We need water, so wells must be drilled, and rivers diverted. We need gasoline to power our cars and trucks to get to work, and to haul produce to our supermarkets, and products to our malls, so oil must be pumped from the ground, transported, and refined. We need electricity to power our homes and businesses, so power plants must be built that use land, burn fuel, and dam rivers. Most of these are physical necessities, and the remainder provides the means for our needs to be met. The answer is no.
Factories use land and resources, Burning fossil fuels produces pollution.
Cities produce sewage and land fills. The lack of reliable electricity in California will doubtless hurt their economy, some businesses will decide that other states can better suit their needs. According to CEO Craig Barrett, California's energy crisis could force Intel to move some of its manufacturing operations out of its home state. There are reports that Intel is considering a location in Colorado. Perhaps one of the solutions is to decentralize power generation even further.