Define "reasonably local" though, because Texas running on its own grid has been bad for almost all Texans (I'm sure a select few are benefiting greatly from it

Define "reasonably local" though, because Texas running on its own grid has been bad for almost all Texans (I'm sure a select few are benefiting greatly from it). Most places have reasonably locally resourced schools, but then again, the schools that cover people in the lower socio-economic classes just happen to be worse off. This tends to be the case for many locally distributed resources. Now, going even more local, at an individual house level, I wouldn't want to rely on a local handyman to fix my solar issues or have to do it myself. Home ownership is complex & expensive enough, and when there's an issue, a handyman is sometimes tough to get. It's perfectly reasonable to think local in terms of redundancy, but the primary way of delivering power should be concern of as many people as possible. It's like having an insurance plan with a lot of members. Distributing the costs and risks across as many people as possible helps keep things cheaper and mitigates risk. No one is going to care if only your power is out, but when there are a lot more stakeholders, when the grid extends across city, county, state, even country lines, if there are issues, there's more pressure to get them fixed.