There is an angle to the discussion you haven't covered yet. Centralization versus dispersion. It's all about who gets control over the energy supply. So control over money and power. ..

https://gl-10190.medium.com/common-ground-a-dialogue-eccb883c235a

Also, the danger here lies in sub-optimization. If we zoom out and take a look at the macro picture to include food, water, air quality, health, transport, community, in short, all the things that matter to have a good life, then I guess that the dispersed model would make the most thermodynamical sense in the post fossil fuel era.