> Or to put it another way, for things like utility grids and high speed rail, a national level system in the US is comparable to a pan-european system that inc

> Or to put it another way, for things like utility grids and high speed rail, a national level system in the US is comparable to a pan-european system that includes everything from Lisbon, to Oslo, to Bucharest and Belgrade and Istambul. Which is exactly what exists, and what the Baltic states are joining: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronous_grid_of_Continental_Europe https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronous_grid_of_Continen... It doesn't go as far north as Oslo, but does include Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.