microgrid

«Electricity is the lifeblood of modernity, but it is going to become much more expensive (fuel expense/availability) and unavailable (due to an increase in random failures via underinvestment to a plethora of black swan scenarios). As such, communities need to gain control over the flows of electricity in order to become resilient. One of the first steps towards this goal is through the concept of the Microgrid. Here's some background reading from the CERTS (Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions). Essentially it is a local power network connected to the national/regional grid through a smart switch.»
[http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2008/04/resilient-commu.html]

Lembra-me bastante a "teoria do rizoma", defendida por Jeff Vail.
http://www.jeffvail.net/2007/04/rhizome-theory-posts.html

Torno a aconselhar, vivamente!, e porque me parece fazer todo o sentido, a leitura de:
http://www.jeffvail.net/atheoryofpower.pdf