alt Hacker NewsWe had this in the 19th century. We moved to a centralised grid because when you don't use it to rent seek it is vastly more efficient.
We had this in the 19th century. We moved to a centralised grid because when you don't use it to rent seek it is vastly more efficient.
But now we have storage, distributed production, power meters, etc.
It's relatively easy to set up a grid in which several houses produce, storage and exchange energy with a simplified free market pricing system.
Alas, in most countries it's illegal because you aren't allowed to set up such a network. Energy is one of the big control levers the State has over people.