power from the plains of the Midwest to Chicago, Denver, Dallas, and St. Louis. Until we have a high voltage, intelligent, power grid, we’ll be at risk of bumping our heads on the ever increasing electrical needs of Americans.

Third, and finally, we need to do some out of the box thinking. We have received our power from the “Power Company” our entire lives. This has blinded us from the obvious. No matter how many power plants we build, and how sophisticated our grid becomes, transporting electricity is a very inefficient and costly methodology for bringing power into the home. We need to focus our attention on providing micro-power technology which will allow all individual homes the ability to cost effectively utilize a combination of solar, wind, and natural gas to make each home energy self-sufficient. Imagine your home with a set of 24” fan blades and thin film solar panels installed on your roof. This passive energy would be supplemented with a natural gas furnace and generator which could not only heat your home, but also provide it with electricity. This combination would provide uninterrupted power that could potentially cost 20% to 30% less, while providing an alternate solution to the near impossible task of doubling our national electrical output by 2030. Now that’s a legacy this generation could be proud to leave behind.

Brian Boeheim, author of the new book, Political Common Sense For America, entitled Energy – It Just Doesn’t Add Up.