Excellent discussion of grid-reliability tradeoffs. A couple of points from it: "Sizing an off-the-grid power system in this way generates significant cost red

Excellent discussion of grid-reliability tradeoffs. A couple of points from it: "Sizing an off-the-grid power system in this way generates significant cost reductions, even if “reliability” is reduced just a little bit. For example, a calculation for an off-the-grid house in Spain shows that decreasing the reliability from 99.75% to 99.00% produces a 60% cost reduction .... "energy security is not just about securing the supply of electricity, but also about improving the resilience of the society, so that it becomes less dependent on a continuous supply of power.... "Obviously, a less reliable energy supply would bring fundamental changes to routines and technologies, whether it is in households, factories, transport systems, or communications networks – but that’s exactly the point. Present ways of life in industrial societies are simply not sustainable." Very recently, PG&E has adapted to wildfire dangers by warning consumers about blackouts. A fine example of fostering resilience.