"Here in Scotland we can already produce 140% of electricity by renewables"
Schleswig-Holstein, where I was born, similarly. Wind + Solar = literally energy too cheap to meter.
The Netherlands, where I live, will be overprovisioned 2x or more by 2030 (that is around 21 GW of max power demand vs. > 21 GW of solar AND > 21 GW of wind).
The next game is batteries for households and vehicle-to-grid in the 5-11 kW range (most existing cars taht do this do 2.2-3 kW)
@ScotInTraining @vladh
"Why not make electricity free like water, ie included in council tax."
Water is metered where I live, but yes.
Flatrates for power (You pay a base rate, or tax, it does not matter much) for the first 5 MWh/year are totally a thing that will be coming.
The money is not for the energy, which is free, but for the reliabilty, which comes from having a grid and flexibility and energy storage in batteries.