Question

Will the global energy grid bring global peace? How?

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Answer

Ten years ago, John Naisbitt wrote the best-selling book, "Megatrends." There was one section headlined, "World peace through world trade." He went on the say that trade engenders trust and cooperation, as a mutually beneficial relationship.

The energy grid that crosses political borders provides a continuous trading of electricity between neighbors. This is not a dependency, but a mutual beneficial interdependency between nations where excess energy can be instantly sold or bought between willing customers and suppliers. This power flow can go both ways as demand for energy changes by the hour, often switching the direction of electric flow to level daytime peak and valleys in demand.

If there is an opportunity to save money or make it, capitalism will move us in that direction. When you have an technology option that's better economically and environmentally, then older, expensive and polluting technologies will be phased out.

The development of energy grids across borders allows for the economic exchange of power, emergency back-up reserve for operators and the tapping of large scale renewable energy resources. It's a win-win deal for both nations.

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