But then you have that week or 3 when you need all the infrastructure.`

Sure. Shit happens.

The system we have now is imperfect. The system we will have in 10 or 20 or 100 years surely will be imperfect, as well.

We must not let perfect be the enemy of good: If we do, then we'll never get anything done at all.

	▲	daedrdev an hour ago \| parent [-]
		In power grids the system must be able to handle peak loads for weeks at a time. Either it will shed loads (aka shut off electricity) or things will explode. A black start cannot be allowed to happen as it would be catastrophic