Key points in this article
Why it accelerated
Smart microgrids are not new yet sped up as cost, policy and demand met. Communication that lands advances progress, and concepts face efficiency and cost realities that operators know.
Regional differences
Endowment, industry and habit reshape paths. A feedback loop promotes improvement, and fitting locally beats copying a foreign template that fits nowhere on the ground.
Concept traps to avoid
Treat the concept as fact, swap narrative for scene, isolate from the system, or judge long value by short hype. These mislead more than they help anyone who listens.