The machines will manage themselves. No longer does a woman need to be physically present to press a button or turn a dial. The solar panels will make electricity when then can, they will store that electricity for use as needed, and the storage device, usually banks of dedicated batteries or, even better, the battery in the car, will communicate with the smart meter to determine when the autonomous vacuum should slide out of its docking port, when the washer should click on, or when ice should be made in the rooftop freezer (later melted to cool the home, thus doing away with air-conditioning
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