The piece points out that California, unlike Texas, is part of a large area energy grid. Bucky Fuller is known to have proposed a global power grid many years a

The piece points out that California, unlike Texas, is part of a large area energy grid. Bucky Fuller is known to have proposed a global power grid many years ago [1]. It would seem that the Western states are picking up on that idea. Not to ignore the fact that this grid has some battery backup capabilities. [1] http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/library/newsletters/1995/buckminster-fuller-on-the-global-energy-grid.shtml http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/library/newsletters/1995/bu...