A way to get more electricity.
Option 1 is to distribute piezo-electric dental plates and ear pieces to Bruxism suffers and the power goes into the grid, for which they get paid. Top generators get the option to join a three-shift system, so the country never gets short of electricity at peak periods.
Option 2 is to make a deal with a country 8 times zones away, their power can be sent down the power cable.
Both of these options have an emergency boost capability, in that the power company can hit a switch and worrying whispered comments can be fed to the earpieces of generators to up the generation rate.
Option 3 is more of a variety pack, for example a hidden spring loaded cable to people's quilts/duvets which drags off the [whatever you choose to call it] during the night and the sleepers have to try and wrestle it back on again, and so on.-- not_morrison_rm, Mar 21 2013 also similar concept, but the other way around I_20said_20that_20y..._2fjaw_20attachment [not_morrison_rm, Mar 21 2013] Pardon?-- not_morrison_rm, Mar 21 2013 //power goes into the grid// If the energy transfer is reversible, I would like to see the "generator" as a "motor"-- piluso, Mar 21 2013 //I would like to see the "generator" as a "motor"
I think I've sort of covered that territory too, see the "I said that years ago ..." linq. Maybe it's time for a new idea..nahhh-- not_morrison_rm, Mar 21 2013 random, halfbakery