As I mentioned elsewhere, electric cars turn into pretty good storage systems, too. And with a smart distributed grid, it's not just storage that makes sense l

As I mentioned elsewhere, electric cars turn into pretty good storage systems, too. And with a smart distributed grid, it's not just storage that makes sense locally - it's generation. Put a solar roof on the big box store, attach a storage system, and have a mostly self-sufficient system. And if it's generating surplus, sell it! Buy only when it's needed. Meanwhile, poor developing nations or rural areas that don't have the capital or the chops to build giant nuclear plants can easily invest in very small scale projects. Go to some remote village, put up a wind turbine and a compressed air tank you can just bring in on a truck. Now that village has power! It may not be as financially efficient long-term, but by increasing the potential productivity of remote areas, it can pay for itself easily at the local level. It's an exciting thing to see.