Physically, they would receive power through the local company's distribution system, as now.

ECONOMIST: Electricity

"Since Saturday the road drainage system has been cleaned out and electricity to the surrounding houses has been reinstated by Western Power Distribution, " he said.

BBC: The landslide in Ystalyfera

The elites in any system not only have more political and economic power, they also have more access to information and control the distribution of information in any given system.

FORBES: The Mutual Knowledge Revolution