isn't the simplest solution to upgrade the grid? What non-connected power do you envision that isn't natural gas and isn't so expensive you may as well connect it to the grid and upgrade the grid to handle it?

Solar PV and solar thermal. Batteries and insulation. Our population density is very low. More efficient heating would go a long way and the upgrades would help the local trades. Using less is the same as generating more. We could also go micro grid and turn our sewage treatment into anerobic digester and we are surrounded by wind farm. Our entire county would need a wind farm a third the size of cape wind 100k homes.

I’d upgrading the grid made sense I assume National Grid and Berkshire Gas would do it.

>isn't the simplest solution to upgrade the grid?

On paper, sure.

In reality they'd probably have to secede from the state to do it.