#so much more efficient to have it fall from the sky versus having to harvest it from the Outlands

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Headcanon - Energy Rains

Flynn wanted weather on the Grid. To give the programs something besides 'dark' all the time. Clu, of course, thought this was a terrible idea because it didn't have any purpose. Clu disliked most of his User's ideas even before he became totally disillusioned by him.

And like most everything else, Clu reluctantly conceded to the User's wishes. So there were frequent storms on the Grid now and at a certain point, Clu decided to perfect the idea.

Energy always existed on the Grid in the form of pools in the Outlands. Some of them were built over while others were utilized for refining into the energy the programs consume. But with Clu altering the code for the "rain" to make it "energy" there was a vast source of energy. There are even refining stations located in each major city.

The rain falls after which it is collected in the Grid equivalent of a sewer where it is then transported to the nearest refinery.

Of course, Clu perfected a great deal of Flynn's ideas but this is just the first.