In my ideal future, demand doesn't need to be controlled that forcefully. Tank water heaters, electric cars, air conditioning, furnace fans, and dryers can all

In my ideal future, demand doesn't need to be controlled that forcefully. Tank water heaters, electric cars, air conditioning, furnace fans, and dryers can all be networked and choose to operate when power is cheap. They can soak up spikes in production and back off in troughs. These things are also the vast majority of residential power (the only other heavy hitter is cooking) Improved distance transmission would definitely be a big help.