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For the US, the entire user base helps subsidize rural customers. I have recently had the thought that I'm curious how this subsidy compares to the price of cre

For the US, the entire user base helps subsidize rural customers. I have recently had the thought that I'm curious how this subsidy compares to the price of creating local micro-grids for rural communities. Especially in places like California where it is long distance power lines running to rural communities that have started several major fires. I don't have the skill to do it myself, but I'd love to see an analysis of whether it would make more sense at this point to do solar/wind + batteries and backup generators for at least the smallest and most remote communities.

ZeroGravitas 1y ago
Australia has just completed 5 years of feasibility studies on this: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/programs/regional-remote-communities-reliability-fund https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/programs/regional-remote-co... and moved to the pilot phase: https://arena.gov.au/funding/rmp/ https://arena.gov.au/funding/rmp/ A review of some of the feasability studies carried out in phase one: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629624001312 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221462962...
pjc50 1y ago
The Scottish island of Eigg has its own micro grid built by the residents which works like this.