Here's something most people don't realize: U.S. electricity grids run at roughly 50 percent capacity throughout most of the year. That's a lot of unused power sitting idle. Some energy researchers have flagged an interesting angle—what if we actually tapped into that spare capacity? Redistributing surplus electricity to other consumers could theoretically open doors to meaningful price reductions. It's one of those infrastructure inefficiencies that nobody talks about, but when you do the math, the potential for better resource allocation becomes pretty obvious.