You can either collect and store energy where it's abundant but intermittent (solar, wind), or generate it reasonably close to the consumers.
The problem is that the sources like solar have both power density and availability problems in higher latitudes, and power density required to e.g. power a major factory may be a problem even in a sunny place.
I'm also not sure about price per kW of installed generating power; it looks like solar power is still way behind atomic power in this regard.
In general, everyone would love breakthroughs both in electricity generation, transmission, and accumulation. Looking at the amounts of coal still mined for burning, generation should not be overlooked.
The problem is that the sources like solar have both power density and availability problems in higher latitudes, and power density required to e.g. power a major factory may be a problem even in a sunny place.
I'm also not sure about price per kW of installed generating power; it looks like solar power is still way behind atomic power in this regard.
In general, everyone would love breakthroughs both in electricity generation, transmission, and accumulation. Looking at the amounts of coal still mined for burning, generation should not be overlooked.