Electric utilities discovered that

interconnecting their transmission lines was more effective as the energy demand increased,
especially in the post-World War II era. They might split the benefits of building larger, jointly
owned generators to meet their combined electricity demand at the lowest cost while eliminating
redundant power plants. Additionally, interconnection decreased the additional capacity each utility
had to maintain to provide dependable service. An ever-increasing requirement for higher voltage
connectors to transmit the extra electricity over longer distances arose, with rising demand and the
corresponding need for new power plants 4.

One of the world's most complicated and out-of-date inventions is the electrical grid.