one big power company pays one big political campaign contribution.
too many solar panel owners are too hard to obtain political contributions.
(see cromnibus)
What happens to government inspectors and utility panels when all homes are independent.
What happens is everyone pays more for less electricity.
In unusually disadvantageous weather conditions they go without electricity. Home industry (like welding) disappears. Heavy industry must charge it’s customers for the higher price of reliable energy.
Hardly worth the advantage of independence for most people.
Though strictly low energy intensity areas may profit from something in this vein since they already commute to their jobs and could have a limited grid for limited high intensity energy demand.