Your focused on moving heat from "Power Plant" to "Home". That's not where/what the OP is talking about.

He's talking about installing solar devices to collect heat at the place of business/home and use it there. On-site creation (if you consider using sunlight creation) and consumption.

There is nothing stopping the creation of electricity/gas/etc and transporting that over long distances... while ALSO using solar devices at the business/home.

Why use electricity to heat water, when you can use the sun? Why run an electric heater when you can use the sun to provide some/all of the heat needed?

It's a great idea and he makes a lot of good points. If the engineering can be simplified and brought to the masses