherent right to "megawatts on demand".

We got into this by following the easy path. The way out is a bit more of a challenge.

Just my humble opinion as I waste watts online tonight.We pulled in a nice 28 amps most of the day today so its no big deal even if we were off grid which we are about 1/3 rd of the way to achieving in an all electric house heated with wood and passive solar.

I cannot make idiots think nor can I force choices to do things right on a global or continental scale. All I can do is affect my little corner of things. Thats what I do.

Tom