Nearly a century ago, Buckminster Fuller proposed a worldwide electrical grid. He noted that peak demand for electricity does not occur simultaneously in all parts of the world.

Fuller’s proposed grid would have avoided the need to build generating facilities used only during the few hours a day when local demand reaches its peak. Electricity needed then could instead be imported from areas where current demand was lower.

Consumers wouldn’t have to pay for infrequently used generators in their electricity bills.

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