There is well over $100 billion worth of electricity infrastructure tied up in big power stations and poles and wires that were built on the assumption we’d see electricity demand grow well beyond 2006 levels.

This causes a mixture of dread and excitement for energy types depending on which side of the fence they stand.

For those keen on deploying new technology like solar, energy efficiency, computer controlled energy control equipment and energy storage, this is like nirvana. They see households becoming mini power-control systems, generating and using power via a mixture of technologies which minimise their load on the power network. Or, even, becoming fully self-sufficient.

A solar anti-grid rebellion led by apathy? | Business Spectator.