[nickysielicki]

> This article seems to suggest the answer is a fully automated smart home, with some kind of AI to intelligently manage your power usage. Sounds awesome, but I don't think that's ever going to be a reality outside the valley.

This is shockingly myopic.

[jjeaff]

Not myopic, just overly complicated. Huge strides in availability could be made by simply having smart meters that allow the power company to adjust the maximum draw before the breaker kicks.

Rather than cutting off all the power for half the city, cut off half the power for the whole city. That way people could still have a small space heater and some lights but not run their dryers and who knows what else.