You make a good point - deploying local generation on a per house basis (via renewables) would decentralize utility operations and remove the need for the remot

You make a good point - deploying local generation on a per house basis (via renewables) would decentralize utility operations and remove the need for the remotely located transmission and pipeline infrastructure that could potentially ignite dry surroundings. Even maintenance divisions that routinely trim trees and foliage growing up on high voltage lines must cover lots of ground because everything is so scattered (they sometimes even use helicopters wielding huge saws). Preventative measures like this consume labor and profit margins, and apparently aren't always sufficient (Camp Fire). A neighborhood in a dry area equipped with its own energy storage and generation assets would likely never be completely vacant - at least one resident would always be present to sound the alarm in the event of a Powerwall or solar short prompted fire. Even so, smoke detectors are probably connected on the web or allocated emergency frequencies? Fire hydrants are legally required to be near homes. Fire stations shouldn't be far. A decentralized grid fire outbreak wouldn't be up a dirt road in the mountains - paved road access to a neighborhood would diminish response time relative to what it would require to scramble expensive firefighting aircraft. A residential transformer is bringing it down from nearly 14 kV...