Correct me if I am mistaken but a long term solution to this (maybe more expensive) would be to switch over to direct current.<br><br>Not sure if that works out but the power production just feeds into the flow of electricity.,(reply>), Edison was a proponent of DC. It requires an extreme number of generation systems.  Tesla and Westinghouse proved ac was superior. No electricity is safe, but AC is able to move over long distances, DC is basically going to be a power plant in every neighborhood