There was a surge of interest in people's energy collectives and pedal-powered energy, as well as ways to "upload" power to the power companies in the late 70s and early 80s, especially when the government was offering tax incentives to produce your own power. There were people who worked to "get off the grid" without forgoing electricity. This article shows how WIFI, Linux and pedal-power are going to transform the developing world. If you don't think so, remember that one of inventors of this technology is the inventor of the Osborne & a one of founders of Apple....power to and for and by the people.People's power