We can't because we do. Our energy production and distribution has been farmed out to private enterprise and they have let us down bigly.

Over a hundred years ago, it was normal for large plants to generate their own power. Large factories routinely had their own coal fired power plants. A number of paper mills I have been in, were on rivers, and operated their own hydropower plants. Pulp mills burn the chemicals, and lignin, that are left, after separating the wood fibers, in boilers to generate power and process steam. The proposal last night was for each AI data center to have it's own power plant, because, like in pre WWI cities, the metro grid is not strong enough to supply the plant.

The problem often voiced with EVs was the general grid does not have capacity to recharge that many cars. Powering a plant is much easier, because the current draw is concentrated.

Steve