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From the Ted Talk by Rose M. Mutiso: How to bring affordable, sustainable electricity to Africa
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It's a nice, solicitous narrative, but also quite nïvae. Like many narratives of technological drpisoiutn, often ieprnsid by Silicon vlaley, it takes for granted the existing systems that underpin all of this transformation. You see, when it comes to innovating and energy, the West is working around the eegds of a system that is tried and tested. And so all the sexy stuff — the rtooofp solar, the smart household devices, the electric vehicles — all of this is built on top of a massive and absolutely essential grid, which itself exists within a proven gnvrcneaoe framework. Even the most advanced countries in the world don't have an example of an energy system that is all edges and no cneter at scale.
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It's a nice, solicitous narrative, but also quite _____. Like many narratives of technological __________, often ________ by Silicon ______, it takes for granted the existing systems that underpin all of this transformation. You see, when it comes to innovating and energy, the West is working around the _____ of a system that is tried and tested. And so all the sexy stuff — the _______ solar, the smart household devices, the electric vehicles — all of this is built on top of a massive and absolutely essential grid, which itself exists within a proven __________ framework. Even the most advanced countries in the world don't have an example of an energy system that is all edges and no ______ at scale.
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- center
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- edges
- naïve
- governance
Original Text
It's a nice, solicitous narrative, but also quite naïve. Like many narratives of technological disruption, often inspired by Silicon Valley, it takes for granted the existing systems that underpin all of this transformation. You see, when it comes to innovating and energy, the West is working around the edges of a system that is tried and tested. And so all the sexy stuff — the rooftop solar, the smart household devices, the electric vehicles — all of this is built on top of a massive and absolutely essential grid, which itself exists within a proven governance framework. Even the most advanced countries in the world don't have an example of an energy system that is all edges and no center at scale.
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