Okay, so we need to split function and think creatively like the people on the island of El Hierro (I write about this real life case) did when providing for their energy needs.

Smaller devices. Smaller grids interlinked with each other so as not to fall in the two of limited resilience.

No storage at all? Direct use of energy like the smartphone without battery made by Fraunhofer (see blue economy real-life cases)? Storage with temperature differences, salt, etc.

Don’t tell me we cannot be more creative than we are now. We just think way too linear!