> The cost of the grid has already been paid for.

You should really talk to some California utilities and their wildfire exposure.

And anywhere else, anything you put up you need to maintain. And aren't most grids built with loans anyway? That interest would be born by fewer people.

Not sure if you own a house, if you do, here's a thought experiment.

It's all paid for, right? Doesn't cost a thing to own a home?