Actually, if they'd release the technology behind Zero Point energy, the quantum flux field, etc. There would be no need for a grid. A box the size of your air conditioner could power your home and everything in it forever at no cost except min. maintenance every couple years. You could live anywhere on the planet and never see another telephone pole or a bunch of unsightly wires destroying the landscape. Batteries in cars, why? Advanced electrolysis and a tank of plain water can run your car the same way a tank of gas does but without pollution or the need to recharge. Just fill the tank with water and off your go. This stuff actually exists but to release the technology is considered too disruptive to the energy and power companies. This and so much more is sitting on shelves because they want to control were we live, were we go, what we eat, etc.