With their bright yellow anoraks, they look like Lego figures or members of the Minions. The electricians are installing intelligent switches on the electricity pylons in the city of Chuzhou, Anhui province. Their aim is to coordinate and portion the electricity demand of the local autumn harvest so that private households do not run out of electricity. A highly complex undertaking in the course of China’s energy transition: After all, no one should be cut off in the fall.