It could also be a diversification of micro generation. The combination of solar panels and wind power, for instance, would tend to equal out the production peaks, with solar contributing much during the day, and wind in the night and on bad weather days. A greater variety of micro generation options is definitely needed, as well as a transparency of relative abundance and therefore pricing.

If then, the pricing for privately produced electricity would be made variable during the day (depending on relative abundance of electricity), we’d be approaching a self-regulating net because each small producer would tend to sell electricity when it’s most profitable, meaning each producer would choose their equipment to be able to sell at times of peak demand, rather than at times of peak production.